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LSAC, AMCAS, NursingCAS, and CASPA each have portal-specific pitfalls that can derail an otherwise strong application. This guide covers the most common submission errors across all four systems, from LSAC's manual letter assignment requirement to AMCAS returned applications, CASPA's color-coded deadlines, and the NursingCAS spam folder problem.