Counselor Conversations with Common App, Fall 2025

We’re excited to celebrate the success of our Fall series, Counselor Conversations with Common App.

Meredith Lombardi and Michaela Alcorn from Common App’s Education & Training team led this ask-me-anything style webinar miniseries, covering frequently asked questions and topics from counselors. Each conversation was 30 minutes long, featuring a brief overview of the subject followed by plenty of time for Q&A.

Sample agenda

• 10-minute topic overview
• 20-minute Q&A

Missed the live sessions? Watch the webinar recordings

New counselor 101

This webinar provides an overview of the Common App platform, covering student and counselor experiences, recommender tools, and professional resources to support college application success.

View the New counselor 101 slide deck.

Self-reported academic records

Courses & Grades, Dual Enrollment, and STARS - oh my! We get a lot of questions from counselors about how students should complete parts of the application asking them to self-report their classes and grades. Join Meredith and Michaela as we share tips and best practices for tackling self-reported academic records.

View the Self-reported academic records slide deck.

Scholarship matching

Did you know? Last year, Common App matched over 1 million students with scholarship opportunities through partnerships with Scholarship America and the National Scholarship Providers Association. Join Common App’s Education & Training team, along with our colleague Meagan Taylor, to learn more about in-app scholarship matching and how your students can best take advantage of scholarship opportunities through Common App.

View the Scholarship matching slide deck.

Upcoming webinars

Thank you to everyone who joined these conversations and helped make the series such a success. We’re planning a Spring ask-me-anything series, where we’ll continue to answer counselor questions and share timely guidance. More details will be shared soon. Stay tuned.