每年的8月1号，对于美本申请的同学们意义重大的日子：轰轰烈烈的申请季战役将打响。昨日，2021-2022的Common App入口，迎来了正式开放。
Common App是美国本科申请三大网申系统之一，也是目前美国大学申请使用人数最多的系统之一，每年超过100万学生通过该系统在线申请大学。
网站链接：https://www.commonapp.org/apply
CA通用申请系统的最大特点是，申请人只需填写一份申请表，包括标化成绩、文书、背景活动以及推荐信等，就可以用它来申请多所大学，可以有效节省申请大学的时间。
新申请季Common App 五大新变化
1.现已新增64所高校接受该应用程序；
2.修改性别选项以更好地代表申请人；
3.更改公民身份问题以减少访问障碍；
4.新增个人陈述提示;
5.COVID-19相关选填题部分持续保留
64所学校新加入系统
今年，共有64所高校新加入Common App系统。
所有伊利诺伊州公立大学都将使用 Common App，伊利诺伊州成为美国个要求其公立四年制大学使用 Common App 的州。
伊利诺伊州立大学招生主任 Jeff Mavros 说道：“允许学生使用 Common App 进行申请将使伊利诺伊州、中西部和全国范围内的学生更容易接触到大学。”
其他Common App 新成员学校包括：
詹姆斯麦迪逊大学，弗吉尼亚州雪兰多谷的一所公立大学；
普瑞特艺术学院，位于布鲁克林区；
波特兰州立大学，位于俄勒冈州的4年制公立学校；
阿拉巴马大学，阿拉巴马州历史最悠久、规模最大的公立大学……
Common App新学校的完整列表，已经在2021年8月1日，Common App开放时发布。
按名称、地区或州查看新成员学校列表，以及所有921 Common App 成员学院的完整列表。
如有需要完整列表可以在官网查看
https://www.commonapp.org/blog/common-app-welcomes-over-60-new-colleges-and-universities-2021-2022-application-season~
此前，Common App官方宣布2021-2022申请季部分板块会做出调整。比如：
1、主文书第4题有改动，变成“Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?”
其他6道题目没有变化，并且“额外信息”部分仍然保留COVID-19的备选问题“分享疫情对你个人和学术的影响”。
①、Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
②、The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
③、Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
⑤、Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
⑥、Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
⑦、Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you‘ve already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.
2、另外，为了适应越来越多样化的学生，减少偏见或歧视，Common App决定修改部分个人信息问题。
比如：公民身份的选项中，“Other (non-US)” 替换成 International students 和 Undocumented/DACA students 两个选项。
删除父母和兄弟姐妹相关问题，父母的职业、学历、就业情况相关问题设置为Optional。
性别描述部分，用词从 “sex” 改成 “legal sex”。
Common App填写指南
以学生身份注册
填写信息
注册账户填写基本的信息，如姓名、出生日期、地址、电话、邮箱等等。
邮箱就是用户名，Common App也会不定期的给你发一些提醒和更新。
在系统中，你会看到所有的信息集中在一起，一次性就能填写完成。
首先就是注册邮箱、密码，需要注意的是：
1. 不使用奇怪的邮箱名称/地址，美高学生建议Gmail，国内学生建议163邮箱
2. CA对密码有比较严格的要求，密码不符合要求无法进行到下一步，详细要求如下：
10-32位长度
至少一个大写字母
至少一个小写字母
至少一个数字
至少一个特殊符号! @ # $ % ^ & *
无空格键
随后我们填写姓名、性别、住址、生日、入学信息等，完成注册。
添加大学名单
通过名字搜索大学，点击左边【+】号就能添加大学。
让我们任性地填一个哈佛大学试下。
选择完一所学校之后，可以继续添加其他学校，或者点击学校名称/点击右侧的按钮/在My Colleges中查看已添加的学校信息。
新版的Common系统中，学校搜索更加方便，学校信息介绍也会更加全面，让申请方便了不少。
附Common App大学清单：
1综合大学
Princeton University
Harvard University
Columbia University
Yale University
Stanford University
University of Chicago
University of Pennsylvania
California Institute of Technology
Johns Hopkins
Northwestern University
Duke University
Dartmouth College
Brown University
Vanderbilt University
Rice University
Washington University in St. Louis
Cornell University
University of Notre Dame
Emory University
University of Michigan system
University of Southern California
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Virginia
University of North Carolina system
Wake Forest University
New York University
Tufts University
University of Florida
University of Rochester
Boston College
Georgia Institute of Technology
College of William & Mary
Tulane University
Boston University
Brandeis University
Case Western Reserve University
University of Wisconsin system
University of Georgia
University of Illinois system
Lehigh University
Northeastern University
Pepperdine University
University of Miami
The Ohio State University
Purdue University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Santa Clara University
Villanova University
Florida State University
Syracuse University
University of Maryland
University of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania State University
University of Connecticut
Fordham University
George Washington University
Loyola Marymount University
Southern Methodist University
University of Massachusetts–Amherst
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Clemson University
Virginia Tech
American University
Baylor University
Indiana University—Bloomington
Michigan State University
Stevens Institute of Technology
Texas Christian University
University of Denver
Binghamton University—SUNY
Stony Brook University—SUNY
University at Buffalo—SUNY
University of Iowa
University of San Diego
University of Arizona
University of Delaware
University of Utah
2文理学院
Williams College
Amherst College
Swarthmore College
Pomona College
Wellesley College
Bowdoin College
Claremont McKenna College
Carleton College
Hamilton College
Middlebury College
Washington and Lee University
Grinnell College
Vassar College
Colby College
Davidson College
Haverford College
Smith College
Colgate University
Wesleyan University
Barnard College
Bates College
University of Richmond
Colorado College
Harvey Mudd College
Macalester College
Bryn Mawr College
Kenyon College
Scripps College
Soka University of America
Bucknell University
Mount Holyoke College
College of the Holy Cross
Oberlin College
Pitzer College
Skidmore College
Lafayette College
Occidental College
Franklin and Marshall College
Denison University
Trinity College
Union College
DePauw University
Dickinson College
Whitman College
Connecticut College
Centre College
Furman University
Bard College
Gettysburg College
Hillsdale College
Rhodes College
Spelman College
St. Lawrence University
Wabash College
Agnes Scott College
Wheaton College
Lawrence University
Reed College
Sarah Lawrence College
St. John’s College (MD)
Kalamazoo College
College of Wooster
Wofford College
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Knox College
Muhlenberg College
Willamette University
Bennington College
Cornell College
Lewis & Clark College
St. John‘s College (NM)
Allegheny College
Beloit College
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Earlham College
Juniata College
Lake Forest College
New College of Florida
Transylvania University
University of Puget Sound
Wheaton College (MA)
Ohio Wesleyan University
Principia College
Saint Mary‘s College (IN)
Washington College
