Colleges that Accept the Common Application in 2019-20

As of the 2019-20 admissions cycle, over 884 colleges and universities accept the Common Application. This list grew by over 50 members just in 2019. These schools range from some of the most selective in the world to those with nearly open admissions. Most of these colleges have holistic admissions policies but this has not been a prerequisite for membership since 2014. Those that do practice holistic admissions consider the whole applicant, not just grades, test scores, and other numerical measures. Extracurricular activities, an application essay, and multiple letters of recommendation are important to the admissions process for the majority of the following colleges. United States Schools that Accept the Common Application Click the links below to learn more about the standardized test scores, acceptance rates, and tuition fees of these Common App colleges. A Adelphi UniversityAgnes Scott College Alaska Pacific UniversityAlbany College of Pharmacy and Health SciencesAlbertus Magnus  CollegeAlbion CollegeAlbright CollegeAlfred UniversityAllegheny CollegeAlma CollegeAlvernia UniversityAMDA College and Conservatory of the Performing ArtsAmerican UniversityAmherst CollegeAnderson UniversityAnna Maria CollegeAntioch CollegeAppalachian State University Aquinas College (Michigan)Arcadia University Arizona Christian UniversityArizona State UniversityArkansas State UniversityArt Academy of CincinnatiAsbury UniversityAshland UniversityAssumption CollegeAugsburg CollegeAugustana College (Illinois)Augustana College (South Dakota)Austin CollegeAve Maria University B Babson CollegeBaldwin-Wallace CollegeBard CollegeBard College at Simons Rock - The Early CollegeBarnard CollegeBarry UniversityBarton CollegeBaruch College, The City University of New York Bates CollegeBay Path CollegeBaylor UniversityBecker CollegeBellarmine UniversityBelmont UniversityBeloit CollegeBenedictine  CollegeBenedictine University (Arizona)Benedictine University (Illinois)Bennington CollegeBentley UniversityBerry CollegeBethany College (West Virginia)Binghamton University (SUNY)Birmingham-Southern CollegeBloomfield CollegeBluffton UniversityBoston CollegeBoston UniversityBowdoin CollegeBowling Green  State UniversityBradley UniversityBrandeis UniversityBrenau University Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater State University Brooklyn College, The City University of New YorkBrown UniversityBryant UniversityBryn Mawr CollegeBucknell UniversityButler University C Cabrini UniversityCairn UniversityCaldwell CollegeCalifornia College of the ArtsCalifornia Institute of Technology (Caltech)California Lutheran UniversityCalifornia University of PennsylvaniaCalvin CollegeCanisius CollegeCapital UniversityCapitol Technology UniversityCarleton CollegeCarnegie Mellon UniversityCarroll College (Montana)Carroll University (Wisconsin)Carthage CollegeCase Western Reserve UniversityCastleton UniversityCatawba CollegeCatholic University of AmericaCazenovia CollegeCedar Crest CollegeCentenary College of LouisianaCentenary University  (New Jersey)Central Connecticut State University Central Michigan UniversityCentre CollegeChamplain CollegeChapman UniversityCharles  R. Drew University  of Medicine and ScienceChatham University Chestnut Hill CollegeChicago State UniversityChristian Brothers UniversityChristopher Newport UniversityClaremont McKenna CollegeClark Atlanta UniversityClark UniversityClarkson UniversityCleveland State UniversityCoe CollegeColby CollegeColby-Sawyer CollegeColgate UniversityCollege of the AtlanticCollege of the Holy CrossCollege of IdahoCollege of Mount Saint VincentThe College of New JerseyCollege of New RochelleCollege of Saint BenedictCollege of Saint ElizabethCollege of St. Joseph (Vermont)College of Saint RoseCollege of St. Scholastica College of Staten Island, The City University of New YorkCollege of William MaryCollege of WoosterColorado CollegeColorado State University Columbia College Chicago Columbia College HollywoodColumbia College (Missouri)Columbia College (South Carolina)Columbia UniversityConcordia College (Moorhead)Concordia College (New York)Concordia University PortlandConcordia University ChicagoConcordia University IrvineConcordia University WisconsinConnecticut CollegeConverse CollegeCooper UnionCornell CollegeCornell University Covenant CollegeCreighton UniversityCulinary Institute of America (CA)Culinary Institute of America (NY)Culinary Institute of America (TX) Culver Stockton CollegeCUNY Queens College, The City University of New YorkCurry College D D Youville CollegeDaemen CollegeDartmouth CollegeDavidson CollegeDean CollegeDefiance CollegeDelaware Valley CollegeDenison UniversityDePaul UniversityDePauw UniversityDeSales UniversityDickinson CollegeDillard UniversityDominican College Dominican University (Illinois)Dominican University of CaliforniaDrake UniversityDrew UniversityDrexel UniversityDrury