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SEARCHING FOR &ADDING COLLEGES

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Presenter notes

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• A comprehensive training resource• Ready-to-present slide decks• Introduction to the Common Application• Getting Started• Searching and Adding Colleges• Explanations of the following sections:

Profile, Family, Education, Testing, Activities, Writing

• Payment and Submission

What is Common App Ready?

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• Schedule a workshop for your students, parents, colleagues, or anyone else who would benefit from learning about the Common Application

• Organize your workshop(s) around your needs by presenting the slides all at once or in multiple sessions

• Use the accompanying guide (also recorded in the footer notes of each slide) as your script

• Direct participants to our training videos for more information: appsupport.commonapp.org

How to use Common App Ready

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Please begin your presentation with the next

slide.

Now YOU are Common App Ready

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SEARCHING FOR &ADDING COLLEGES

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Sign in to your account

Pro-tip: Bookmarkapply.commonapp.org

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Navigate to the College Search tab

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Select criteria to search

Use one or more criteria

to search

Click Search

to begin the

process

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Review Result List…

Check box to add a

college to your

list

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…then click Add…

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…and success!

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Click on Dashboard to view

My Colleges

list

Pro-tip: Click on Result List to add additional colleges from search.

Return to Dashboard

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Navigate to My Colleges

Pro-tip: Each college has a

page that presents

deadlines, requirements, and college-

specific questions.

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Application Requirements

Pro-tip: Looking for a complete list of colleges

and requirements? Click here.

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Common App Member List

Pro-tip: Download a PDF of the Application

Requirements Grid

Click here for

PDF

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Applicant Solutions Center

Help when you need it, where

you need it

FAQsVideosChatEmail

24/7Every day

of the year

appsupport.commonapp.org

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