Hello! I am a rising senior and I have started my college applications. When creating an account for both the CommonApp and Coalition, I noticed that some schools are only on Coalition but other schools (an example would be William and Mary) are on both sites. While I know some schools strictly use Coalition, but for those that are on both, which common application website do I use?
If one application covers all of your schools, use it. There’s no reason to complete two applications if you don’t need to - schools really don’t care.
My daughter completed the Common App for most colleges, but one college only accepted the Coalition. She much preferred the Common App. If I remember correctly, the Common App allowed for a 650-word personal statement while the Coalition allowed for a significantly shorter personal statement. Good luck with your applications!
Thank you! (After getting a feel for both of the platforms, I just want to say that I would agree with daughter-the commonapp is easier for me to navigate 