Common App August 1 Launch: Reminder for rising G12 Students

Common App 普通申請 8 月1 日開跑: G12 同學請注意

 

The Common App is the most widely used application platform for US universities; currently more than 900 universities and colleges accept CommonApp applications. This list also includes a growing number of non-US universities such as Canadian universities Guelph and St. Thomas, as well as 20+ universities in the UK such as Durham and St. Andrews.

Common App（普通申請）是最多人使用的美國大學申請平台，目前接受透過 Common App 申請的大學及學院有超過 900 家。其中非美國的大學名單還在增加中，例如加拿大的Guelph 和 St. Thomas，還有像是英國的Durham 和 St. Andrews 等等超過 20 多所學校。

Every year on August 1, the Common App launches their refreshed application portal with updated information, including any new questions and new colleges. If you have already started your application, you will need to sign in after August 1 and refresh your Common App account for the new admission cycle.

每年的 8 月 1 日就是 Common App 最新申請平台的上線日，會有最新的資訊、新增的問題和學校名單。如果你已經先開始申請，在新的招生週期開始後，還是需要在 8 月1 日以後登入 Common App 重新更新你的帳戶。

 

The CommonApp will save information that you've filled out related to your Profile, Family, Education, Testing and Activities. However, anything on the "My Colleges" tab will not be saved.

Common App 會儲存你在個人檔案、家庭與教育背景、考試成績與活動紀錄等等的資料，可是不會儲存任何「My Colleges」頁籤底下的資料。

 

Many universities change their application questions and essay prompts each year, so please make sure to refresh your CommonApp after August 1. You can then:

很多所大學都會每年更動申請問題、論文題目等等，所以請務必在 8 月 1 日以後刷新 Common App，才能處理以下的事項：

• Re-add the schools on your college list so you can see the latest requirements.  
• 在大學清單裡面重新加入學校，才可以看見最新的資格要求。
• VIS uses BridgeU, which pairs with CommonApp for document sending. You can sync CommonApp with your VIS BridgeU account -- and use BridgeU to add recommenders such as teachers.
• VIS 使用 BridgeU，可以配合文件傳送的流程，你可以把 Common App 和 VIS 的 BridgeU 帳號同步，並使用BridgeU 新增推薦人，例如你的指導老師

For more information about how the CommonApp account rollover works, you may refer to the following article in the Common App Solutions Center for first-year students. You may also email the VIS College Counselor Rosalyn Shih (collegecounseling@vis.tp.edu.tw) for more assistance.

第一年申請的學生，要了解 Common App 帳戶的資料展延如何運作，可以參考來自 Common App Solutions Center 的以下說明，也可以寫信請 VIS 大學申請輔導老師 Rosalyn Shih (collegecounseling@vis.tp.edu.tw) 協助你。

What is account rollover?
什麼是帳戶展延？

Jul 11, 2022•FAQ Article 常見問題文章

Every year on August 1, Common App gets a refresh. During this refresh, we roll over your account for the new application year.

每年的 8 月 1 日 Common App都會更新，在更新的時候，你的帳戶會被展延到新的申請年度裡

 

Account rollover helps us ensure that anyone can create a Common App account and get started at any time. Even if you don't plan on applying for another few months or another few years, you don't have to wait to create an account.

帳戶展延可以確保所有人都能開設Common App 帳戶並在任何時間開始申請計畫。即使你在未來幾個月或是幾年中沒有打算申請大學，你都不需要等待，即可開啟帳戶

 

After rollover, you can sign in with your same username and password, but you may notice some changes. Each year we may remove some questions, ask new questions, or make some other adjustments.

展延後，可以用同樣的使用者名稱與密碼登入，但是你應該會發現頁面有些更動，因為每年我們都會刪除某些問題、提出新的問題並做調整

 

Outside of those changes, the following things will stay after account rollover:

除了這些更動，以下項目會在展延後繼續留存：

 

Common App tab responses / Common App 頁籤回覆

Colleges in your My Colleges list (optional) / My Colleges 清單 （選填）底下的學校

Your past applications (if applicable)/你過去的申請紀錄 （若適用）

 

To roll over your account, sign in any time after August 1. We'll ask you a few questions before moving everything over. If you're planning to apply as a first-year student, you can choose to keep your colleges list. If you applied to any colleges last year, a PDF copy of your application will also be available after signing in.
要展延帳戶資訊，只要在 8 月 1 日以後任何時間登入即可，我們在搬移資料前會詢問你一些問題，如果你是第一年申請的學生，也可以選擇保留大學清單。如果你去年申請過任何一所大學，登入後也可以找到你的申請資料 pdf 格式檔案。

 

Outside of your college list and any past applications, we are unable to rollover anything else in your My Colleges tab.

除了大學清單跟過去的申請紀錄，在My Colleges 頁籤底下的其他任何資料都不會展延。

 

When we rollover your account, we delete any responses to college questions or writing supplements. This is because many colleges change their application year over year. Any invitations to counselors, teachers, advisors, and other recommenders are also removed.

帳戶展延後，我們就會刪除學校相關的問題或是文字資料補充。這是因為很多學校每年都會更新問題。任何對輔導老師、推薦人、顧問或其他推薦人的邀請資訊也都會移除。

 

You should only answer college questions or invite recommenders if you plan to apply before August 1. If you don't plan on applying this application year, you can still preview college questions. You can plan out things like essay responses and which recommenders you'd like to invite. But be sure to save those notes somewhere secure outside of Common App.

如果你計劃在 8 月1 日以前申請學校，請你只回答大學問題或是邀請推薦人，如果你今年不打算申請，還是可以預先瀏覽問題，請先把申論題和邀請人準備好，然後一定要在 Common App 以外的地方存好備份筆記。

 

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