The Common App is the way students apply to most colleges and universities.

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College Students Share Common App Tips, Tactics

College application season is always a busy time for high school students. Every school has its own specific set of application requirements, and every student has a different set of outside responsibilities. Balancing them all can be tough.

Luckily, The Common Application exists to help ease some of this stress, allowing students to use a standard application for most U.S. colleges and universities.

But even with something simple, confusion can arise. Since high school juniors and seniors likely aren’t familiar with The Common App prior to application season, here are tips on what to expect.