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Navigating the Common Application: A Student Perspective

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The Common Application (“Common App,” for short) offers an easy way for students to apply to multiple institutions using one main application.  But just how “easy” is it, really?  Because I have worked with the Common App for over 15 years, I decided to ask two of my students, Sam and Megan, for their navigational “first impressions.”

Sam:  First things first.  Just go to the Common App and in the middle of the page, right under the Username and Password Login, click on the “Go Here” link right next to “Never Registered?”  You have to fill out your basic information (name, birthdate, year of graduation, etc.) and set up a username and password. [This is a document that will eventually be seen by admissions professionals, so everything needs to be correct!]

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August 10, 2012by Lisa Albro

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