Apply to college with Common App
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
Use it if you're a student applying to any of the 1,000+ member colleges . it's free, standard, and saves real time.
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Comparison
Apply to college with Common App vs Direct university portals
Direct university portals
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Pick Apply to college with Common App when
- High school seniors applying to multiple US colleges
- Counselors managing recommender letters
- International applicants targeting US schools
- Applicants juggling many deadlines
When Apply to college with Common App is not a fit
- Applicants whose target schools aren't members . use each school's own portal
- Graduate or MBA applicants . this is undergraduate only
- Anyone expecting admissions advice or essay coaching . it's just a form hub
- Students applying to exactly one school . that school's own form is simpler
Sources
- Apply to college with Common App (official)commonapp.orgofficial
- Common App application loginapply.commonapp.orgofficial
- Common App product security pagecommonapp.orgsecurity
- How secure is the Common App for submitting applications?collegevine.comsecurity
- Is Common App worth the $50 fee?quora.comreview
- Mistake on common app (Reddit)reddit.comreview
- CommonApp May Hand Your Info To Anyonetalk.collegeconfidential.comreview
- Pros and cons of using the Common Appcitizensbank.comnews
- Guide to the Common Applicationprincetonreview.comnews
- borderless.soborderless.soreview
- reddit.comreddit.comreview