3 Powerful Strategies to Finding the Right University
Finding the right college is one of the most important and complicated decisions students can make in high school. The course of their academic and professional career can vary wildly depending on the university they choose to attend. On top of the weight of that decision, weighing the options can also be a challenge in […]
A Step-by-Step Guide to the Common Application for Applying to College
A Step-by-Step Guide to the Common Application You’re an excited high school senior ready to embark on the scary but thrilling journey of college applications, and then you encounter something known as the Common Application. As daunting as all of the sections of the Common App might seem, if done right, it can help ease the process. The Common […]
Common App Guides: Resources to Guide You Through the Different Sections
Common App Guides: Resources to Guide You Through the Different Sections Regardless of where you’re applying to college, chances are you will have to use the Common App. The application system might feel a little tricky with all of the sections you have to navigate. Alongside our complete step-by-step guide to the Common Application, InGenius […]
College Application Systems 2021-2022: List of Member Schools
College Application Systems 2021-2022: List of Member Schools Across the Platforms As the college application journey begins, you have heard the terms “Common Application” or “Coalition Application” as ways of applying to different schools. In case you’re unfamiliar with exactly how these college application systems function, these portals serve as centralized locations to send your components to […]
Common App Mistakes: Errors to Avoid in Your Application
Common App Mistakes: Errors to Avoid in Your Application If you’ve embarked on the scary but exciting journey of applying to college, you’ve probably heard of the Common Application. If you don’t know, the Common App is an application system that eases your workload by sending your information to most (if not all!) of the […]
How to Use the Common App COVID-19 Question
How to Use the Common App COVID-19 Question More so than any other time in recent memory, students applying to college this upcoming fall have been impacted significantly due to the Coronavirus outbreak — from the transition to online classes, to disrupted summer plans, and standardized test cancelations. And no matter where you’re applying, at […]
The Common App vs. The Coalition Application: Key Similarities and Differences
The Common App vs. The Coalition Application: Key Similarities and Differences Along with the corresponding increases in total application numbers and applications submitted per student, there comes an increase in application-oriented anxiety. The sheer coordination of competing logistics — different essays, different testing requirements, different deadlines, different forms — can feel dizzying. It’s no surprise […]
How I Read Each Section When Evaluating a College Application
How I Read a College Application, Exactly I loved reading college applications at Dartmouth! Each one was like a riddle where I would try to fit the pieces of information together and form a complete image of an applicant in my mind. Every hopeful student wonders what happens to their college application behind the closed […]
Categorizing Your Extracurricular Activities for College Applications
Categorizing Your Extracurricular Activities for College Applications Too many applicants rush through their Common App activities list. A slap-dash mention of how you’ve spent your time for the last four years is not going to get you into your dream colleges. Everything about your extracurricular activities for college applications matters: the titles, the descriptions, the […]
Additional Information on the Common App: 5 Do’s and Don’ts
Spewing TMI (too much information!) on your application might seem innocuous, but exceeding limits can actually be quite detrimental to your candidacy. When I was applying to college, I presumptuously believed that admissions officers were exaggerating when they implored visiting students to follow the word limits precisely and not send unsolicited additional information. Turns out, […]