I am currently a high school junior (class of 2016). I am planning on starting my applications to college this summer. Am I supposed to use the 2015-2016 applications or the 2016-2017 applications?
Im also a high school junior in your same situation. From what I understand, when colleges release applications for us (normally July and August) we use the application that is for Fall 2016, which is when we would start.
Well, obviously you can’t start college before you graduate (presumably in 2016). So you would apply for the Fall 2016 term. It’s pretty early to be worrying about this though. A few colleges open applications in July, but the vast majority wait until August.
You can start working on your essay for the Common App now even though it doesn’t open until August 1st. It might also be useful to gather as much as information as needed to properly fill out the app so it’ll be a breeze when it comes time to actually apply. Then you can watch your friends suffer from being unprepared while you sit back and wait for decisions!
@minohi I think waiting for decisions was more stressful than actually submitting apps for me lol. I submitted everything by early December and waiting was so annoying.
thanks everyone!
I wouldn’t even bother filling out the commonapp until august. You can type the essay in a word document or something, but the actual app gets wiped at the end of july.