each year, over 860,000 high school students from across the world use the common application to start their college journey...

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1 each year, over 860,000 high school students from across the world use the common application to start their college journey... 1

2 Navigating The Common Application Jeannine Lalonde Senior Associate Dean University of Tania Rachkoskie Director of Outreach The 2

3 Agenda Who is the Common App? What is the Common App? How is the Common App Used? Support 3

4 History of Access Forty years ago, fifteen forward-thinking colleges and universities created a shared application to promote access and to reduce friction in the college admission process. access + equity + integrity 4

5 History of Access Members Year One Members 1 st Gen CA Online Members Floppy Disk Members 2 nd Gen CA Online 5

6 History of Access Members 3 rd Gen CA Online Members International Members Join Members Recommendatio n System Members 4 th Gen CA Online 6

7 History of Access Members Physical Office Established Members Largest New Member Class 7

8 Fit and Match colleges and universities 47 states & D.C., 10 countries Diverse set of colleges and universities 80 + public institutions 8

9 New Colleges & Universities 60+ New Colleges & Universities 18 Domestic Publics 3 HBCU s 10 #commonapp Complete blog.commonapp.org 9

10 Statistics 3.7M+ applications 864,000+ unique applicants 14.5M + recommendations 26,000+ high school CEEBs 917,000+ fee waivers 10

11 Statistics First Year 3,533,718 Transfer 187, ,276 Unique Applicants 54% 46% COUNTRY OF HOME ADDRESS 90.5% Domestic; 9.5% International PARENTAL EDUCATION 32.3% First Generation SCHOOL AFFILIATION 74% Public; 10% Independent; 13% Religious; 2% Charter; <1%Homeschool 11

12 Race & Ethnicity Are you Hispanic or Latino? Yes 14.4% No 85.6% 12

13 Race & Ethnicity Are you Hispanic or Latino? Yes 14.4% No 85.6% 13

14 Living Our Mission White House Summit on College Opportunity Webinars with NACAC (National Association for College Admission Counseling) and College Board E-Learning Modules for NCAN (National College Access Network) Presentations at NPEA (National Partnership for Educational Access), ASCA (American School Counselor Association), NACAC, Regional ACACs (Association for College Admission Counseling) New training and educational resources (stay tuned ) 14

15 Gathering Feedback Suggestions from Members Counselor Focus Groups Surveys of Applicants and Recommenders Student Focus Groups Applications Advisory Committee and 15

16 Gathering Feedback Outreach Advisory Committee 6 public school counselors 4 independent school counselors 4 CBO counselors 1 independent educational consultant 16

17 Gathering Feedback 17

18 Agenda Who is the Common App? What is the Common App? How is the Common App Used? Support 18

19 WHAT IS THE COMMON APP? 19

20 WHAT IS THE COMMON APP? A tool to apply to college A tool to teach how to apply to college A tool to prepare students to apply to college 20

21 Agenda Who is the Common App? What is the Common App? How is the Common App Used? Support 21

22 Applicant Experience 22

23 Topics we will cover Navigation and Management Common Questions College Specific Questions Writing Opportunities App Fees Recommendation Management 23

24 A new look for commonapp.org 24

25 Account Creation & Login Screen New Applicant Account Creation Expert Tip: Create a sample student account using a non-school address. 25

26 Address & Password Expert Tip: Use a frequently checked address Expert Tip: Password 8 to 16 characters, capital, number, and special character 26

27 Final Step Expert Tip: You can tell us you are a counselor. Applicants can create a 1 st Year or Transfer Account 27

28 School Lookup * must be completed before applicants are able to complete the FERPA Release Authorization or invite recommenders. The HS entered in the Education screen determines if recommendations will be submitted via Common App or Naviance. 28

29 Search for HS by CEEB 29

30 CEEB code drives path A student attending a High School that uses the Common App to submit forms will invite all recommenders in his/her Common App account. 30

31 Naviance edocs school Student view A student attending a High School that uses Naviance edocs to submit forms will invite all recommenders in his/her Naviance account. 31

32 FERPA Release Authorization New this year, students can change their FERPA selection prior to recs being submitted The FERPA Release Authorization must be completed before applicants are able to invite Recommenders. 32

33 Applicant Print Preview Matthew 33

34 Essay Requirement Changes 34

35 Submission Screen 35

36 Essay Requirement Summary Colleges can choose to require or not require a personal essay Applicants always have the option to submit an essay if they wish to do so If an essay is required for a particular college, that requirement will be enforced during the submission process Individual college essay requirements will be reflected in multiple places within the application Like all other parts of the application, the essay will remain editable for all applicants, at any time 36

37 Writing Requirements Writing requirements will be clearly conveyed to students 37

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39 Additional Updates Explanations for education interruption, disciplinary situation, or criminal history will be collected as independent explanations Language referring to GED changed to High School Equivalency Applicants can add up to 15 AP courses/scores (an increase from 10) Looking forward: Reimagining the transfer application 39

40 Applicant Best Practices Use frequently checked address Gather: o Test scores o Parent information (education, occupation, etc.) o Activities details CEEB code drives Recommendation experience 40

41 Applicant Best Practices Pay attention to Writing Requirements Contact counselors/teachers early on Explore financial needs 41

42 NAVIANCE EDOCS. AN OVERVIEW. 42

43 Naviance edocs Overview A student attending a High School that uses Naviance edocs to submit forms will invite all recommenders in his/her account. 43

44 Naviance edocs Overview Applicants must request a letter of recommendation from each recommender individually. 44

45 Naviance edocs Overview Transcript requests can be viewed by school staff. 45

46 Naviance edocs Overview Counselors can manage the forms that need to be submitted via edocs. 46

47 Naviance edocs Overview School counselors then proceed to submit forms to the colleges where the student is applying. 47

48 Naviance edocs Overview Once forms have been submitted, counselors can confirm the submission status of all electronic documents for this student. 48

49 Recommender Experience Opting in/out of Online System Understanding College Specific Requirements Managing your Students Completing Forms Submission Workflow 49

50 Recommender Login Expert Tip: Your Common App account from will work this year! Students should use the same address as last year. 50

51 New Form Counselor Rec Counselor Recommendation will be a separate submission from the School Report 51

52 Counselor Recommendation (CR) Counselors can indicate they will not submit an evaluation for the student on the CR form Current opt out choices will be replaced by an optional text field counselors can use to provide context 52

53 Submission Workflow 53

54 MEMBER EXPERIENCE 54

55 Activities Student View: Activities 55

56 Activities Member View 56

57 Essay Prompts Small wording changes to existing prompts Removal of the place prompt Addition of a new prompt Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution. 57

58 More space to write Opens full screen text entry box for students to compose response, if desired 58

59 Essay Writing Tips 59

60 Tips for Counselor Rec Letter 60

61 Agenda Who is the Common App? What is the Common App? How is the Common App Used? Support 61

62 Support Common Application Solutions Center 24/7/365 Applicant Help o based direct support o Applicant Chat Recommender Help o based direct support o Recommender Chat (Common App Rec only) o Schedule-a-Call 62

63 Support Common Application Solutions Center Training and educational reference guides Live and recorded training videos Robust knowledgebase for your FAQs You re not alone! 63

64 Connect with Common App /CommonAppMedi a 64

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