Hey everyone, feeling a bit anxious here. I've been working on my Common App form for a while, and I'm worried about losing my progress. Does anyone know if the Common App saves automatically, or do I need to manually save it somehow before I log off? Don't want to risk losing anything, thanks!
Hello! I can understand why you'd be concerned about losing your hard work on the Common App. Thankfully, the Common App has an autosave feature. It typically saves your progress every 90 seconds, so you can feel a bit more at ease.
However, to be on the safe side, I always advise students to click the 'Continue' button at the bottom of the page after they've completed a section, which also triggers a save. Before logging off, just make sure you've seen the 'All changes saved' notification at the top of the screen.
And if you're working on your essays, consider drafting them in a separate document like Google Docs or Microsoft Word first, as these services have their own reliable autosave features. This way, you have a backup and can also take advantage of spelling and grammar checks before copy-pasting the final version into the Common App. Wishing you the best of luck with your application!
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