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If you are submitting college applications via The Common Application Platform, it is essential to manage your account.
It is important to check the dashboard icons throughout the application process. Using The Common App makes it easy to organize your colleges, the requirements for each school, as well as the status of documents required by each institution.
Simply go to the Common App “my colleges” tab. Under each college click on the Assign Recommenders tab. When you do that, you will see some that say “submitted” with a date (and a green check) and even a couple that say “downloaded” with a date (and a green check). Those that say “downloaded” have actually been touched by the college admissions office vs. just hanging around in common-app-land. The Common Application will show completed recommendations as ‘Submitted’ in your student account and will indicate a submission date.
Green check marks signify that work has been submitted to that college, while yellow or gray circles indicate that work is ready for submission or is still being worked on. The dashboard icons give a visual indication of the status of an applicant's progress. Remember, each college/university has different requirements!
Please watch this short video for important information:
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