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GETTING STARTED WITH THE COMMON APP

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• A comprehensive training resource• Ready-to-present slide decks• Introduction to the Common Application• Getting Started• Searching and Adding Colleges• Explanations of the following sections:

Profile, Family, Education, Testing, Activities, Writing

• Payment and Submission

What is Common App Ready?

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• Schedule a workshop for your students, parents, colleagues, or anyone else who would benefit from learning about the Common Application

• Organize your workshop(s) around your needs by presenting the slides all at once or in multiple sessions

• Use the accompanying guide (also recorded in the footer notes of each slide) as your script

• Direct participants to our training videos for more information: appsupport.commonapp.org

How to use Common App Ready


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Now YOU are Common App Ready


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GETTING STARTED WITH THE COMMON APP


What is the Common Application?


Diverse colleges, one application


The Common App Advantage


Forty years of innovation

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1975

1985

1995

2005

2015

commonapp.orgRefreshed homepage provides expert information about college application process

Floppy DiskCommon Application available as as electronic document

The Common Application Experiment15 colleges and universities develop a shared application to increase college access

First 100Growing number of colleges and universities bring diversity.

30 years Common Application available online and in paper.

1998

Common App Online Launch of online application


Students like you


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Visit commonapp.org

Pro tip: Bookmark apply.commonapp.orgfor easy sign in once

you’ve registered.


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• Use an email address that you will check frequently.• Follow the guidelines to create your password. Write it

down if you need help remembering.

Create an account


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Create an accountPro-tip: Use your legal name for

this section. You’ll be able to provide

a preferred name/nickname

later.

Application and

financial aid

deadline reminders

can be helpful.


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Create an account

Pro-tip: You’ll also need to provide your

mailing address.


Welcome to your account

Pro-tip: Welcome message appears during your first account sign-in.

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Get to know the Common App

Pro-tip: Your Common App ID is a unique identifier that will help colleges match your

application with supporting documents.



Pro-tip: The Dashboard provides a snapshot of all your colleges.



Pro-tip: My Colleges lists detailed information and requirements for all of

your colleges.



Pro-tip: The Common App tab is where you will go to complete the main

sections of your application.



Pro-tip: The College Search tab is used to search for colleges that you would like to add to your My Colleges list.



Pro-tip: The Instructions and Help Center link appears in the same place on every page of your application. Help is available when you

need it, where you need it, 24/7/365.


• Copy of your high school transcript• List of senior year courses• School counselor name and contact

information• List of your activities, work, and family

obligations• Standardized test scores and dates• Parent/guardian educational history and

occupation/employer information• Sibling grade level and educational

information

Information you’ll need to begin


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Applicant Solutions Center

Help when you need it, where

you need it

FAQsVideosChatEmail

24/7Every day

of the year

appsupport.commonapp.org


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