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THE FAMILY SECTION
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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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THE FAMILY 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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Family Section - Household
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Complete informatio
n about your
household
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Parent information
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Pro-tip: Colleges request a significant
amount of information about
your parents because they find
the context extremely valuable as they read your
application.
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Siblings
Pro-tip: More than 5 siblings? Add to
“Additional Information”
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