Common App for Colleges and Universities Common Application

Common App

Common Application for Over 450 Colleges

Last updated on October 1 2018 by College Financial Aid Advice.

What is Common App?

USC, University of Southern California

The Common App, also called the Common Application is used by colleges and universities that promote admission to college through a holistic process. A holistic college selection process includes objective criteria and subjective criteria, such as:

* writing sample - A well-written essay is important part of your Common App. Here is a link to the Common Application Essay Prompts

* campus diversity considerations

If a college or university used only objective criteria, such as SAT or ACT scores and GPA, they do not use the common application. This is true for most public (state) colleges and universities.

Online Common Application

Undergraduate students may apply using either the First Year Admission Form, or transfer students should use the Transfer Application. Additional forms and supplemental applications are available at the commonapp.org website listed below:

I recommend you print out the application and complete a draft on paper, before you finalize and submit online. It is strongly preferred to submit your Common App online.

Note: If you are a parent or counselor, you can also register online to see all the information and questions at the commonapp.org website. This allows you to check out all the information without actually being a student applying to colleges using the Common App.

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Which Schools Use the Common Application?

https://commentaryessay.com following colleges and universities, listed in alphabetical order, use the CommonApp for college application. This list may change from time to time as schools add or drop this application program.

Agnes Scott College

Alaska Pacific University

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

American University of Paris

American University of Rome

Anna Maria College

Augustana College (Illinois)

Augustana College (South Dakota)

Austin College (Texas)

Birmingham Southern College

Boston College (MA)

Boston University (Massachusetts)

Bryn Mawr College

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)