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When examining application trends through early deadlines in Fall 2022, the team at Common App saw tremendous growth in applicant and application totals since the start of the Covid pandemic in 2019-2020. The numbers of applicants, applications, and applications per applicant have meaningfully increased since 2019-20; an underrepresented minority (URM1) and first-gen applicants are increasing at faster rates than their non-URM and continuing-gen counterparts; the majority of applicants continue to live in America’s wealthiest ZIP codes; and test score reporting has fallen slightly from last season and is still vary significantly across demographic subgroups. 

Topics: Common App Trend

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Common App’s leadership just reported tremendous growth in applications since 2019 when the pandemic began. Since then, applicants, applications, and applications per applicant have increased substantially; an underrepresented minority (URM) and first-gen applicant groups have increased at faster rates than their non-URM and continuing-gen counterparts. 

Topics: Common Application, Common App Trend

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