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Applying to college can be an intimidating task!
The WHS Guidance department is always available to help you with applications to college, the FAFSA, scholarships, and other post-secondary opportunities. Call, email, or stop down in person to see a counselor!
Most college applications open August 1st, with some of the earliest priority deadlines for financial aid being November 1st. (Click HERE for more information about college financial aid.) You can access college applications by visiting each college's website, or, if more than one of your schools uses the Common Application, you can visit www.commonapp.org to start the process.
The Common Application is a free platform that allows students to fill out one application and apply to multiple different colleges. Not all colleges use the Common Application, but the list of colleges that do is longer every year.
What do I need to have ready when I fill out the Common Application? Click this link to find out!
Please see the following Common App Tutorial Videos if you need a visual walk-through of what the application process looks like.
1 - Common App Account Creation TutorialVideo 1 - Creating an Account with Common App
2 - Common App Dash/Profile/Family Section TutorialVideo 2 - Starting your Application
(Dashboard/Profile/Family Section)
3 - Family/Education/Testing/ActivitiesVideo 3 - Application Continued (Family/Education/Testing/Activities)
4 - Selecting CollegesVideo 4 - My Colleges/Waiving FERPA rights
4 - My Colleges/Submit and PayVideo 5 - Finishing Your Application
(My Colleges/Submitting your Application)
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