Family Educational Background (Custom Question Block) - Common App
Family Educational Background (Custom Question Block) - Common App
The 'Family Educational Background' custom question block is found under the 'Other Information' tile, 'Personal Information' quadrant of the application.
Rule to Use: Turning on this custom question block is optional. If it is turned on, an applicant response can be configured as required or optional. This question block is only used by The CommonApp.
Applicant View
Display if 'Yes' or 'No' is selected:
Post Submission Updates
This question block may be updated at any time prior to submission. Once the application is submitted, the response cannot be edited.
Validations
Validations only applicable if the question is configured as required.
Admissions View in WebAdMIT
- Panel: The Common Application Custom Questions
WebAdMIT Field Details
Field Category |
Field Name |
Field Identifier |
Order |
Data Type |
Has Many |
Required |
Association Portal |
Institution Portal |
Advisor Portal |
{CAS name} Questions: {description} | {CAS name} {description} | custom_questions_{question ID}_{description} | N/A | Per CAS Custom Question | Per CAS Custom Question | Yes | Yes | No | No |
*These fields are dynamic based on the CAS, the custom question block, and the custom questions within the question block. Please refer to the Custom Export Layout for all fields related to this CAS-level custom question block. In the table above:
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Under 'Field Category', {description} will be the name of the Question Block. For example: "CAS Name Questions: Favorite Sport"
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Under 'Field Name', {description} will be the question text. For example: "(CAS Name) Did you play baseball?"
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Under 'Field Identifier', {description} will be the question text. For example: "custom_questions_1234567890987654321_did_you_play_baseball"
WebAdMIT Field Attributes
Field Category |
Field Name |
Field Identifier |
Available in Export Manager |
Available in List Manager |
Available in Scoring Manager |
Available in to Merge into Emails |
Available to Add to the Applicant Header |
Available in Batch PDF File Name |
{CAS name} Questions: {description} | {CAS name} {description} | custom_questions_{question ID}_{description} | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
*These fields are dynamic based on the CAS, the custom question block, and the custom questions within the question block. Please refer to the Custom Export Layout for all fields related to this CAS-level custom question block. In the table above:
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Under 'Field Category', {description} will be the name of the Question Block. For example: "CAS Name Questions: Favorite Sport"
-
Under 'Field Name', {description} will be the question text. For example: "(CAS Name) Did you play baseball?"
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Under 'Field Identifier', {description} will be the question text. For example: "custom_questions_1234567890987654321_did_you_play_baseball"
Admissions View in the WebAdMIT PDF
Not applicable.