A is for Applications :]

Welcome to my A-Z list of college! Today (and tomorrow, since this is such a big topic) we are delving into the world of Applications. Today, I plan on introducing what to expect on an application and the glorious Common App

What kinds of things are applications asking about?
All kinds of applications (colleges, finanical, etc.) will ask about:
-You (your name, birthdate, email, number, social security number)
-Your family (Mom and Dad's name, contact informtation, schooling, employment, your siblings schooling)
-School Information (your GPA, your school's contact information, your class rank [REMEMBER: Uni doesn't rank], your 12th grade plans)
-Extracurricular/Community Service/Paid Work (Sports, fine arts, school clubs, waitressing, Savoy 16)
-A mini-essay about your favorite extracurricular
-A Personal Statement (who the heck are you anyway?)

Throughout the coming week, I will discuss each of the above mentioned aspects in more detail, as well as the do's and don'ts

Futher, I want to introduce to you today the holy grail of applications (at least, the found holy grail)

THE COMMON APPLICATION
https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspx

This beauty has over 400 partner colleges. If you have colleges on this list, you answer all the basic questions about yourself, your family, your school, etc., then have it sent to ALL your colleges that are on Common App (even cooler, you can send it to only some colleges, and not all colleges, if you aren't ready to send it to all!)
There is a space for each college's supplements, which you send separate from your main application, as well as a place to invite teachers to each school (that's right, Ms. Suslick could write to Cornell College, but Mr. Buck could write to Beloit College. It's pretty groovy like that).
However, not all colleges are on the Common App. To see which are, follow this link:
https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Members.aspx

Anyway, tomorrow we will delve deeper into the application!
-Celinda <3