Hi everyone,
I’m a junior gearing up for college applications in the fall. Can anyone provide a list of good schools that don’t use the common application? Thanks!
Most top universities have joined in recent years. The top ones I can think of that have not yet joined are:
Georgetown University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pennsylvania State University-University Park
University of California-Berkeley
University of California-Los Angeles
University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
University of Texas-Austin
Why are you trying to avoid the common app? There are more important ways to arrange your list such as selectivity, majors, price, size of school, location, etc.
California UC’s have their own application which allows you to apply to all 9 campuses.
@AroundHere Perhaps the OP is trying to avoid the trap of the Common App bubble and looking for other options he/she may have overlooked.
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@anxiousenior1 Are people really using the Common App site as their college search engine? There are so many better choices out there that will return schools that use any application.
@AroundHere like what? What other search tools?
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Startclass.com
USNews
Princeton Review
Fiske Guide
Rugg’s Recommendations
College Navigator
College Scorecard
Debt by Degrees
U of Washington - Seattle (and their other campuses too)
Rutgers (all campuses)
CUNY (all campuses)
University of Pittsburgh
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Virginia Tech
University of Maryland
Many state schools dont. I know that the Univ of Alabama doesnt