Common Application Archives - College Initiative Helping families to successfully navigate the college admissions process Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:00:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://collegeinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-logoSQUARE-02-e1683223180849-32x32.png Common Application Archives - College Initiative 32 32 “How Many Colleges Should I Apply To?” https://collegeinitiative.net/2020/07/31/how-many-colleges-to-apply-to/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:43:14 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=2066 The question in the title is not one I can actually answer for any student – without knowing a lot more about that student’s goals. There is not a “one size fits all” answer to, “How many colleges should I apply to?” The perfect number could be as few as one and as many as...

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]]> How to Use the Common App Additional Info Section https://collegeinitiative.net/2019/09/23/common-app-additional-info/ Mon, 23 Sep 2019 23:27:58 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=1719 Any time I get asked a college admissions-related question more than once, it occurs to me that it’s probably article-worthy.  If one student is asking the question, then that means there are others who are also wondering.  And in the last week, I have been asked twice about the Common App “Additional Info” section.  It...

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]]> Is the Common App or Coalition App a Better Option? https://collegeinitiative.net/2019/01/31/common-app-or-coalition-app/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 19:31:51 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=1130 Both the Common Application and the Coalition Application are online college application platforms. The Coalition App is a relative newcomer, opening up for applications in Fall of 2016. In contrast, the Common App has been around since 1975 and has gone through numerous revisions since then. Let’s first talk about the similarities and differences in...

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]]> Summer Before Senior Year To-Do List https://collegeinitiative.net/2018/05/17/summer-before-senior-year-to-do-list/ Thu, 17 May 2018 19:38:34 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=602 Being productive over the summer before senior year will make applying to college much less stressful. Here are six things to do.

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