The Common Application Announces 49 New Members

Sally_Rubenstone · 06-17-2009, 02:55 PM

From the Common App HQ's today:

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We're pleased to announce the addition of 49 new members, by the far the largest new "class" in our history. Effective July 1, we'll have 392 members total, including a record-breaking 35 public institutions. The complete list of new members is as follows (with publics indicated with an asterisk):

1. Cabrini College (PA)
2. Cedar Crest College (PA)
3. College of New Rochelle (NY)
4. Columbia College Chicago (IL)
5. Daemen College (NY)
6. Dowling College (NY)
7. Drake University (IA)
8. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (MA)
9. Hope College (MI)
10. *Keene State College (NH)
11. King's College (PA)
12. Lake Erie College (OH)
13. Long Island University (NY)
14. Marymount Manhattan College (NY)
15. Maryville College (TN)
16. Maryville University (MO)
17. Menlo College (CA)
18. Mercyhurst College (PA)
19. Mount St. Mary's College (CA)
20. New York Institute of Technology
21. Newbury College (MA)
22. Niagara University (NY)
23. Ohio Northern University
24. Oklahoma City University
25. Pacific Lutheran University (WA)
26. Pepperdine University (CA)
27. Philadelphia University (PA)
28. *Plymouth State University (NH)
29. Polytechnic Institute of NYU
30. Ringling College of Art & Design (FL)
31. Rosemont College (PA)
32. St. Bonaventure University (NY)
33. St. Catherine University (MN)
34. St. Edward's University (TX)
35. Saint Francis University (PA)
36. Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
37. St. Thomas Aquinas College (NY)
38. Seattle Pacific University (WA)
39. Stevenson University (MD)
40. *SUNY Buffalo State College
41. *SUNY College at Brockport
42. *SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry
43. *SUNY Plattsburgh
44. *SUNY Purchase College
45. University of Great Falls (MT)
46. *University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
47. *University of Massachusetts Lowell
48. *University of Rhode Island
49. Virginia Wesleyan College

sd6 · 06-17-2009, 05:09 PM

sweet 10char

marie03 · 06-18-2009, 01:21 AM

YAY PEPPERDINE!!! That was the only school on my list not on the common app or UC app.

Coolbrezze · 06-18-2009, 01:34 AM

Good news, I never really thought much about trying common application, I'll take another look at the site.

Coolbrezze · 06-18-2009, 01:37 AM

Looks like all are mostly private universities

pierre0913 · 06-18-2009, 09:14 AM

haha yeah it should be "35 private universities"

Sally_Rubenstone · 06-18-2009, 09:25 AM

The fact that the Common App now has 35 public-college members (and that's overall and not on its new-member list) is actually a pretty big deal. Although founded in 1975, until the beginning of the current decade there were no public institutions on the Common App roster. One reason for this omission is that the Common App requires all participating institutions to use "holistic" means to evaluate candidates. In other words, colleges must evaluate applicants on the basis of both objective and subjective factors. They can't consider only grades and test scores and, instead, must require at least one essay and one teacher evaluation.

So the insistence on this holistic approach will automatically rule out the public institutions that do not assess their applicants holistically.

pierre0913 · 06-18-2009, 09:35 AM

true but with the exception of Rhode Island and SUNY-Purchase most of the public universities added this year to the common application are not very well known

Sally_Rubenstone · 06-18-2009, 09:47 AM

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with the exception of Rhode Island and SUNY-Purchase most of the public universities added this year to the common application are not very well known

Neither are many of this year's private colleges!

pierre0913 · 06-18-2009, 09:54 AM

Well the point I should have made is that overall, the list of public schools on the common app are not really among the top public universities in the country.

Sally_Rubenstone · 06-18-2009, 10:16 AM

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Well the point I should have made is that overall, the list of public schools on the common app are not really among the top public universities in the country.

There are a number of biggies on the list. See https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Members.aspx

You'll see some very selective public schools on this roster ... e.g., University of Virginia, College of William and Mary, SUNY Binghamton, Miami of Ohio, & New College of Florida.

Descartesz · 06-18-2009, 10:51 AM

I believe the Universal College App has more publics (and is intended to be usable by them, too) but it is currently shut down for annual maintenance, so I can't confirm.

Sally_Rubenstone · 06-18-2009, 10:56 AM

The Universal Application does not require that colleges practice holistic admission ... probably an intentional decision designed to outpace the Common App when it comes to public-college membership.

thenextbigthing · 06-23-2009, 02:16 PM

I thought about using the common app but I want a more personal application so I will use the school's application.

2-iron · 06-23-2009, 10:38 PM

So what top schools remain not on the CommonApp bandwagon?

Georgetown is the only private one I can think of.