聽CHICAGO (April 18, 2016) 鈥� Students applying to 黑料吃瓜 for Spring 2017 or later will now have the ability to do so through the , an online system used by nearly 700 colleges and universities in the United States and around the world to manage the college admission process.
According to Genaro Balcazar, vice president of enrollment management and marketing, 鈥淔or 黑料吃瓜, becoming a member of the Common Application is about making the college application process a little more manageable for students. North Park and the Common Application share a joint goal of promoting college access by reducing barriers in the college application process.鈥�
The Common Application is a nonprofit member organization that seeks to advance 鈥渁ccess, equity, and integrity in the college admission process.鈥� Over 900,000 students use the Common Application online system annually to submit more than four million applications.
鈥淥ur partnership will help alleviate some of the complexity of having to complete multiple admission applications, and puts us alongside many of our peers in the industry,鈥� added Balcazar.
鈥淓ach of our new members comes to the Common Application with a unique mission and distinctive qualities that attract a broad range of bright and talented students,” said Common Application senior director Scott Anderson. “We are excited to welcome innovative institutions that all share our commitment to advancing college access.”
Interested students can聽. Common Applications for the 2017鈥�2018 academic year will to 2018鈥�2019 and beyond. The answers for any of the questions that appear in the six sections of the 鈥淐ommon App鈥� tab (Profile, Family, Education, Testing, Activities, and Writing) will be preserved. High school counselors can use , a flexible advising tool, to introduce students and families to the college preparation and application processes whenever is best for individual needs.
Students can still choose to submit their application . For more information about how to apply to 黑料吃瓜, please contact admissions@northpark.edu.
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