Common App 101

The Common Application (better known as Common App) went live for the Class of 2023 yesterday.  Why does that matter?  Because for seniors, it means it is time to start applying to college!  Common App is a website that many colleges use to allow students to fill out one application that will then be sent to multiple colleges.  If you are applying to 4-year schools it is worth your time to explore Common App and see if the colleges you are considering use it.

Because the vast majority of our students will apply using Common App we have learned a lot of the common questions students have when filling out their application and frequent errors you will want to be sure to avoid.  To help share that information with our students, the counselors will be hosting 2 Common App 101 workshops so that you can pick the date/ time that best meets your schedule.

The workshops will be held on Thursday, August 11th at 11:00am and on Monday, August 15th at 1:00pm. Both sessions will take place in Room 207 and students will need to bring your Chromebook or laptop with you because you will be working on your actual application during our time together.

We are asking all seniors to sign up for the session that you want to attend using the email that was sent to your wscloud account yesterday so that we know how many people to anticipate each session.  I am hopeful that ALL of my seniors who plan on applying to college will be at one of the workshops.  It will truly help you get a huge jumpstart on your applications!