- New course and grade section – only 12 colleges actually look at this section; however, more colleges may do so next year. If you input this info, be sure to input the exact names of the courses as they are written on your transcript
- .pdf preview - there is a preview button at the top if you would like to see exactly what the college sees.
- Google Drive – You can input your essay or any other info from your google drive into the commonapp. You can still copy and paste from Word.
- Invite additional “advisors”- Invite an advisor (under the recommenders section). The advisors can see your progress. You can input as many as 3 advisors.
- Activities – You still are limited to 10 activities, but there are two new categories that you can use: Internships and Social Justice
- ROLLOVER – July 24, 2017 – any info that you have inputted before July 24 can rollover to the 2018 commonapp which comes out August 1.