Common App

[Meriwether]

I've kind of had my head in the sand recently between Covid19 making nothing seem real and an issue with my niece, I've kind of lost Sept.

If my daughter only applies to 2-3 schools, do we have to do the Common App or can we just send whatever the schools want directly to them?

[RootAnn]

If they have their own App, you/she can just do those.

[Arch at Home]

Your DD only needs to submit the school's application. If she is applying to multiple schools, it might be easier to fill out the Common App because almost all of the info she will only need to fill out once.

[Guest]

We've been about half and half between schools that took/wanted the common app (sometimes with supplements) and those that want their own app. In general, their own app schools have had shorter, less annoying apps than the common app-if they want essays, long lists of activities, and multiple recommenders, they seem to go for the common app. It is definitely easier to add schools later on the common app because you have everything already submitted

[EKS]

It depends on the school. Some schools will have their own application you can submit. But some require you to use the common app.