UniversityDuke University Duquesne University E Earlham CollegeEast Carolina UniversityEastern Connecticut State UniversityEastern Kentucky UniversityEastern Mennonite University Eastern Michigan UniversityEckerd CollegeEdgewood CollegeEdinboro University of PennsylvaniaElizabethtown CollegeElmira CollegeElms College Elon UniversityEmerson CollegeEmmanuel College (Georgia)Emmanuel College (Massachusetts)Emory Henry CollegeEmory University Eureka CollegeEvergreen State College F Fairfield UniversityFairleigh Dickinson  UniversityFelician College Fisher CollegeFisk UniversityFlagler CollegeFlashpoint Chicago, A Campus of Columbia College Hollywood Florida Atlantic University Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFlorida Institute of TechnologyFlorida Polytechnic UniversityFlorida Southern CollegeFlorida State UniversityFordham UniversityFramingham State University Franklin CollegeFranklin and Marshall CollegeFranklin Pierce UniversityFranklin W. Olin College  of EngineeringFurman University G Gannon UniversityGardner-Webb UniversityGeneseo (SUNY)George Fox UniversityGeorge Mason UniversityGeorge Washington UniversityGeorgia College State University (GCSU)Georgia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia State UniversityGeorgian Court UniversityGettysburg CollegeGoddard CollegeGonzaga UniversityGoshen CollegeGoucher CollegeGreen Mountain CollegeGrinnell CollegeGuilford CollegeGustavus Adolphus CollegeGwynedd Mercy University H Hamilton CollegeHamline UniversityHampden-Sydney CollegeHampshire College Hampton UniversityHanover CollegeHartwick CollegeHarvard UniversityHarvey Mudd CollegeHastings CollegeHaverford CollegeHawaii Pacific University Heidelberg UniversityHellenic CollegeHendrix CollegeHigh Point UniversityHilbert CollegeHillsdale CollegeHiram CollegeHobart and William Smith CollegesHofstra UniversityHollins UniversityHoly Names UniversityHood CollegeHope CollegeHoughton CollegeHoward University Hunter College,  The City University of New YorkHusson University I Illinois CollegeIllinois Institute of TechnologyIllinois Wesleyan UniversityImmaculata UniversityIndiana University at BloomingtonIndiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)Iona CollegeIowa State University at AmesIthaca College J Jacksonville UniversityJefferson (Philadelphia University Thomas Jefferson University)Jefferson College of Health SciencesJohn Carroll UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityJohnson Wales University - CharlotteJohnson Wales University - DenverJohnson Wales University - North MiamiJohnson Wales University - ProvidenceJuniata College K Kalamazoo CollegeKansas State UniversityKean UniversityKeene State CollegeKeiser UniversityKent State UniversityKenyon CollegeKettering UniversityKeuka CollegeKeystone CollegeKings College (Pennsylvania)Knox CollegeKutztown University of Pennsylvania L La Roche CollegeLa Salle UniversityLafayette CollegeLake Erie CollegeLake Forest College Landmark CollegeLasell CollegeLawrence Technological UniversityLawrence UniversityLe Moyne CollegeLebanon Valley CollegeLehigh UniversityLesley UniversityLewis Clark CollegeLewis UniversityLindenwood UniversityLinfield CollegeLipscomb UniversityList College (Jewish Theological Seminary)Long Island University (Brooklyn Campus)Long Island University (C W Post Campus)Longwood UniversityLoras CollegeLouisiana State UniversityLourdes UniversityLoyola Marymount UniversityLoyola University MarylandLoyola University New OrleansLuther CollegeLycoming CollegeLynn UniversityLyon College M Macalester CollegeMacMurray CollegeMaine College of ArtMaine Maritime AcademyMalone UniversityManchester UniversityManhattan CollegeManhattanville CollegeMarietta CollegeMarist CollegeMarlboro CollegeMarquette UniversityMarshall UniversityMary Baldwin UniversityMaryland Institute College of ArtMarymount California UniversityMarymount Manhattan CollegeMarymount UniversityMaryville University Saint LouisMarywood UniversityMassachusetts College of Art and DesignMassachusetts College of Liberal ArtsMassachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences The Masters UniversityMcDaniel CollegeMcKendree UniversityMenlo CollegeMercer UniversityMercy CollegeMercyhurst UniversityMeredith CollegeMerrimack CollegeMessiah College Methodist College of UnityPoint HealthMiami University (Ohio)Michigan State UniversityMiddle Tennessee State UniversityMiddlebury College Midway UniversityMillersville University of PennsylvaniaMillikin UniversityMills CollegeMillsaps CollegeMilwaukee School of EngineeringMinerva Schools at KGI Misericordia University Missouri Southern State UniversityMissouri State UniversityMissouri University of Science and TechnologyMitchell CollegeMolloy CollegeMonmouth CollegeMonmouth UniversityMontserrat College of ArtMoore College of Art and DesignMoravian CollegeMorehouse College Mount Aloysius CollegeMount Holyoke College Mount Mary UniversityMount Saint Mary