Seniors, get ready! On August 1, the Common Application will be live and ready for you to complete. If you have not begun already, now is the time to start filling out your application. The “Common App” is by far the most popular way to apply to college, as it is accepted by nearly 900…
Last year, the Common Application added an optional, 250-word question about COVID to the Additional Information section of the application. The prompt appears again this year and it reads: Community disruptions such as COVID-19 and natural disasters can have deep and long-lasting impacts. If you need it, this space is yours to describe those impacts….
As of August 1, the Common Application is live. The Common App can be used to apply to more than 900 colleges and universities in the U.S. and abroad. Seniors: If you have not already, now is the time to begin filling out your applications. The best way to complete the Common App is to…
As if getting the grades and test scores and participating in the extracurriculars were not enough, there’s also the college admissions essay. All students applying via the Common Application have to write this essay, and every school to which a student applies using the Common Application will see it. Through your writing, a college should…
Juniors and parents of juniors: The 2021-2022 college application season has officially begun. The list of essay prompts for the Common Application (www.commonapp.com), accepted by more than 900 colleges, has been released. Students must choose one of the prompts and answer it to fulfill the “Writing” section of the Common Application. The application doesn’t go live…