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The Common Applications and Credentials Evaluations

Students should make use of the common applications, which help save time and effort. A single common application enables access to different universities. Supplements to the common applications are required by some schools—make sure you understand the requirements and comply with them, within the deadline.

The Common App

Recognizing the repetitive, laborious process of applying to U.S. universities, a Common Application (informally, the “Common App”) has been devised to save time and effort in sending individual applications to different universities.

The questions on the Common App include factors such as the home life of the student, academic achievements, standardized test scores, ...

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