Common App Account Matching Quick Guide.pdf
You must link your Naviance Student and Common App accounts if your high school has integrated Naviance with the Common App and you are applying to Common App institutions. After linking your accounts, you can request application materials from your school via Naviance Student.
Match accounts
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Select Colleges, and then select Colleges I'm Applying To.
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From the Common App matching message, click Match Accounts.
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Sign in to your Common App account. Alternatively, select create an account if you do not have a Common App account.
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Review the information, select I agree, and then click Connect.
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Review the notification with the name and email you used to match your accounts and the status of your FERPA waiver.
The colleges in your Common App list automatically download into your list of Colleges I'm Applying To. Request transcripts for your Common App colleges according to your high school's instructions.
Complete Common App FERPA waiver
If you did not complete the Common App FERPA waiver when setting up your Common App account, you must complete it before your school can send documents to colleges on your application list.
Navigate to your Colleges I’m Applying To list and locate the notification indicating that your FERPA waiver is missing. Select Complete your FERPA waiver on Common App. You will be redirected to the Common App, so you can complete the waiver.