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Changes to the Common App for 2013 Announced

October 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment

The Common Application,which is a universal form that allows students to apply to multiple colleges and universities, will be implementing some surprising new changes to the essay rules. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that the Common App will be going web-only in 2013, and also will eliminate the “topic of your choice” essay option. Students will be forced to choose a prompt from the ones presented on the form, and these four or five topics will change from year to year.

The new form will debut on Aug. 1, 2013.

The new Common App will also be a stickler for essay lengths. The 250-word minimum word count will be enforced, and students who exceed the 500-word maximum will receive an error message.

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Changes to the Common Application for 2011-2012

March 17, 2011 by 3 Comments

The Common Application is changing slightly for 2011-2012. This preview document highlights and explains the changes from this year’s application. The 2011-12 Common App Online will launch on August 1.

The Common App is being used by 463 institutions (including these 49 colleges and universities, which are new to the Common App):

  1. Caldwell College (NJ)
  2. Carroll University (WI)
  3. Castleton State College
  4. Centenary College
  5. Christian Brothers University
  6. Christopher Newport University
  7. Cogswell Polytechnical College
  8. DeSales University
  9. Drury University
  10. Eastern Connecticut State University
  11. Flagler College
  12. Franklin College Switzerland
  13. Goshen College
  14. Howard University
  15. John Cabot University
  16. John F. Kennedy University
  17. Lipscomb University
  18. Long Island University Brooklyn Campus
  19. Lyndon State College
  20. Ramapo College of New Jersey
  21. Rhode Island College
  22. Rockhurst University
  23. Saint Leo University
  24. Saint Martin’s University
  25. Salisbury University
  26. Samford University
  27. Seton Hill University
  28. Sierra Nevada College
  29. St. Joseph’s College – Brooklyn Campus
  30. St. Joseph’s College – Long Island Campus
  31. St. Mary’s College of Maryland
  32. SUNY College at Old Westbury
  33. SUNY Institute of Technology
  34. The American University of Paris
  35. The College of Saint Rose
  36. Towson University
  37. University of Evansville
  38. University of Hartford
  39. University of Kentucky
  40. University of Michigan – Flint
  41. University of New Orleans
  42. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  43. University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  44. University of Southern California
  45. University of St Andrews
  46. University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
  47. Wartburg College
  48. Wheeling Jesuit University
  49. Whitworth University
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