The Common Application is the recommended form of 900 selective colleges and universities for admission to their undergraduate programs. Many of these institutions use the form exclusively. All give equal consideration to the Common Application and the college's own form.
Experience with the Common Application over a period of more than 25 years has demonstrated its advantages to students, counselors, and teachers. The concept is simple: Students complete one Common Application form, photocopy it, and send the form to any of the participating colleges. The procedure simplifies the college application process and eliminates duplication of effort.
To further simplify the process, you can use Common App Online to complete your forms and submit them electronically.
*Please note that you cannot save data using the downloadable, interactive PDF form unless you have advanced Adobe software.
If you would like to download a version of the Common Application that can be used with Microsoft Word, click on the attached file below. This document was created with Microsoft Word 2000.
How to fill out the Common Application tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQu2x_cm_AE
Khan Academy walkthrough of how to fill out the Common Application: https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/college-admissions/applying-to-college/college-application-process/a/filling-out-the-college-application-common-application-walkthrough
Coalition for College Application
The Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success was developed to improve the college application process for all students as they search for and apply to their perfect college. The platform provides a single, centralized toolkit for students to organize, build, and refine their applications to numerous institutions.
https://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/
Links to College Applications
SUNY https://www.suny.edu/applysuny/
CUNY http://www2.cuny.edu/admissions/undergraduate/apply/
Nassau Community College https://www.ncc.edu/admissions/
View these great workshops offered by Notre Dame, recorded about the following topics:
The College Search
Extracurricular Activities and Your Application
Understanding the College Essay
College App and the Holistic Review
Sample College Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18ET1GIUEPH6NLtyIHlL7AddJGAHWFXvtErMiNwPlueM/edit#gid=0
Google College Comparison Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cmV-YuVNMWBxf39DqN1HjpVPC_99SufrxPMJLGhDKHA/htmlview
Please submit the Application Processing Form below for EVERY COLLEGE that you apply to. You can print this or pick one up in the Counseling Center. THIS FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNSELING CENTER 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION DEADLINE!!!!
If you do not submit the form, we will NOT be able to send your transcript to the college/university you have applied to. REMEMBER that your application will not be complete and ready for review, unless they have your high school transcript!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vfx1_z0Jzx-e-cAaTrKWKK5OE650daY2M6CcW_snnc4/edit?usp=sharing