How to apply on common app

Send your ACT/SAT Scores first to be sure they arrive at the school by the application deadline.  

Create a Common App account at www.commonapp.org

Click CREATE ACCOUNT; then “First Year Student”

Create your account. If you have a personal e-mail that is appropriate, use that e-mail, if not you can use your KHS e-mail. 

Follow the steps to register and click “Create Account”. Write down the email you provided as a username and write down your password!! Keep it safe and do NOT create more than one account.

Under the COLLEGE SEARCH tab - Add the colleges you know you will be applying to, if unsure, that is okay, add at least one school.

Under the COMMON APP tab complete the first two sections of the Education section from the left margin. 

This must be completed before you can proceed with anything else. The sections named “Current/Most Recent HS” and “Other Secondary/High Schools” must be completed to proceed.

CCP coursework is considered “Dual enrollment”
We have 391 seniors in the Class of 2026
We do not rank students – answer “none”
We report GPA on a 4.0 scale.

Under the MY COLLEGES tab double click on any school that you’ve added (it doesn’t matter right now which one) and select “Recommenders and FERPA” from the left hand margin.

Click “Release Authorization” and follow the steps. You want to "WAIVE YOUR RIGHTS" for your FERPA. 

YOUR INITIAL SET-UP IS NOW DONE; YOU CAN TAKE YOUR TIME TO WORK ON YOUR COMMON APPLICATION AT THIS POINT

 Request Letters of Recommendation in SchooLinks. Do Not select “Invite Recommenders” in the Common App! 

Complete all sections under the COMMON APP tab like “Profile”, “Family”, “Education”, “Testing” and “Writing”. Under the “Activities” section choose your wording carefully using strong action words as if you would be making a statement in a resume.

Complete all “Questions” specific to each college under MY COLLEGES tab.

Review & Submit the application for a specific college when ready.  Return to SchooLinks to make sure everything is updated and correct! (See SchooLinks Instructions for More Information) 

Your application is not complete until you have paid the fee and have a green check next to Review & Submit in the left menu. Please allow a MINIMUM of 10 days for counselors to send transcripts and all of the required information.