Completing College Applications
Always thoroughly read the information on a college's admission web page to make sure you submit all parts of the application.
What Application Do I Use?
The Common Application
The Common App is used by over 1000 colleges and universities - public, private, large, small, religious, and secular – ranging in geographic location from across the United States and around the world. Many Texas colleges now use Common App. If a college does, you should chose Common App over other application types for that school.
Want to know which of your colleges accept The Common Application? Click here.
ApplyTexas
All Texas public and many private colletes use this application platform. Unlike Common App, you can't submit all your additional documents through Apply Texas which is why if you can use either Common App or Apply Texas, Common App will be easier to use.
Coalition for College
The Coalition for College is a group of more than 150 colleges and universities across the United States that joined together to increase access to higher education. Through MyCoalition, they offer a set of free, online college-planning tools.
A College or University's Own Application
Private colleges and some out of state public institutions have their own application accessed through their website.
Helpful Resources for Completing College Applications
Track your applications using this checklist.
Before completing your applications online, use this Activities Spreadsheet to list all your extracurricular activities, community service, honors & awards, and employment. It will make the application process go faster and more smoothly.
See the Sending Transcripts page on this website for sending your RHS transcript and ACC transcript (if applicable).
Access ACT to send your ACT scores to colleges
Access College Board to send your SAT scores to colleges