Why Set Up a Practice Account for the Common Application?

Quick Facts from Common Application Regarding Creating a Practice Account

A practice account will allow you to access the first-year student application experience. It’s an account type for people who want to peruse the application, but not apply to college.  Everything will be the same as a regular student account, except you cannot submit college applications.

A practice account is intended for parents, or other adults interested in a student’s application experience. During account creation, you can select “parent or other adult” to create a practice account.

Practice accounts are not intended for students or for parents to create an account on behalf of their student. Even if you’re not sure if you want to apply to college or not yet, you’re welcome to create a real first-year student account whenever you’d like!

1. By creating a practice account, you’ll be able to follow the full student experience up to
submission. Practice accounts help you understand exactly what your students see without
making colleges think that you’re a real applicant.

2.  Creating a practice account will show you the same information as a student account. The process,
look and feel, and information is the same. The only difference is that a practice account
cannot be submitted to a college or university.

3. Although you cannot submit an application in a practice account, you will, however, be able to
view a preview PDF of your application, as well as a detailed video tutorial illustrating the
submission process.

4. If a student is creating a practice account, he or she can change the practice account to an applicant account. To change your account type, simply email our Solutions Center at:
appsupport@commonapp.net. In your message, please specify your full name, date of birth,
and that you want to change your practice account to an applicant account.

 

Creating a Common Application for a Practice Account Tutorial