The Common Application
Nearly two hundred selective private colleges and universities accept the Common Application. Check their Web site for the list of schools participating this year and then you can download the application itself. Of course, we always have plenty of the paper version in the CCO if you prefer the low-tech option.

Peterson's College Quest
The same people who brought you online test prep and college searches can also bring you directly to the applications. If you have not already done so, you will need to create a user profile to begin using this free service. Peterson's offers something called the Universal Application that is accepted by the 1,000 schools that participate in their program.

College Net
College Net allows you to do a tailored college search and then apply to those schools you select using their online applications. Although they do not participate in the Common or Universal Applications, the program is designed to share information from one application to the other, so you only have to type your social security number once. Hooray!