CollegeMount Saint Marys University (Los Angeles)Mount St. Marys UniversityMuhlenberg CollegeMuskingum University N Naropa UniversityNazareth CollegeNebraska Wesleyan  UniversityNeumann UniversityNew College of FloridaNew England CollegeNew England Institute of TechnologyNew Jersey City UniversityNew Jersey Institute of TechnologyThe New SchoolNew York Institute of TechnologyNew York School of Career Applied Studies of Touro College and University SystemNew York UniversityNewberry CollegeNewbury CollegeNiagara UniversityNichols CollegeNorth Carolina State UniversityNorth Central College (Illinois)North Park UniversityNortheastern UniversityNorthern Kentucky UniversityNorthern Vermont University JohnsonNorthland CollegeNorthwest Christian UniversityNorthwest Nazarene UniversityNorthwestern UniversityNorthwood UniversityNorwich UniversityNotre Dame of Maryland UniversityNotre Dame de Namur UniversityNova Southeastern University O Oberlin CollegeOberlin Conservatory of MusicOccidental CollegeOglethorpe UniversityOhio Northern UniversityOhio State UniversityOhio UniversityOhio Wesleyan UniversityOklahoma City UniversityOld Dominion UniversityOlivet CollegeOregon State UniversityOtis College of Art and DesignOtterbein University P Pace UniversityPacific Lutheran UniversityPacific UniversityPaul Smiths CollegePenn State UniversityPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Pennsylvania College of TechnologyPepperdine UniversityPiedmont CollegePine Manor CollegePitzer CollegePlymouth State UniversityPoint Loma Nazarene UniversityPomona CollegePresbyterian CollegePrescott CollegePrinceton UniversityPrincipia CollegeProvidence CollegePurchase College (SUNY)Purdue UniversityPurdue University Fort Wayne Q Queens University of CharlotteQuincy UniversityQuinnipiac University R Radford UniversityRamapo College of New JerseyRandolph CollegeRandolph-Macon CollegeReed CollegeRegis CollegeRegis UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRhode Island CollegeRhode Island School of DesignRhodes CollegeRice UniversityRider UniversityRingling College of Art and DesignRipon CollegeRivier CollegeRoanoke CollegeRobert Morris UniversityRoberts Wesleyan CollegeRochester Institute of Technology (RIT)Roger Williams UniversityRollins CollegeRose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyRosemont CollegeRowan UniversityRussell Sage College S Sacred Heart UniversitySage College of AlbanySt. Ambrose UniversitySt. Andrews UniversitySaint Anselm CollegeSt. Bonaventure UniversitySt. Catherine UniversitySt. Edwards UniversitySaint Francis UniversitySt. John Fisher CollegeSt. Johns College AnnapolisSt. Johns College Santa FeSaint Johns University (Minnesota)St. Johns University (New York)St. Josephs College - Brooklyn CampusSt. Josephs College - Long Island CampusSaint Josephs College of MaineSaint Josephs UniversitySt. Lawrence UniversitySaint Leo UniversitySt. Louis College of PharmacySaint Louis UniversitySaint Martins UniversitySaint Mary-of-the-Woods CollegeSaint Marys College of CaliforniaSaint Marys College of IndianaSt. Marys College of MarylandSaint 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The National Drinking Age Research Paper - 2214 Words

The National Drinking Age Research Paper In the United States of America, there is a minimum drinking age of 21. The legal drinking age legally specifies the youngest age in which a person is allowed to consume and purchase alcoholic beverages. From country to country, there are varying ages of legal drinking ages. There is much debate in the United States on whether the legal drinking age should be lowered to eighteen from twenty one, or should remain the same. People in favor of lowering the drinking age propose that since eighteen is characterized as being an adult (legally and socially), one of the rights that should come along with that is drinking alcohol. Also, that if we were to lower the drinking age, less young adults would be†¦show more content†¦The temperance societies were religious groups whose main focus was ridding American society from alcohol, because they believed it was the cause of all their misfortunes. Soon enough, this group became a powerful politic al force, campaigning on the state level for prohibition (prohibiting all sale, manufacture and transportation of intoxicating liquors for the use as beverages).4 In December 1917, Congress passed the 18th Amendment of prohibition and was sent to states for ratification.4 Two years later on January 29, 1919, the 18th Amendment receives the three-fourths majority of state ratification.4 Prohibition took effect in January 1920. Following the passage of the 18th Amendment, crime began to sprung about in large scale.4 Illegal sale and production of alcohol began to occur all across the United States. This action was called bootlegging.4 As the manufacturing and sale of the illegal alcohol went further into the underground, shady area, it began to be managed by gangs and the Mafia.4 They became skilled at bribing politicians and the police force to turn their face away from their illegal activities, and they renamed and transformed themselves into cultivated criminal businesses that obta ined immense profits from their bootleg alcohol trade.4 In addition to bootlegging, prostitution and gambling also arrived at new heights. Because of the colossal increase in criminal activity due to prohibition, Congress passed the 21st

