What's Happening August 1st? The Common Application Opens!
The Common Application is a college admission application for undergraduates founded over 35 years ago, created to sum up the application process. There are a total of 517 member colleges around the globe located in 47 states, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The advantage to this application is that it is electronic (online) and that only one application is needed to be sent to multiple colleges and or universities. An essay of 650 words or less is a requirement for the application. The applicant has a choice between 5 topics to demonstrate personal experiences and thoughts. Also, different colleges have different requirements such as additionaln essays and questions when applying.
Be sure to take advantage of The Common Application to get ahead of the game during the college application proccess.