Pairing your BridgeU and Common App accounts ensures that information, such as your Common App universities and their selected application deadlines are consistent across both platforms, making it easier to track your applications and simpler when the time comes to complete your application documents.
The easy steps in this article will guide you how to pair your BridgeU student account and Common App applicant accounts.
But before you start the pairing process, it's important to check two things first
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Have you created a Common App account?
You need to have an existing Common App account before you start the pairing process. If you haven’t created one yet, you can register for an account here -
Have you got an existing Common App account and already invited recommenders through your Common App account?
If you have already invited recommenders in your Common App account, you need to remove them all before you pair your Common App account with your BridgeU account. Recommenders should only be invited from within your BridgeU account to ensure smooth document-sending for your applications.
If you checked all the above and you’re ready to go, let’s start the pairing process!
Step 1: Log into your BridgeU account and click on your account located on the top right-hand side of your screen and select Account Settings. Once you’ve selected this, you’ll be directed to Your account.
Step 2: In Your account, click the pink Pair CommonApp account button at the bottom of the page.
Step 3: You will be directed to the login page on the Common App. Once you’ve successfully logged in, confirm the terms and conditions by ticking the I Agree box and click the Connect button. You will then be redirected back to your BridgeU account.
Step 4: Once you are back in your BridgeU account, you’ll notice that your accounts have now been paired!
To view a confirmation that the pairing process has been made successfully, you can view the pairing summary details in Your Account. Your Common App details section should now be populated with your personal information such as Name, Common App ID number and email address, as well as your associated school information such as school name and school CEEB code. You will also notice a green box with a tick which shows your status as Paired (as shown in the example screenshot below).
Step 5: Your CommonApp details listed on Your Account have been imported from your Common App account. Please make sure all the listed Common App details on BridgeU are correct on both your Common App account and BridgeU account. Your Common App ID (CAID) should be the same on both your accounts. Please also check that the correct school name and school CEEB code are listed.
Step 6: Review Details
To check your Common App ID (CAID) matches on BridgeU, please log back into your Common App account. Once logged in, you will be able to see your Common App ID (CAID) on the top right-hand side of the page below your name. Please make sure your CAID is the same on both accounts.
To check your school name and school CEEB code match, navigate to the Common App section in your Common App account and click Education. Here you can view your school name, address and CEEB code. Please make sure all this information is the same on both accounts.
Step 7: Congratulations! You’ve now successfully paired your Common App and BridgeU accounts. 🎉
You can now start adding colleges to your My Colleges section on the Common App and they will automatically show in Your list on BridgeU!
Below you will find a PDF with steps to pairing your Common App and BridgeU accounts. Feel free to download this PDF if more useful.
If you have any questions or general feedback - we’d love to hear from you! Simply reach out to our Support team via Live Chat or by emailing us at hi@bridge-u.com and we’ll gladly assist you further