College · Family Resources

Every Coalition app,
ready before the deadline.

The Coalition for College application, run on Scoir, is one application for many colleges, but each college still has its own plan, deadline, supplements and recommendation count. Track them here, college by college, and see what is open before each date.

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Your colleges

The worked example is made up: an early decision deadline four days out with a supplement and a recommendation still pending, and a regular decision college barely started. Saved on this device only.

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What you get

College · Family ResourcesFree

What you finish with
A record per college: plan, deadline, test policy, fee or waiver, essay word count, supplements, recommendations needed and each recommender’s status, and eleven steps. Counts days to the deadline, recommendations in and steps open; flags a close deadline, missing recommendations, an essay outside 500 to 650 words, binding early decision, restrictive early action and fee waivers.
Who it is for
High school seniors applying through the Coalition application, and the parents and guardians helping them keep track.
Format
Browser checklist with a saved record per college. Prints one college’s checklist, every college in a table or a blank sheet; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
Free. No account, no sign-in and nothing to install. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Family Resources space in Caveat College.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Add each college with its plan and deadline.
  2. Enter the essay length and supplements.
  3. Invite recommenders and track their status.
  4. Work through the eleven steps.
  5. Submit a day early and check the college’s portal.

Add a college

What each plan means

Early, regular, rolling: what each plan meansEarly decisionBinding if admittedUsually NovemberOnly one ED at a timeEarly actionNot bindingUsually NovemberRestrictive versionslimit other early plansRegular and rollingNot bindingRegular: January orlaterRolling: decided asfiles completeEarly, regular, rolling: what each plan meansEarly decisionBinding if admittedUsually NovemberOnly one ED at a timeEarly actionNot bindingUsually NovemberRestrictive versions limit other early plansRegular and rollingNot bindingRegular: January or laterRolling: decided as files complete
Plans and dates are set by each college; the college’s own admission page is the authority. Every plan lets you compare offers by May 1 except early decision.

The personal essay

The Coalition offers several prompts, including a story that shows your character and a topic of your choice. One essay goes to every college; supplements are where you write to a single college, so read each prompt for what that college wants to know.

Fee waivers

Students who meet the Coalition’s fee waiver criteria, such as eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, can apply without fees at member colleges. Your counselor may need to confirm it.

Sources

  1. Coalition for College. Applying with the Coalition application on Scoir, essay prompts and fee waiver criteria (coalitionforcollegeaccess.org).
  2. National Association for College Admission Counseling. Guide to ethical practice in college admission: early decision, early action and May 1 (nacacnet.org).
  3. U.S. Department of Education. Net price calculator center (collegecost.ed.gov).
  4. Each college’s own admission website, for plans, deadlines and requirements.

The worked examples are made up. Member colleges, prompts and requirements change each year; check the Coalition site and each college. This page is a checklist and is not affiliated with the Coalition for College or Scoir. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.