The Common Application is a standard college admissions application form accepted by more than 400 colleges that are members of the Common Application Association.

A standard application form that is accepted by more than 450 member colleges and universities for admissions. Students can complete the form online or in print and submit copies to any of the participating colleges, rather than filling out individual forms for each school. However, international students will typically need to submit additional ap [..]

Students who would like to streamline their application process to multiple schools may choose to explore the Common Application. They can go to www.commonapp.org

A general application form accepted by approximately 350 selective colleges and universities. These institutions agree to give the same preference to students whether they apply using the Common Application or the institution’s own application. Students who use the Common Application complete the form once and send photocopies or submit the online [..]

A standard application form accepted by almost 400 colleges. A student completes one application form and submits it online or mails duplicates to subscriber colleges. Many colleges require individual application supplements. The website is www.commonapp.org

An undergraduate admission application used to apply to any of 625 member colleges and universities. Its mission is to encourage the use of “holistic admission.”

A standard application form accepted by approximately 400 colleges in lieu of their own form. Available in high school guidance offices and online. Go to www.commonapp.org

A universal application accepted by over 100 private colleges in lieu of their own applications. An applicant fills out one Common Application and then may mail photocopies to any of the colleges which subscribe to the service.