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Common App Preview and Feedback: 2012-13 and Beyond Scott Anderson, Director of Outreach Beth Mahalak, Account Manager The Common Application 2012 ACAC Conference

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Todays Goals Association Overview 2011-12 Review 2012-13 Preview Your Questions and Feedback

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Association Overview Not-for-profit membership association founded in 1975 Mission: to promote holistic admission as a path to college access Free services for applicants and secondary schools Volunteer Board of Directors 9 chief enrollment officers 4 school counselors Two Advisory Committees Applications: primarily admission operations professionals Outreach: school and CBO counselors

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Membership Requirements Four-year degree granting institution Regional accreditation or CIS Membership NACAC member in good standing Commitment to associations non-discrimination statement Holistic admission process One academic recommendation Untimed writing sample

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2011-12 Statistics (Projected) Applications 660,000 unique applicants (+14%) 2.75 million applications (+16%) School Forms 18,600 high schools represented (+10%) 300,000 school officials will submit an online form (+26%) 8 million school forms (+47%)

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2011-12 Regional Statistics (Projected) 26,000 unique applicants will submit 96,000 applications 1100 counselors will submit 110,000 forms (SR, MR, ED, etc.) 9400 teachers will submit 125,000 evaluations

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2011-12 Demographics Sex 56% Female, 44% Male Ethnicity 52% White, 37% Students of Color, 11% No Response Country of Home Address 92% Domestic, 8% International Parental Education 68% At least one parent with a Bachelors, 32% First Generation School Affiliation 71% Public, 14% Independent, 14% Religious,