Starting July 1, USC will accept the Common Application. And with that move, Georgetown becomes the last holdout among traditional national universities in embracing a universal college application.
Admission deans have been tracking the gradual migration of top universities to the Common App, a single form that greatly eases the chore of applying to multiple colleges.
The Common App saves students time. Colleges that switch to the generic application can expect a 10- to 20-percent bump in applications. Prestigious colleges that once looked down on the form have come to embrace it as part of a competitive admissions strategy.
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