College Planning Tutorial: Application Forms

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College Application Forms

Once you have narrowed your list to your top colleges, the next big decision is which application to use.

Many colleges -- at least about 400+ of them -- allow applicants to make a choice of completing the school's application or the Common Application.

Admissions folks at colleges that utilize the common application make no distinction between applicants that complete the school's application and those that use the Common Application.

The Common Application is managed by the non-profit Common Application organization, and students can apply online or use the print version -- allowing you to spend less time on the busywork of completing multiple admission application forms, and more time on other elements of college-planning. Note that for many schools, you may have to submit supplemental materials in addition to the common application.

Thus, it really comes down to your preferences for those schools that accept both application methods.

Need help with any of the terms described on this page? If so, find the answers in our High School College-Bound and College Planning Glossary.

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College Planning Tutorial: Empowering College-Bound Students

College Application Forms

Once you have narrowed your list to your top colleges, the next big decision is which application to use.

Have you checked out the rest of the great free career and job-related tutorials offered on Quintessential Careers?

Maximize your career and job-search knowledge and skills! Take advantage of The Quintessential Careers Content Index, which enables site visitors to locate articles, tutorials, quizzes, and worksheets in 35 career, college, job-search topic areas.

College Planning Tutorial:
Empowering College-Bound Students