Six Colleges Join Universal College App

Applications, College admission, College counseling, College Zapps, Common Application

I learned today that the Universal College Application now has over 60 institutions that accept its online application. This is a good start, and builds upon momentum that I wrote about a while back. I’m glad that the Common Application’s monopoly on online submissions may be ending. And further developments from CollegeZapps may render both organizations obsolete before too long.
Here are the newest members of the Universal College Application:

Arcadia University
Gonzaga University
Harcum College – 2 year institution
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
University of Miami (FL)
University of Pennsylvania

For a current list of all members, please go to www.universalcollegeapp.com and click on the “College Info” link.

Jared Hobson

Jared serves as President of Great College Advice, where he sets strategic direction for the firm as well as being involved in sales & marketing and college consulting. Jared has an MBA from Cornell University, where he served on its Student Admissions Committee. His consulting philosophy emphasizes personalized attention to help identify the right college fit for each student.

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