COMMON APP ACCOUNT ​MATCHING


Start creating your Common App account on or after August 1st!


GO TO WWW.COMMONAPP.ORG ​AND CREATE AN ACCOUNT

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Before you can match your Common App ​account in Naviance Student, you'll need to set ​up your Common App account.

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SELECT FIRST YEAR ​STUDENT FROM THE LIST ​OF OPTIONS

All students who are applying to college ​must create an account for a First year ​student, even if your parents/guardians ​have already created an account for Parent ​or other adult.

CREATE YOUR ​ACCOUNT

Follow the prompts to set up ​your account credentials.

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REVIEW THE ​DASHBOARD

Your CAID # is listed in the upper ​right corner.

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GO TO ​COMMON APP ​AND COMPLETE ​YOUR PROFILE

Go through all of the sections ​in the left-hand navigation ​panel and add the requested ​information.

Note: Many high schools have

similar names. When providing

Education information, make

sure you've selected the

correct one!

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GO TO ​COLLEGE ​SEARCH AND ​ADD AT LEAST ​ONE COLLEGE

You can't complete the ​FERPA release without ​having at least one ​college in your list.

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GO TO MY ​COLLEGES

The colleges you've ​added will be listed on the ​left. Review the contact ​information, deadlines, ​and more for each college ​in your list.

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COMPLETE THE ​FERPA RELEASE ​AUTHORIZATION

Recommenders and FERPA ​will be listed on the left, ​under Application.Click on ​“Complete Release ​Authorization”

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INSTRUCTIONS ​AND CHECK

You have read and understood ​the FERPA Release- click continue

REVIEW THE

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Read- Click and hit Save and ​Close

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FERPA

Form

**We recommend you ​Waive your Rights.

This let’s colleges ​know that the Letters ​of Rec were written ​with out any influence

Click Save and Close

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LOG IN TO NAVIANCE ​STUDENT AND GO TO ​COLLEGES I'M APPLYING TO

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CLICK ​MATCH ​ACCOUNTS

You'll be redirected to ​log in to your Common ​App account.

LOG IN TO YOUR ​COMMON APP ​ACCOUNT

Sign in with the email and ​password you used to create your ​Common App account.

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SELECT CONNECT

Make sure you read the ​information and choose "I agree".

YOU'VE MATCHED YOUR ACCOUNT!

Colleges in your Common App list will automatically download into your list of ​Colleges I'm Applying To in Naviance Student. Request transcripts for your Common ​App colleges according to your high school's instructions.