2018-19 Coalition Application Guide

Here’s What Parents and Students Need to Know About the 2018-19 Coalition Application The 2018-19 college admissions season is already underway, and with the availability of the Common Application and the newer Coalition app, students have some options when it comes to college application platforms. While the Common Application is used by far more colleges than the Coalition app, some colleges use the Coalition app exclusively, so students should know what to expect should they have to utilize the Coalition app to apply any of the colleges on their balanced college list. Here’s what students can expect on the 2018-19 Coalition application. Essay PromptsLike the Common App, the Coalition app includes a main essay, which may or may not be required by schools. The application prompts have not changed from last year. Here are the Coalition app essay prompts for 2018-19: Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it. Describe a time when you made a meaningful contribution to others in which the greater good was your focus. Discuss the challenges and rewards of making your contribution. Has there been a time when you’ve had a long-cherished or accepted belief challenged? How did you respond? How did the challenge affect your beliefs? What is the hardest part of being a teenager now? What’s the best part? What advice would you give a younger sibling or friend (assuming they would listen to you)? Submit anessayon a topic of your choice. Here are the 2018-19 Common Application essay prompts for comparison. Changes to the Coalition App A number of changes were implemented this June for the 2018-19 Coalition app. The aim of these changes was to make the application set up and user experience easier and more efficient. Some notable changes include: Adaptive Profiles: When creating their Coalition app account, students will now be asked a series of questions meant to display â€Å"recommended† and â€Å"optional† sections of the profile based on students’ answers. This is intended to make the MyCoalition profile more customized to students’ needs and goals. Revised Activities/Experience Section: The Extracurricular Activities section of the Coalition app profile has been renamed Activities/Experience in order to be more inclusive of student activities and experiences outside of the traditional extracurricular activities that students list on their college applications. Revisions to High School Information and Coursework sections. Several improvements have been made to these sections in order to make it easier for students to record courses and grades throughout high school, and also eliminate any redundant information fields or questions. Profile Requirement List. Now students can see a lit of which colleges will require a Profile section as part of their application. Coalition Application Member Colleges Since the launch of the Coalition app in 2016, a number of colleges and universities across the US have been utilizing the new application platform. Currently, the Coalition app has about 150 member colleges, compared to the Common Application with over 800, and the Universal Application with about 15. While many member colleges still utilize the Common App in addition to the Coalition app, or their own institutional application, there are a small number of schools, like Virginia Tech, which use the Coalition app exclusively, meaning the Coalition app is the only college application they accept for undergraduate admission. It’s important when researching colleges and creating your application timeline to make a note of what applications each institution uses. Here are the current member colleges of the 2017-18 Coalition application: Adelphi University Rice University Allegheny College Rollins College American University Rutgers University - Camden Amherst College Rutgers University - New Brunswick Arizona State University Rutgers University - Newark Babson College Saint Michael’s College Bates College Salem College Beloit College Simmons College Binghamton University Skidmore College Boston University Smith College Bowdoin College Southern Methodist University Brown University St John’s College Bryn Mawr College St. Mary’s University Bucknell University St. Olaf College Caltech Stanford University Carleton College Stetson University Carroll University Stony Brook University Case Western Reserve University SUNY Geneseo Claremont Mckenna College Swarthmore College Clemson University Sweet Briar College Colby College Texas AM University Colgate University The College of New Jersey College of the Holy Cross The College of Wooster Colorado College The Ohio State University Columbia University The University of New Mexico Cornell University Trinity University (TX) Dartmouth College Tufts University Davidson College Union College Denison University University at Albany (SUNY) Drew University University at Buffalo Duke University University of Arizona Elon University University of Arkansas Emory University University of Chicago Florida Southern College University of Connecticut Florida State University University of Dayton Franklin Marshall College University of Delaware Georgia Tech University of Florida Grinnell College University of Georgia Hamilton College University of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign Harvard University University of Iowa Harvey Mudd College University of Kentucky Haverford College University of Mary Washington Illinois State University University of Maryland - College Park Indiana University - Bloomington University of Michigan James Madison University University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Johns Hopkins University University of Missouri Juniata College University of Montana Kenyon College University of New Hampshire La Salle University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Loyola Marymount University University of Notre Dame Loyola University Maryland University of Oregon Lycoming College University of Pennsylvania Manhattan College University of Pittsburgh Marist College University of Richmond Mercyhurst University University of Rochester Miami University - Ohio University of South Carolina Michigan State University University of South Florida Middlebury College University of Tampa Mount Holyoke College University of Texas at Austin North Carolina State University at University of Vermont Raleigh University of Virginia North Central College University of Washington - Bothell Northeastern University University of Washington - Seattle Northwestern University Ursinus College Oberlin College Vanderbilt University Olin College Of Engineering Vassar College Pennsylvania State University Virginia Tech Pomona College Wake Forest University Presbyterian College Washington University in St. Louis Princeton University Wellesley College Purdue University Wesleyan University Ramapo College of New Jersey William Mary Reed College Williams College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Yale University When preparing for the college application process, it’s important for students to be informed on their application options, requirements, and more. At we work with students to help them develop a comprehensive application strategy, assist with essay brainstorming and editing, and make sure their applications are the best representation of who they are as people and students – no matter the platform they’re using. For more information on our college counseling services, contact us today. Want more information on the Common Application? Download our free Admissions Guide for more information on the Common App as well as what colleges are looking for in applications and essays.