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The Common Application : Competition or Curse

Damon Beres ' 2009 article , The Common App Fallacy ' argues that college and universities ' widely used Common Application is flooding the college entrance process with non-interested candidates who may only be hedging their bets (85 ) to ensure they get into some school somewhere

Beres ' main idea is that the Common Application creates a plethora of entrance candidates - often too many for the available openings - that weakens the qualification and admission process , thereby weakening the quality of accepted candidates . Further , arguing that the process is little

more than .pulling in easy money from application fees (85 , Beres posits that removing the Common Application would level the entrance field , encourage .personalized , unique application preparation that demonstrates a genuine interest in the school (85

Beres ' thesis has great weight the accepted practice of the Common Application makes multiple school essays easily adaptable application 's so easy that the student has no investment in the process and dilutes the top candidate pool . Further , his point of the Common Application being a money maker for the schools is critical to federal reporting and funding , making the central reason for this educative de-construction about funding

Overall , Beres ' article was pertinent to the changing education terrain . In arguing against the Common Application , however , it would have been very useful to non-students to understand more of the process construct and through this process , help the reader understand more concerning how highly qualified students are eliminated from candidacy and admission through this...