The Common Application…gaining in popularity and (hopefully) user ease.
Saturday, August 1, 2015, is a big day in the college application world. The 2015-2016 Common Application becomes available, online. True, as an Independent Education Consultant, I do get excited about these things, (sad, I know). And if you’re a rising high school senior, you should be equally excited. Why? Because this great tool and its early launch, give you a serious opportunity to get moving on this thing, before the new school year starts.
The current Common Application, CA4, launched on August 1, 2013 and since then, the CA ‘powers-that-be’ have been busy ironing out kinks and responding to industry feedback. The 2015-2016 college application cycle is the first to experience the revised Common App Essay Prompts. But before you get cracking on the CA essay, decide if, based on your balanced college list , it makes sense for you to submit the Common App. Do 6 of your 8 schools accept it? Then it’s a good idea to use it. Only one out of 10? Eh, skip it. All colleges and universities have their own application, even those that offer the option of using the Common App; the choice is yours.
So, first things first. Which schools on your list accept the common app? Check here for a complete list of member institutions.
https://www.commonapp.org/Login#!PublicPages/AllMembers
The other great news is that the 2015-2016 Common App Essay Prompts are available now . See below, but before you put pen to paper, or fingers to the keyboard, spend a significant amount of time thinking about your responses, your story. For most students, plan to spend twice as much time brain-storming, as actually writing.
2015-2016 Essay Prompts
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Blessings and WRITE ON!