UVA, Notre Dame, UChicago join COMMON APP

Applying to College
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<p><a href="https://app.commonapp.org/CommonApp/news.aspx#298663%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://app.commonapp.org/CommonApp/news.aspx#298663&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>** The Common Application announces the admission of 23 new members.**
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We are pleased to announce the admission of 23 new members (8 of which are public institutions) to the Common Application membership association for next year. This brings the total membership to 339 (25 of which are public institutions) for the 2008-2009 academic year.*</p>

<p>Our new members:</p>

<pre><code>* Canisius College (NY)
* Culver-Stockton College (MO)
* Curry College (MA)
* Hamline University (MN)
* Hood College (MD)
* Illinois College (IL)
* Immaculata University (PA)
* Lees-McRae College (NC)
* Loyola Marymount University (CA)
* Lycoming College (PA)
* Lynn University (FL)
* St. Edwards University (TX)
* State University of New York, College of Oneonta (NY)
* Stony Brook University (NY)
* SUNY Cortland (NY)
* SUNY Fredonia (NY)
* SUNY New Paltz (NY)
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<p>** * University of Chicago (IL)**
* University of Massachusetts Boston (MA)
* University of Maine at Machias (ME)
*** University of Notre Dame (IN)
* University of Virginia (VA)**
* Wentworth Institute of Technology (MA)</p>

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<p>wasn't uchicago's app called the "uncommon application" this year? lol</p>

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<p>Yeah...They're still keeping the "uncommon" essays and such, just putting them in a supplement.</p>

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<p>Gee, thanks, Chicago. You do this one year after I suffer clicking through your unattractive Uncommon App. >_<</p>

<p>P.S. Love you!</p>

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<p>I am personally excited about LMU. One more school specific app that I don't have to fill out.</p>

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<p>Why couldn't stony brook have done it one year earlier? Mind you, it's not as if there app was horrible anyway.</p>

<p>The UChicago bit is hilarious though.</p>

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<p><em>bawls about uchicago</em> I HATE YOU, PRESIDENT ZIMMER.</p>

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<p>lucky lucky them.</p>

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<p>u of chic-freaking-cago?!</p>

<p>i'm in shock.</p>

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<p>Chicago really wants that USNWR ranking...</p>

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<p>Aw, I love UChicago's application system. : (</p>

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<p>UChicago is now using the "uncommon" supplement. This transition was out there for a while, though...I was there last summer and the admissions officer mentioned it quite explicitly.</p>