Common Application
The Common Application is accepted by over 500 colleges and universities, allowing students to complete one application for multiple public and private 4-year colleges to which they are applying. The application is only available online HERE (www.commonapp.org). Be careful to visit the ".org" site, and not the ".com" site.
General Application Notes:
Application Timeline:
General Application Notes:
- Any question with a red asterisk is required. However, students should answer as many questions as possible, not just the required ones.
- Before leaving each page, students should click the "save and check for errors" button. This will allow students to correct errors as they go, instead of leaving them all to the end
- In order to begin the application, students must add schools
- Each school determines the cost of applying
- Payment options: Credit card or electronic check online
- Fee waivers are accepted at each individual school's discretion
Application Timeline:
- Application filing dates: Deadlines are set by each individual school
- Processing time: it can take a few weeks or a few months to receive confirmation of admission