Problem of Maoist Insurgency Free Essays

Maybe when this article is read,an innocent tribal or a compelled jawan is ‘unreportedly’ being killed on the fringes of national mainstream by a so-called ‘maoist’. â€Å"Naxalism:single biggest internal security threat† screamed The Economic Times on 14th April,2006. And the threat has just got bigger. We will write a custom essay sample on Problem of Maoist Insurgency or any similar topic only for you Order Now Our Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram drew lots of flak for ‘Operation Green Hunt’. Recently,our President Pratibha Patilhas urged the naxalites to shun violence and resort to talks. But one Question that comes to mind is â€Å"what prompted the Maoist uprising? (even Derek O’Brien was confronted wid the question when he visited the IIM-C recently). The basis of the answer may lie with the ‘Green Revolution’. It brought fruits to farmers,but only in some pockets of India. The rest of India has witnessed some violent uprisings against the state. But the naxalite problem has deeper roots. Poverty,land alienation,lack of access to basic forest resources,largescale unemployment and exclusion from national mainstream are the common grievances among the rural population in east and central India.Despite being the most mineral-rich states in India,Chhatisgarh,Jharkhand,Orissa and West Bengal count among the poorest. Area| India| Chhatisgarh| Jharkhand| Orissa| West Bengal| Per-Capita Income| `24,295| `16,740| `15,303| `16,149| `23,229| Table showing per-capita income of Chhatisgarh,Jharkhand,Orissa and West Bengal in comparision with India. It is these resources and the irrational attitude of Indian Federal System towards them that forms the core of dissent among people here.For instance,tribals in mineral-rich Bastar in Chhatisgarh do not get a fair share of the resources from miningin the forests that they inhabit. The ‘freight equalization policy’ of the government hampered these states from translating their natural resources’ advantage into industrial growth. ,and led to the Central Govt. Pocketing the lion’s share of royalties from mining. The complete failure of instruments like the ‘Panchayat(Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act,1996 and the Forest(Conservation) Act,1980 in these areas have only aggravated the problem. So,for the adivasis,Sarkar is exploiter in the form of forest officials who deny them entry into the forest,the police who demanded bribes and state-sponsored contractors who paid less than the minimum wage. The exploitation by the landlords and mahajans ,and lack of basic amenities of human existence only flare up the problem. Ajit Buxla,maoist leader,correctly points out, â€Å"When you see death taking tolls on your near and dear ones and you know their life could have been saved had they been given proper and timely medication,you are forced to believe that the existence of state has nothing to do with tha life of poor amp; maginalized. ENTER THE MAOISTS. treading on the Marxism-Leninism theoretical lineage of ‘annihilation of class enemies’,the naxalites strategically take Maoism lineage against the state. â€Å"The Communist Party of India-Maoist(CPI-Maoist)†,formed on September 21,2004,was quick to notice that the causes of dissent was different in differe nt states,and cashing in on the emotions of the local people,they staged violent uprisings. Over 600 lives have been lost in the militia’s process of forming ‘the Red Corridor’ or ‘Compact Revolutionary Zone(CZR)’. Though the naxalites have been more or less ousted from Andhra Pradesh,the three-fold-layer strategy of the maoist insurgency has led to the rebels gaining control of more ares. The sources of funding of the naxalites are extortion of ransoms,cultivating opium in Malkangiri district,charging the traders and buisnessmen who pass through the ‘Red Corridor’,and producing and smuggling enormous quantity of marijuana. But slowly,this movement ‘for the people’ has turned ‘against the people’.The tribals are being victims of human rights’ violations,such as,murder of all kinds,tortures,outrages upon personal dignity,extortions,etc. moreover,the rebels have interfered,challenged and destroyed the age-old social taboos of the tribals which is leading to growing resentment among the locals against them. As it is clear,no one-size-fits-all solution can be applied for this intuiging problem. The very root of the problem has to be