For the Class of 2021, both the Common Application and the Coalition application offer an extra space for students to talk about their experience during the COVID-19 spring, summer and fall through a specific COVID-19 essay prompt. Most non-Common App and Coalition colleges will give you space to talk about your COVID-19 experience as well. … Read more
As summer winds down and rising seniors turn their thoughts in earnest to their college applications, we thought we’d try to help with this step-by-step video walkthrough of the Common Application. With over 900 colleges accepting applications through this one platform, it’s likely that your rising senior will need to complete the Common App. … Read more
As adults, every now and then, we find ourselves presented with situations that require us to consider the ethical implications of our actions. Teenagers, looking to us to help them define right and wrong, take cues from the choices we make. The college admission process is fraught with examples of ethical issues, as well as … Read more
I hope this is not news to you, parents and students: You will not be allowed to read the letters of recommendation your teachers write for you. FERPA is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. It’s a law that gives you control over what pieces of your educational record high schools and colleges retain … Read more
This is your step-by-step, section-by-section guide to completing the Common App! Below you’ll find instructional videos that will guide you through each section of the third “tab” in the Common Application – which is the heart of the application itself. We hope these short videos will answer your questions about each section of the Common … Read more
As of today – August 1, 2016 – the Common Application, the UC application and the new Coalition for Access Application are open. While they are different in some ways and have different member colleges, these applications all give students the opportunity to share their interests and leadership through describing their extra-curricular activities, and to … Read more
Magellan College Counseling will host four workshops for rising seniors – students in the Class of 2017 – in August. Here’s the schedule: Saturday, August 20 – 10 am-1 pm: Essay workshop #1 [Woodland Hills] Sunday, August 21, 11 am-2 pm: Essay Workshop #2 [Century City] Saturday, August 27, 10 am-1 pm: Application Boot Camp … Read more
Magellan College Counseling will host five workshops for rising seniors – students in the Class of 2016 – in August. Here’s the schedule: Saturday, August 15 – 10 am-1 pm: Essay workshop #1 Saturday, August 22, 10 am-1 pm: Common Application Boot Camp Sunday, August 23, noon-3 pm: Essay Workshop #2 Saturday, August 29, 11 … Read more
In this post: links to #college applications that are not on the #CommonApp. Let's get those applications started! http://t.co/kNUiGIlZFZ — Magellan College Counseling (@EvelynMagellan) September 3, 2014 If you are applying to any number of private colleges across the United States, you are likely to have already started your Common Application account (if you haven’t, … Read more
So what is this “Common Application” everyone keeps talking about? Here’s a basic overview. The Common Application – or “Common App” as most everyone calls it – will open for the Class of 2015 on Friday, August 1 (link to login here). It’s an online application that allows students to apply to a broad number … Read more