Editing Common App After Early but Before Regular Decision

I've already submitted my Common App for Early Action, but I'm wondering if it's possible to make edits to my application before sending it out for Regular Decision? Are there restrictions or important details I should be aware of?

You can make edits to your Common Application after you've submitted it for Early Action (EA) but before you submit it for Regular Decision (RD).

When you submit your application to a school, a copy is made which pertains to that school only. Once you have applied to a specific school, you cannot make changes to the copy that was sent to that school. However, this doesn't affect your original application, which remains editable for submission to other schools.

Due to this design, you can update your application between your EA and RD submissions as needed. This could include updating test scores, adding new extracurriculars, modifying essays, or changing your intended major.

It's important to note, however, that if you want to customize any part of your application for a specific RD school — like the Personal Statement or an activities section — you must make those changes before you apply to that RD school. That's because, similar to the EA submission, once the application has been sent to a school, you can't retroactively change what that school received.

Also remember to carefully review any changes made before sending out your application for regular decision, to avoid potential errors or inconsistencies. Part of college applications is demonstrating attention to detail, after all.