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Common App and Recommendations

 

 

The Common Application (often called the Common App) is an online college application platform used by more than 1,000 colleges and universities in the U.S. and around the world. Instead of filling out separate applications for each school, students can complete one application and send it to multiple colleges.

Through the Common App, students can:

  • Enter personal and academic information just once and share it with many schools.

  • Request transcripts and recommendation letters from teachers and counselors.

  • Track application requirements and deadlines for each college.

  • Write and submit one main personal essay (with some colleges requiring additional short essays).

Using the Common App helps streamline the college application process and keeps everything organized in one place. Students can create an account at www.commonapp.org to get started.

Recommendations

Students needing a counselor's recommendations must fill out a Senior Resume. The Senior Resume can be located here!

Students seeking a teacher recommendation can request them directly through the Common App. Students should always ask their teacher if they can be used for a recommendation before doing it.

Students looking to get someone outside of Craven County Schools to write them a recommendation need to go through Common App under "Other Recommendations."