2017 Common Application

When will the 2017 Common Application go live? August 1, 2017. The 2017 Common Application will unveil at the beginning of August, with a refresh beginning on July 24th. So don’t be concerned between those two dates if you can’t access the Common Application since it will be offline, undergoing … 

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No Changes to the Common Application

There will be no changes to the Common Application essay prompts for the 2014-2015 admissions cycle, as announced recently by the Common Application. As stated in the Common Application’s press release, After a positive response from Common Application member colleges and school counselors, The Common Application will retain the current set … 

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Changes to the Common App

High school guidance counselors, college admissions counselors, private college counselors, parents, college applicants, and old people who just read this college admissions blog (that’s a reference to Conan O’Brien’s joke about old people who just go to graduation ceremonies, FYI), it’s time to have your voice heard to the Board … 

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Common Application Changes

There will be some Common Application changes next year, it was announced by representatives of The Common Application at the NACAC conference in Denver, Colorado. NACAC is the National Association for College Admission Counseling, an organization to which the Founder of Ivy Coach is a member. The changes to The … 

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