Common App
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What is the maximum word count for the Common App essay?
"To help high-achieving, underrepresented students from economically disadvantaged communities get into and graduate from top colleges equipped to achieve their full career potential."
What is the mission of Thrive Scholars?
A college student whose parents did not complete a 4-year college or university degree.
What is a first-generation student?
R1
What is the Carnegie classification for a doctoral university with "very high research activity"?
Jennifer De Leon
Who is the editor/author of Wise Latinas?
7
What is the number of prompts available for the Common App Essay?
Northwestern University
Where is Summer Academy 2 currently held?
"We’re committed to the pursuit of access, equity, and integrity in the college admission process."
What is the Common App's mission?
HBCU and HSI
What are the abbreviations for "Historically Black College/University" and "Hispanic-Serving Institution"?
Room A019
What is our classroom?
"Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?"
What is essay prompt #3 on the Common App?
South Central Scholars (SCS)
"A future where all students have access to a successful, affordable, and transformative college experience."
What is the Coalition for College's vision?
An institution of higher education that offers two-year associate degrees with the goal of preparing undergraduates for four-year institutions offering bachelor degree programs.
What is a community college?
Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein
Who are the authors and editors of They Say / I Say?
Georgetown University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California system.
What are some schools that do not use the Common App?
85%
What is the percentage of Thrive Scholars who are first-generation college students?
"To connect high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds with a thriving community and transformative educational, career, and life opportunities that help propel them to lives of fulfillment, meaning, and purpose."
What is QuestBridge's mission?
Colleges that offer degrees primarily in core subjects such as the humanities, sciences, mathematics, and social sciences. These schools are typically smaller than typical universities and aim to provide students with a strong introduction to general knowledge rather than a specialized program of study.
What are liberal arts colleges?
Rutgers University and University of Iowa
What are the universities where your teaching team has most recently studied and taught?
15
What is the number of institutions who first participated in the Common App?
June 12th of 2020
What is the date that Christian, one of the featured Thrive Scholars, graduated from Harvard University?
Over 170 Institutions
What is the number of institutions that use the Coalition App?
An institution where a high concentration of degrees is in a single field or set of related fields.
What is a "Special Focus Institution" according to the Carnegie Classification?
Boston, Chicago, and Cleveland
What are the three cities where the majority of our class comes from?