Why fill out 20 different applications to 20 different schools? Use the Common App to simplify the college application process. With over 900 colleges and universities utilizing the Common App - you can complete one application and apply to as many colleges as you can pay for.
Especially take a good look at the First-Time-Applicant Guide which will break down and help guide you through this process.
This is another site that assists in the simplification of the college admissions process. Similar to the Common Application - you will need to fill out the information one time, and be able to send it out to multiple colleges and universities. Using Coalition, students can begin exploring colleges and compiling personal and school-related achievements as early as ninth grade.
So by the time senior year rolls around, they are already on track for college success. Coalition works with over 150 top tier colleges and universities from around the U.S.