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THE EDUCATION SECTION

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Presenter notes


• 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?

4© 2015 The Common Application

• 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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THE EDUCATION SECTION


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Sign in to your account

Pro-tip: Bookmarkapply.commonapp.org


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Navigate to the Common App tab


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Education Section overviewThe Education section includes:• Current School• Past Schools (if

applicable)• Work with Community

Based Organizations• Education Progress• Courses taken at

Colleges & Universities• Grades & Grading Scale• Current Year Courses• Honors Received• Plans for the Future


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Current or Most Recent School

Pro-tip: This is the school that you currently or most recently

attended.


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Adding your school

Pro-tip: If you can’t find your school by name, try searching on your CEEB Code

before selecting “School not found.”


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Adding other schools attended

Where do you want to receive

your college mail?

Save and move

between sections by

clicking CONTINUE


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Community-Based Organizations

Email address defaults to the

one you provided

at registrati

on.

Pro-tip: Community-Based Organizations

are non-profit counseling groups that offer students

free assistance with the admission and

financial aid application processes.


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Education InterruptionText box appears

when you

select an option

Pro-tip: This is where you should report school changes or

gap years.


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Colleges & UniversitiesIf you have colleges to

report, you’ll be prompted for more

information


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Grades

Pro-tip: Ask your counselor for an

unofficial copy of your transcript for this part

of the application.

Self-reported grades can

help colleges get a head start on reviewing

an application


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Current/Most Recent CoursesReport up to 7 course

s

Select Semeste

r or Trimeste

r

Pro-tip: Make your course title clear for someone who does not attend your high

school.


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Honors

Add up to 5

honors

Pro-tip: This section is asking for academic

distinctions, not honors level courses.


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Future PlansYour

options include

“Other” & “Undecide

d”


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