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The Common Application is an undergraduate college admission application that students can use to apply to more than a thousand member colleges and universities in the USA. In recent years, some universities in Canada, China, Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Spain and the UK have also become members.

For ISF students, the Common Application for first-year admission is an online application used for the majority of US universities, which, following completion, is submitted to all the colleges and universities of the student’s choosing, with the same information going to the different institutions. The colleges and universities do not know all the choices the student has made.

Once submitted to an institution, the application cannot be changed for that college or university. If a student wishes to correct an error or provide new or additional information, s/he must contact the college/university directly.

In addition to completing the personal and family information sections, the Common Application allows the student to submit and track other components of their application including supplemental essays, application fees, recommendation letters, and school forms. The student’s assigned UGC Counselor is responsible for forwarding the last two components to the chosen universities using Unifrog, a system which is fully integrated with the Common Application.

Although the Common Application permits students to self-report their MYP and IB scores, standardized SAT and ACT test scores and other test scores such as the IELTS or TOEFL, most colleges and universities would still require an official academic transcript from The ISF Academy.

In recent times, more US colleges and universities have offered students the choice of applying using the Common Application or the Coalition Application, another undergraduate college admission application.

Where there is a choice, the ISF student is recommended to choose the Common Application for its relatively easier-to-use format.