挚拓留学小编：2017年秋季入学申请已进入尾声，而2018年秋季申请则已经正式步入了申请前期的准备阶段。高二/11年级在读的学生们，已经感受到申请季扑面而来的压力。继2月份Common公布了2018年秋季申请表格的Main Essay题目（详细题目改动请查看小编之前的文章《美国本科Common App系统Essays题目出炉！早申请的学生动起来！》），4月10日，Common App申请系统又做了一些改革，新增了一些功能，让小编继续为大家整理一下有什么变化。
CBO, Advising, and Recommender Enhancements: Students receiving support from advising and community-based organizations will be able to work with those counselors just as they work with their school-based counselors and teachers within the application. These individuals will then be able to manage their caseloads and view student progress within the Common App system. In addition, any student who wishes to do so will be able to share a view of their in-progress application with their school counselor, CBO counselor, or other advisor.
这是今年Common App申请系统一个重大变化，这是是模仿CAAS的联盟申请系统功能。以前学生只能邀请在校升学顾问参与申请过程，而2017-2018年开始，通过Common App申请系统递交申请的学生，还可以邀请校外资源，比如校外的申请顾问、独立咨询顾问及社区组织（Community-based organizations）辅导自己的申请。
校外升学顾问和校内升学顾问一样，可以在Common App申请系统里管理自己学生的档案并且查看学生的申请状态。
Courses & Grades: Many students are required to submit self-reported high school academic records when applying to some colleges and universities. With Courses & Grades, students will be able to fill out their self-reported transcript information as part of their Common Application. By integrating the Courses & Grades section into the Common App, those students who are already sending this information will be able to complete and submit it with their Common App, making the process of self-reporting transcripts more standardized and streamlined for students, counselors, and colleges.Courses & Grades was developed from the feedback of member institutions, high school students, and counselors. The Common Application hosted a series of student and counselor focus groups with beta testing to determine how to make the self-reported transcript process accessible and efficient. Courses & Grades will launch in limited release on August 1, 2017.
其实不少学校自己的申请系统，都允许学生在申请过程中自行填写课程和成绩分数，例如加州大学系统、UIUC申请系统和德州系统都如此。现在Common App申请系统也终于增加了Courses & Grades 功能，目的是将成绩递交流程精简、标准化。通过Courses & Grades，学生可以自己填写中学课程和课程成绩，而填好之后，系统会进行整合，从而方便了学生、顾问和学校这三方。这个功能目前还在测试中，将会在2017年8月1日后正式启用。
另外要注意，在申请表上填写的课程和分数，必须跟最终寄送给学校的Final Transcript一致，否则会影响录取。
Google Drive Integration: Students will now be able to easily access and upload documents, resumes, and school assignments while completing the Common App and the college-specific sections of the application. We know that many school districts have adopted Google Docs and Google Drive to enable their students and teachers to create, collaborate, and access shared documents from any internet connected device. We also recognize that some students do not always have personal computers at home but use Google Drive on school or library computers to store their documents. We want to meet students where they are. By using the systems that they are already using, we are making the process more accessible for students.
以前Common系统要上传文件，都要在电脑里保存文件才能完成上传，而且表格里原本就没有多少项目可以给学生上传资料。现在和Google云盘的整合，学生将来可以上传文件、简历、作业以及申请的补充资料等，并且可以直接调用存在Google云盘上的申请材料。这一变化是向CAAS申请系统的Locker功能看齐。美国很多高中学校都采用Google文档和Google云盘，学生和老师能够在有网络的情况下创建和访问共享文档。这次升级，大大方便了美国高中老师和学生之间的协作。不过这个功能虽然好，但是在中国大陆目前还要翻墙才能使用。
另外，Common App申请系统又加入了一些新成员，目前总共有740所高校接受Common App申请系统递交的申请。
新增加的学校名单如下：
Hellenic College (MA)
Vermont Technical College (VT)
Dominican College (NY)
Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ)
York College of Pennsylvania (PA)
Appalachian State University (NC)
Barton College (NC)
Catawba College (NC)
East Carolina University (NC)
Eastern Mennonite University (VA)
Lincoln Memorial University (TN)
Marshall University (WV)
University of Houston (TX)
Southern California Institute ofArchitecture (CA)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas -UNLV (NV)
University of Northern Colorado (CO)
University of Oregon (OR)
University of the West (CA)
University of Wyoming (WY)
Anderson University (IN)
Art Academy of Cincinnati (OH)
Cleveland State University (OH)
Defiance College (OH)
Kent State University (OH)
Missouri University of Science andTechnology (MO)Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (IN)
Trine University (IN)
University of Minnesota, Morris (MN)
University of Missouri (MO)
University of Missouri - Kansas City (MO)
University of Missouri - St Louis (MO)
Western Michigan University (MI)
Wheaton College (IL)
如果想要访问完整的Common App适用学校，可以通过https://www.commonapp.org/search-colleges 查询。
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