2007-08 Common App Online

Agenda
This presentation looks at the student experience in the Common
App Online – from registration to submission.

Registration & Search
Search Engine Objectives
Searching for Schools
Learn how to create a new
Adding a School
account
Common Application
Perform searches for
Sections
schools
Submitting
Add colleges to the “My
Supplements
Colleges” list
Payment
School Forms
Technical Support

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Login Screen

From the main login screen, students will click on
“Create a new account” to begin the registration
process.


Creating a New Account
Of particular importance on this registration screen is the first question,
which asks students to report as either a first-year or transfer student.


Instructions

Upon completion
of the registration
form and all its
required questions
(marked with a
gold asterisk), the
user is brought to
the Common App
Online Instructions
screen.


Getting to the Search Engine

By clicking on “My
Colleges” on the
left-hand navigation
menu and then
“Search for
Colleges,” the
student is brought
to the Simple
Search Page.

The Search Engine

On either the Simple Search or
the Advanced Search, entering
search criteria and clicking on
the

button brings the applicant to
the Search Results Screen.


The Search Results Screen

From here, schools can be
mapped …

… and searches can be saved.


Comparing Schools
Clicking on the
button from the search results
screen allows students to
compare up to three different
institutions.

Clicking on the categories at
the top (e.g., “Admission
Criteria”) will display
different sets of relevant data.


Common App Process
The “Common
Application Process”
tab displays
information about
application fees,
deadlines, and
requirements as well
as whether the
school has a
supplement.


Adding a College

To add a school, check the box
next to its name and then click
on “Add” to get to the My
Colleges screen.

On the My Colleges page,
students can choose to apply for
Early Decision or Early Action if
any of those colleges offer
alternative deadlines.

My Checklist
The My
Checklist page
allows students
to see a
complete list of
the colleges
they have
chosen, as well
as the statuses
of their
applications
and
supplements.


Agenda
We’ve looked at the Registration process and Search Engine. Now
let’s take a look at the Common Application itself.

Registration
Common Application
Search Engine Objectives
Searching for Schools
•Identify required, dynamic,
Adding a School
and upload questions
•Understand the submission
Sections
and payment processes
Submitting
•Become familiar with
Supplements
supplements and school
Payment
forms
School Forms
Technical Support


The Common Application
After searching for and adding colleges, the applicant moves on to the
Common Application itself, beginning with the Bio section.


CEEB Codes
On the “Academics” page, students can save themselves work and
populate school information by clicking on “look up” for CEEB codes.

Click on “Search”

Then the
school name.


Writing Samples

On the “Writing Samples” page, students will see two types
of essays: text boxes with character counts and uploads.

Upload Documents
The Upload Document feature is new in the Common App Online.
1) Click on the button to bring up the “File Upload” screen.
2) Click “Browse” to locate a file
and then “Upload” once again.

3) New buttons will now appear
next to “Upload Document.”

4) Click on “View Document” to see
the uploaded document.


Printing and PDFs
Students can check their progress
by clicking the button.
This will bring up a PDF copy of
the application.

Uploaded documents will be
appended to the end of the
printed PDF.


Error Messages
When students decline to
answer required questions,
a system message is
displayed at the top of the
page letting them know
which questions have not
been answered successfully.

These questions are also
highlighted in the form
itself.


Sign & Submit
On the final section of the Common Application, a “Submit” button is
displayed.


Errors in Submission
If there are still some unanswered required questions, they are displayed as
clickable links that, when clicked, take the student directly to the
unanswered question.

Unanswered,
required
questions are
highlighted in
gold.


The Submit Screen
If all required questions are answered, students can select a college or
colleges to which the Common Application should be submitted. Clicking
“Submit” will send off the application to the selected schools.

The student is brought
back to the “My
Checklist” page, and a
successful submission
message is displayed at
the top of the page.


Supplements
Working down the left-hand navigation menu, students will arrive at the
Supplements section. These can be submitted before or after the Common
Application form is submitted.

Click on “Create” or “Edit” to
view a supplement.
Supplements have the same
look and feel as sections from
the Common Application.

Payments
The Payments section shows all the institutions from “My Colleges” and
their payment statuses.


Payments

If the applicant attempts to “Pay Online” before the application and the
supplement are submitted, an error message is displayed.


Online Payment

If “Pay Online” is clicked after submission, the applicant will be directed to an
online payment screen.

Here, students must:

1) Agree to the terms
and conditions
2) Fill out payer
information

3) Enter credit card /
eCheck information

4) Click “Submit”


Payment Confirmation
After clicking on “Submit” the student will receive a processing message . . .

Followed by a confirmation page . . .


Successful Payments
Back on the “Payments” screen, the most recent payment will be reflected
next to the college name.


Fee Waivers
If a school grants application fee waivers, they can be accessed by
clicking on an available Fee Waiver, such as “NACAC” to bring up the
NACAC Waiver screen.

Clicking on
“Check
Qualifications”
shows which
schools accept
the fee waiver.

Clicking “Save” will display your new payment status as Fee
Waiver.


School Forms
Clicking on School Forms will take the student to a list of downloadable
PDFs to print out and give to teachers and counselors.

Students from a select group of schools will participate in a new online
school forms pilot system this year, which will have a different
appearance.

Technical Support
Technical support will include 24x7 help and a dynamic database of
FAQs that can be searched by phrase and listed by relevance.


The New Common App
Online™ : July 1, 2007

http://www.commonapp.org

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