The Common Application has long been used primarily by teenagers planning to enroll in college full time right after high school. But soon the online platform will evolve, its leaders say, to better serve the majority of undergraduates who take different paths.
On Tuesday the Common Application announced plans for a new transfer application, scheduled to debut next year. At the organization’s annual summit of members, Jenny Rickard, its president and chief executive, said the revamped application would help "a very important but underrecognized group of learners … by actually acknowledging their diverse backgrounds and experiences." That group includes veterans, adults returning to complete a degree or certificate, and students transferring from a community college.
Read more at The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://www.chronicle.com/article/Common-Application-Says-New/240035