Direct Admissions Through the Common App

Select colleges offering direct admissions based on meeting eligibility requirements

The Common Application offers eligible students the opportunity for direct admission to participating institutions through the Common App Direct Admissions Process.

Through the student's Common App responses, colleges identify first generation, lower or middle income students with minimum GPA levels and who meet state residency requirements.

Eligible students then receive a non-binding offer from participating colleges, inviting the student to officially apply via the Common App and supply necessary academic records. The colleges making the preliminary offer then invite students to apply free of application fees.

Participating colleges in the student's home state set their admission criteria for admission. Several Massachusetts colleges participated in the program last year:

Hampshire College
Lasell University
Lesley University
Regis College
University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Western New England University

For more information about the program and availability on other states, click here for more details.

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Marla Platt, M.B.A. is an independent college consultant based in Sudbury, MA through AchieveCoach College Consulting, providing expert and personalized guidance to students and families throughout the college planning, search and admissions process. Marla is a professional member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association and NACAC and can be reached via www.achievecoach.com