Common App

Starting a Common App

Please use the pdf to guide you through the process of opening a Common App account and loading colleges.

Campus CEEB Code: Arusha - 643251     Moshi - 643250

UWCSEA Common App Sign Up and Intro Part I - Class of 2023


Connecting your accounts cannot occur until Common App rolls over on 1 August each year. 

Please follow ALL directions on BOTH of these documents to ensure you have successfully completed the process of connecting your Common App and Maia Learning accounts so that documents can be submitted to complete your application(s). 

Getting Ready to Click Apply:

Be sure that you have only up to 10 colleges on your Common Application and all information is complete. 

If you change colleges on Common app, those changes will sync to Maia. If you change colleges on Maia, they do not sync back to Common App.

Once you submit one common app set of materials, your university counselor will send all your materials to the Common App from Maia. Common App will then send on those materials to the colleges for which you have completed the application process. If you apply to one Common App school for November 1 and six in January, the common app will send all those materials they received in November. 

Please note: Your campus University Counselor must verify any waivers in advance. If you do not sync your common app early enough, you cannot be verified, and there will be a delay in the sending of documents. 


Please submit your applications before the intended deadline for early decision/early action or regular admission. Check college-specific deadlines as these may vary. Once your application is submitted, your University Counselor can see it on their end in Maia; however, please notify your counselor by email that colleges have been submitted through Common App to ensure your materials are sent in a timely fashion. If you add an institution after the Maia Learning Locking deadline, you have to meet with your counselor before they will send any documents. This means that changes that occur over the December break after the deadline will require a meeting when you return. 

Common App Video Series 2023-2024 Application Cycle

Just in time for back to school, Common App is excited to launch our instructional applications videos for the 2023-2024 year, featuring members of the Common App team! Topics include a full application overview of first-year and transfer, how to approach each essay prompt, and the most popular questions we hear about the application process. All new videos can be found on this link


Keep an eye on their YouTube channel for more videos throughout the application season!