axed through,amp; th at too in a sensible manner. Mere military engagement of the maoist insurgents wont solve the problem. It will only joepardise the locals even more. Creation of civilian militas like ‘Salwa Judum’ should be shunned as they expose civilians to unnecessary danger,and only translate into abdication of security responsibility by the state. The State should provide security guarantees against retribution by cadres of the naxalites and should use the knowhow of such cadres in informative strategies against the rebels.The civil society representatives such as eminent personalities,political leaders,NGO’s should step-in as mediators between the state and the maoists. But most importantly,the grievances that increase the appeal of the maoists should be mitigated. There should be direct effort for development in these areas. The locals should be given employment and conditional cash transfers that counter the widespread deprivation in the region,thus,reducing the ‘recruitment-pool’ of the maoists.Investments shoul be made in social-overheads which would allow the locals easy access to the urban marketswhere they can sell their dairy products and forest-related products like cashew,chironji,lac,etc which have high market-value. The tribals should be empowered through education and a self-sustaining economic scheme,funded largely by mining revenues of the state,can be implemented to provide skills,literacy,healthcare,and above all,dignity and social justice to the people. As D. Bandopadhyay. retired-IAS officer experienced in dealing with naxalites in West Bengal in the 70’s,puts it, â€Å"Naxalism has emerged as a result of deficit in planning;constant alienation has made people take up arms,and its time one understands the problem as not just a law amp; order problem,but one thatâ⠂¬â„¢s foundations are socio-economic. † India cannot afford a â€Å"lost generation† in the insurgency-affected areas even as it takes rapid steps towards becoming a global economic power. Ending the maoist insurgency needs to be a national priority.Else till then the voice of Koteshwar Rao(nom de guerre Kishanji) would continue to ring alarm bells inside startled ministers amp; common folk. The authorities would not be making the rules†¦ he would.References:- (1) â€Å"35-yr old tribal killed by Maoists†, The Deccan Chronicle, 19th January 2008. (2) â€Å"Maoists slay three tribals in Chhatisgarh†, Thaindian News, 21st March,2008. Sources:- (1) â€Å"India Research Group. † (2) â€Å"Down To Earth. † (3) â€Å"Institute of South Asian Studies,Roundtable Session(ISAS)†,14th March,2007. (4) â€Å"International Relations and Security Network(ISN)†,ETH Zurich. How to cite Problem of Maoist Insurgency, Papers

Bad Effects Of Smoking

Question: What are the Bad Effects Of Smoking? Explain. Answer: Smoking is tremendously harmful for the health. There is actually no way to smoke safely. A cigarette contains near about 600 ingredients and when they burnt they actually generate a huge quantum of chemicals. Maximum of the ingredients are poisonous for human and animal health. It has several bad effects on human body as mentioned under: Effect on central nervous system: Mood swing drugs are present in the tobacco which affects the central nervous system in the human body. The substance called nicotine is behind all of this (H. E Jones, al. 1999) Effect on respiratory system: At the time of inhaling smoke, a human being consumes poisonous chemicals which directly affects the lungs and damage it. Smoke can increase the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and in long run it can turns into the lungs cancer. Cardio logical effect: Smoking damages a humans whole cardiovascular organism. When nicotine strikes in the human body, it boosts up the human blood sugar level. In a little while, youre left feeling tired and craving more (Egass, 1997). Effect on digestive system: The person who smokes has a great risk to develop oral problems and tooth problems which also create problem in digestive system. It can cause mouth cancer also. Effect on skin and hair: Smoking causes damage to human skin and hair. Tobacco substances change the original structure of skin. It discoloured the skin and creates yellowish mark on the finger. Effect on sexuality and the system of reproduction: problem in actual blood flow create problem in erection. It highly disturbs the process of orgasm. Smoking is a great cause of infertility also. References: Jones, H. E., Garrett, B. E., Griffiths, R. R. (1999). Subjective and physiological effects of intravenous nicotine and cocaine in cigarette smoking cocaine abusers.Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics,288(1), 188-197. Kubzansky, L. D., Kawachi, I., Spiro, A., Weiss, S. T., Vokonas, P. S., Sparrow, D. (1997). Is worrying bad for your heart? A prospective study of worry and coronary heart disease in the Normative Aging Study.Circulation,95(4), 818-824.