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Milk and cookies. Copy and paste. Jay-Z and Beyoncé. And now, Collegewise and Reach Higher.  \nSince 1999, Collegewise has been America’s premier college counseling company—focused on helping students go through the college application process in a smart and sane way. Since 2014, Reach Higher, started by former First Lady Michelle Obama during her time at the White House, celebrates the importance of going to college by supporting school counselors and students. Now in 2018, Collegewise and Reach Higher have joined together like a nerdier version of the Avengers to bring both students and school counselors best practices to navigate the college application process, beginning with our 2018-19 edition of How to Make Your Common App a Lot Less Common.  \nStudents:  \nThis guide offers 60+ pages of guidance to help you craft your very best Common App. We’ve arranged it so that you can read the entire thing straight through or go directly to those sections where you have questions or need a little help. We think you’ll be amazed by what a difference even small—but smart—tweaks will make to your application.  \nSchool Counselors:  \nWhile there is a copyright below, we want you to share our guide with your colleagues and students. Some counselors print a copy for their office, others forward the download link to their students, and some add the link to their school’s newslettersand websites. All we ask is that the Collegewise/Reach Higher names stay on this guide, and that you neither change it nor charge for it.  \nA Message to Students and School Counselors  \n(continued)  \nWe are committed to sharing what we know about applying to college with students and counselors.  \nIf you would like more advice about and support with the path to college, we have free resources and fee-based services available. For starters, we each put out free email newsletters for school counselors, students, and parents. We don’t send out sales pitches—just great college planning advice. And if you change your mind about subscribing, one click is all it takes to opt out.  \nSign up here for Collegewise’s free email newsletter.  \nSign up here for Reach Higher’s free email newsletter.  \nCollegewise and Reach Higher are excited about our partnership. We’re even more excited about playing a small part in helping more students have wonderful and fruitful college experiences. And students, thanks for letting us be a part of your journey. Like mac and cheese, you and college just go together.  \nCheers,  \nArun Ponnusamy  \nChief Academic Officer, Collegewise  \nEric Waldo  \nExecutive Director, Reach Higher  \nTable of Contents  \n5. How to Use This Guide  \n6. Before You Start Your Common App  \n7. Creating an Account  \n10. Dashboard  \n11. College Search  \n12. My Colleges  \n13. Common App  \n13. Profile  \n18. Family  \n21. Education  \n29. Testing  \n33. Activities  \n37. Writing  \n43. Disciplinary History  \n46. Additional Information  \n50. My Colleges (School-Specific Components)  \n53. Recommenders and FERPA  \n56. Advisor  \n56. Writing Supplements  \n59. Submit Your Application  \n60. After You Submit  \n61. How to Update Your Common Application After You Submit  \n62. Financial Aid Resources  \n63. Conclusion  \n64. About Us  \n65. Want More?  \nCopyright ©2018 by Collegewise and Reach Higher  \nThis edition is designed to be viewed onscreen to save trees and to be emailed to fellow students and counselors. Counselors: You are given the unlimited right to distribute this guide electronically (via email, your website, or anyother means) . You can print out pages and put them in your office for your students. You can include the link in a newsletter, send it to parents in your school community, hand it out at an event for students or parents, and generally share it with anyone who is interested. 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