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Cancel or remove a college application

You can remove an application from a student's active application list if you or the student added it accidentally, or if the student decides not to apply to a particular college. The action you take depends on the reason for removal and whether documents have already been submitted via eDocs.

Decide which action to take

Action

When to use

Reversible

eDocs restriction

Cancel Application

The student chose not to apply, but you may need to restore the application later.

Yes

Cannot cancel after documents submitted via eDocs

Student Did Not Apply

The application is on the active list, but the student did not end up applying.

Yes

No restriction

Permanently Delete Application

You or the student made a mistake when adding the application.

No. It cannot be recovered

Cannot permanently delete after documents submitted via eDocs

eDocs Restriction: You cannot cancel or permanently delete an application after documents have been submitted to the college via eDocs. If documents have already been sent, contact your system administrator.

Remove an application

  1. Navigate to the student’s folder.

  2. From Colleges, select I'm Applying To.

  3. Select the application you want to remove.

  4. From the Select Apps list, choose the appropriate action based on the table above.

  5. Click Go and then click Continue.