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WACAC San Jose, CA JUNE 9, 2014 SUGATH KARUNARATNE TIM MCGRAW

WACAC San Jose, CA JUNE 9, 2014 SUGATH KARUNARATNE TIM MCGRAW. OVERVIEW. Common Application Mission Reflection on 2013-14 Expectations for 2014-15 Your Questions. Who do we have in the audience? Member Institutions High School Counselors CBO Counselors Educational Consultants

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WACAC San Jose, CA JUNE 9, 2014 SUGATH KARUNARATNE TIM MCGRAW

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  1. WACAC San Jose, CA JUNE 9, 2014 SUGATH KARUNARATNE TIM MCGRAW

  2. OVERVIEW • Common Application Mission • Reflection on 2013-14 • Expectations for 2014-15 • Your Questions

  3. Who do we have in the audience? • Member Institutions • High School Counselors • CBO Counselors • Educational Consultants • Other

  4. COMMON APPLICATION MISSION

  5. HOLISTIC COMMITMENT Membership is open to colleges and universities thatpromote access by evaluating students using a holistic selection process.

  6. 39YEARS OF SERVICE 4th gen paper retired 517 members 2nd gen holistic commitment 200 members first 100 members 1975 1980 1995 2000 2008 2013 3rd gen online school forms system 315 members pilot year 15 members Common App floppy disk 156 members

  7. DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP 550+ member institutions • 47 states plus DC • 90+ public institutions • 7Historically Black Colleges/Universities • 25 international colleges in 11 countries outside the US

  8. MEMBER GOVERNED

  9. PROMOTING ACCESS • Funding professional development for counselors serving low-income students • College Board National Forum • NACAC Critical Components Workshop • NACAC Guiding the Way to Inclusion • National College Access Network Annual Conference • National College Advising Corps Summit • National Partnership for Educational Access Annual Conference • Sponsor for NACAC Events • Access College Fair • Counselor’s College Fair • Student Essay Scholarship Contest

  10. REFLECTION ON 2013-14

  11. CA4 IN YEAR 1

  12. 35 million

  13. 2013-14 APPLICATION STATS 1.5 million accounts created 809,000 unique applicants 3.4 million applications submitted1.8 million writing supplements submitted2.1 million e-payments 800,000 total fee waivers

  14. SUBMISSION AVERAGE • FY average: 4.32 • Transfer average: 1.60 • Average without transfers and singleton ED apps: 4.41 Red=above average Black=below average

  15. 2013-14 RECOMMENDER STATS 20,500 high schools represented (+10%) 300,500 recommenders (+10%) 12.5 million online school forms (+37%)

  16. APPLICANTS BY STATE New York (14.08%) California (11.74%) New Jersey (7.39%) Massachusetts (6.62%) Illinois (5.58%) Ohio (4.91%) Pennsylvania (4.53%) Virginia (4.00%) Connecticut (3.98%) Maryland (3.92%) “No state“/ International would have been 3rd if included

  17. APPLICANTS BY COUNTRY • 203 countries represented (including the US) • Top 10 Countries • China (36.12%) • India (6.03%) • Canada (4.51%) • Korea, Republic Of (4.33%) • Singapore (2.66%) • United Kingdom (2.42%) • Brazil (2.02%) • Hong Kong (1.88%) • United Arab Emirates (1.73%) • Pakistan (1.70%)

  18. DEMOGRAPHICS White 61.5% • 809,000 • Unique Applicants 55% Students of Color 30% No Response 8.5 % 45% COUNTRY OF HOME ADDRESS91% Domestic; 9% International PARENTAL EDUCATION71% At least one parent with a Bachelor’s; 29% First GenerationSCHOOL AFFILIATION73% Public; 11% Independent; 14% Religious; 2% Charter; <1%Homeschool

  19. EXPECTATIONS FOR 2014-15

  20. HEARING YOUR VOICE Twitter … Daily Updates Response … NACAC National Conference … Listservs … Member Support Recommender Support … Independent Surveys … Apps Advisory Group… Applicant Support … Member Feedback … Facebook … Feedback Form … More social media … Outreach Advisory Group …

  21. GUIDING PRINCIPLES • The technology will be reliable. • Service will be greatly improved. • Communication will be proactive and transparent. • The application will serve the needs of our constituents. • Members needs will be heard and considered.

  22. SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS • Essay prompts have been retained • Improve essay formatting • Navigation usability • Enhance Print preview • Reduce instances of fee waiver removal after payment submission • Naviance updates to matching • Optimize PDF upon upload • Recommender directed to Recommender tab • Dynamic requirements grid • Capture details of fee waiver eligibility • Offline Registrar’s Report • Standard list of highest-education to-date • Removal of course credit hours from FY

  23. CONCEPT – MY COLLEGES SAMPLE LAYOUT

  24. FEE WAIVER ELIGIBILITY

  25. EARLY DECISION

  26. ACTIVITIES

  27. CURRENT COURSES

  28. PDF HIGHLIGHTS 2013-14 2014-15

  29. PDF HIGHLIGHTS

  30. SEARCH RESULTS

  31. DYNAMIC REQUIREMENTS GRID

  32. FOR THE NEW FOLKS • The student initiates the recommendation process. • “Recommender” username is the email address the student used in invitation. • Ensure that you are on “Recommenders” tab before trying to log in. • Submit button on a form shows only after “Profile” screen is complete. • Your one submission goes toall colleges in the student’s My Colleges list, to simplify the process. • Recommenders can always “opt out” of the online process and submit forms on paper via the mail.

  33. PAPER APPLICATION • To use as an advising resource. • Watermarked – not to be mailed to colleges. • Downloadable from “Training Resources” tab. recsupport.commonapp.org • For member colleges to distribute at their discretion.

  34. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES • Help Center knowledgebase articles • Support response messages • Training resources • Webinars • Videos • Chat support • Experienced users Go to: appsupport.commonapp.org recsupport.commonapp.org

  35. What topics would you most like to see covered in training resources, videos, and webinars? • Interface (Dashboard, My Colleges) • Document Upload Process • Submission Process • Specific Section of Application • Other

  36. SUGGESTIONS AND FEEDBACK recsupport.commonapp.org • submit questions • needed clarifications • suggestions for future enhancements • general comments • feedback

  37. ONGOING COMMUNICATIONS • Conferences • Monthly newsletters • Surveys and focus groups • Social Media • Facebook – facebook.com/commonapp • Twitter – @commonapp

  38. SUMMARY • CommonApplication Mission • Reflection on 2013-14 • Expectations for 2014-15 • Your Questions

  39. QUESTIONS ?

  40. www.commonapp.org appsupport.commonapp.org recsupport.commonapp.org

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