You’re an admissions officer at a major university. For three very intense months, you spend six to twelve hours a day reading college applications—hundreds of them—from nice, well-meaning kids. Continue reading
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Surviving the Common App: 7 moves every senior needs to know
If you are a senior and thinking about applying to college this year, your version of the Common App was just released on August 1st, so it’s time to get started now! Created by a consortium of diverse high school counselors and college admission officers, the Common Application (aka “Common App”) is used by over 500 US colleges and serves as the foundation of US college admissions. For some students, the Common App may seem long and overly complicated at first. But with the right information and approach you can be complete it successfully. Continue reading