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School Lookup

* must be completed before applicants are able to complete the FERPA Release Authorization or invite recommenders.

The HS entered in the Education screen determines if recommendations will be submitted via Common App or Naviance.

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Search for HS by CEEB

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Naviance eDocs school – Student view

A student attending a High School that uses Naviance eDocs to submit forms will invite all recommenders in his/her Naviance account.

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FERPA Release Authorization

The FERPA Release Authorization must be completed before applicants are able to invite Recommenders.

The FERPA Release Authorization must be completed before applicants are able to invite Recommenders.

New this year, students can change their FERPA selection prior to recs being submitted

New this year, students can change their FERPA selection prior to recs being submitted

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Applicant Print Preview

Matthew

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2015-2016 Essay Prompts

• Small wording changes to existing prompts

• Removal of the “place” prompt

• Addition of a new promptDescribe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.

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More space to write

Opens full screen text entrybox for students to composeresponse, if desired

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Essay Requirement Changes

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Submission Screen

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Essay Requirement Summary• Colleges can choose to require or not

require a personal essay• Applicants always have the option to

submit an essay if they wish to do so• If an essay is required for a particular

college, that requirement will be enforced during the submission process

• Individual college essay requirements will be reflected in multiple places within the application

• Like all other parts of the application, the essay will remain editable for all applicants, at any time

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Additional Updates

• Explanations for education interruption, disciplinary situation, or criminal history will be collected as independent explanations

• Language referring to GED changed to High School Equivalency

• Applicants can add up to 15 AP courses/scores (an increase from 10)

• Looking forward: Reimagining the transfer application

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Counselor Print Preview

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Support & Enhancements

• 2014 – 2015 Piloted Counselor Phone Support

• 2014 – 2015 Piloted Recommender Chat

• 2015 – 2016 Introduction of the Solutions Center• Applicant Chat• 24/7/365• Refreshed Help Portal