Are You Completing a College Application Using The Common App?

If you are applying to colleges through the Common App, please check to see when your application is due.  A large majority of  colleges have a January 1st deadline.  Most schools that use the Common App require students to have a teacher recommendation.  ALL schools using the Common App will request a counselor recommendation. While YOU may work on your application over Winter break, your counselors and teachers will not.  If you have a January 1st deadline for any colleges, you should plan to give your teachers and counselors your completed brag sheet no later than December 1st. 

Don't panic, you still have two weeks before this deadline. However, now is the time to make this requirement a priority. Please remember your recommendation etiquette and speak to your counselor and teacher ahead of time and request a letter of recommendation.  If they agree, then share your brag sheet with them before December 1st.  If you need brag sheets, or teacher recommendation packets, please stop by the counseling office.