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Common App is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to access, equity and integrity in the college admission process. We support a centralized or "common" online application system for more than 800 colleges and universities worldwide that enables more than 1 million students - a third of whom are first generation - to apply to

college.

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Common App is a non-profit membership organization dedicated to access, equity and integrity in the college admission process. We support a centralized or "common" online application system for more than 800 colleges and universities worldwide that enables more than 1 million students - a third of whom are first generation - to apply to

college.

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