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You’ll find an overview of all your main pages below or you can jump to our FAQs section if you’re looking for a specific topic!
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From your Home page, you can navigate to all of the main sections of your essay platform.
Under the Shortcuts menu on the left, you can use the Share An Essay With Your Advisor link to import and submit an external document.
You can also access what essays need to be written by clicking on See the Essays You Need to Write. These are ****based on the schools you’ve selected (you can add applications there, too).
You may also see a link to Get Started on Your Essays, Resume, and Activities List, which will take you to your Content page.
Under the Recent section to the right, you will see all of the essays you have recently worked on. The number to the left of the assignment indicates the draft number. On the right, you will see the status of the assignment.
To Do will display the essays that have upcoming due dates that you or your advisor set.
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If you select the Essays page, you can access all the applications and essays you are working on. You can also add schools and applications, set deadlines, and monitor your progress for each school’s application.
To see the full list of essays required for a specific application or school, click the arrow next to its name. There, you’ll have the option to start writing an essay, submit a draft for review, view an essay’s revision history, or mark an essay as complete.
You can also select Topic View to view your essays based on their family or topic. This is especially useful when you’re looking to reuse content for similar prompts!
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In the Content section, use the green Start button to access the module. If you’ve already started working on one, click Open to review what you’ve written or continue the module. The Application Plan must be completed first, and some modules may require you to work on them in order.
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The Settings page ****is where you can manage your notifications. We highly recommend receiving email notifications when feedback is ready. By clicking the grey circle next to each notification type, you can view a brief description. You can also request text updates!
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Depending on your account, you may also have a Calls page. Here, you can see your past and upcoming calls, access your Action Plans, join a call, and cancel or reschedule an upcoming call.
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Click the arrows to see the answers to FAQs about using the platform.