Common App adds 37 new campuses

As of its official announcement on Monday, the Common Application will now be accepted at 490 colleges and universities beginning with the 2012-2013 application season.

That total includes the 37 campuses that have been approved to join the Common Application family of schools that must adhere to stringent holistic review policies and that agree to treat the Common App, as it is more popularly known, as equally as they do their own institutional application (if still utilized).

The institutions most recently approved for Common App membership include:

• Alma College (Alma, MI)
• Anna Maria College (Paxton, MA)
• Blackburn College (Carlinville, IL)
• Calvin College (Grand Rapids, MI)
• College of St. Joseph (Rutland, VT)
• Concordia University Irvine (Irvine, CA)
• Dillard University (New Orleans, LA)
• Elms College (Chicopee, MA)
• Emory & Henry College (Emory, VA)
• Grove City College (Grove City, PA)
• Hult International Business School (Boston, Dubai, London, San Francisco, Shanghai) 
• Keele University (Newcastle, Staffordshire UK)
• Keuka College (Keuka Park, NY)
• Lincoln University (Lincoln University, PA)
• Lyon College (Batesville, AR)
• Manchester College (North Manchester, IN)
• Marymount University (Arlington, VA)
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (North Adams, MA)
• Mercer University (Chamblee, GA)
• Molloy College (Rockville Centre, NY)
• The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
• Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI)
• Richmond The American International University in London (Surrey, England)
• Roanoke College (Salem, VA)
• Rowan University (Glassboro, NJ)
• Saint Joseph College (West Hartford, CT)
• Simpson College (Indianola, IN)
• Soka University of America (Aliso Viejo, CA)
• St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, FL)
• Tennessee Wesleyan College (Athens, TN)
• The University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)
• University of Illinois at Chicago (Chicago, IL)
• University of Stirling (Stirling, Scotland UK)
• Virginia Intermont College (Bristol, VA)
• Warren Wilson College (Asheville, NC)
• Woodbury University (San Diego, CA)
• Yale NUS College (Singapore)

The 2012-2013 Common App will be available beginning August 1. Until that date, Class of 2013 college-bound students may click here to preview the application and to become familiar with its components.  

Free practice test opportunity for June ACT

Once again, College Nannies & Tutors Kansas City is providing a special offering to college-bound students, namely a free practice ACT in advance of the June examination. The practice session will be timed and scored exactly like the true testing situation and the results will be shared with participants to assist in their continued test preparation.

Anytime high school juniors can gain experience with the ACT's content and timing, they are better able to discover testing strengths and to pinpoint weaker areas that might need additional attention before the official testing date. Take advantage!

The practice test, offered at no charge, will take place on Saturday, April 28 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the College Nannies + Tutors location in the Kansas City Northland, in the northwest corner of Zona Rosa (7400 NW 87th Terrace). 

The deadline to register for the June 9 ACT is May 4. Space is limited; advance registration is required. To participate, contact Luke Hesler, Tutor Coordinator, at (816) 256-5907 or via email.

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