COMMON APPLICATION (Available August 1)

1. COMMON APPLICATION(Available August 1) CCISD Procedures

2. What is the Common Application? A comprehensive tool that students are able to use to apply to more than 600 colleges around the world.

3. commonapp.org • Public and private member universities • Must be submitted electronically • May require additional information for specific universities • Requires Secondary School Report Form from counselor • Requires letters of recommendation • Counselor • Teacher

4. College Admission Terms • Early Decision*– binding commitment to attend if accepted • Restrictive Early Action – restricts admission options – non binding • Early Action/Notification–applying early to receive acceptance notification early – no commitment to attend • Rolling Admission– usually receive admission decision within four to six weeks after applying *Some restrictions may apply

5. FERPA (regarding Recommendation Letters) • Privacy statement • Waive right to access (recommended) • Do not waive right to access • May have impact on admissions • Must answer in the Common Application • Student cannot change selection once the recommender has been invited

6. Letters of Recommendation • 20 school days advance notice • Two letters usually required • Core teacher from junior or senior year • Counselor • Adequate information needed • Student brag sheet • Parent brag sheet • Resume • Thank you note

7. MiscellaneousTips • Experiencing technical difficulties? • Email while logged into the application • appsupport@commonapp.net • Resources available: commonapp.org/ready • Early Decision Agreement must be signed by: • Student • Parent • Counselor

8. Naviance • School’s website for submitting required documents and tracking progress • Transcripts • Letters of Recommendation • Secondary School Reports • Accounts • Student – manipulates data • Parent – views data • Counselor/Staff – views data and submits application documents

9. Read the home page frequently for important dates and information A number of useful handouts on the college application process may be posted in the document library. Links to helpful resources – including Method Test Prep

10. Use the template provided in the Resume link OR upload your own resume under the Journal link. Complete the student brag sheet and parent brag sheet (found in the same location when logged into the parent account).

11. Requesttranscripts or letters of recommendation • add colleges to the colleges I’m applying tolist • sign up for a college visit • conductcollege searches • researchscholarshipopportunities

12. Under the transcript link, the student will have two options for making a request: • request for college applications – for the transcript to be sent to a college, use this option • request for scholarships or athletics – to get a transcript for any other reason (even for a personal copy)

13. Common App users must complete the Common App Account Matching process in Naviance

14. To check the status of documents sent to the colleges electronically, click on the “view detailed status” link • Students must change “Unknown” to one of the following: • via Common App • directly to the institution

15. Answer these three questions when requesting a letter of recommendation.

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