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Common Application and Letters of Recommendation

Steps for Applying to Common Application Schools

  1. Fill out one application for all Common Application schools at www.commonapp.org.
  2. Invite your counselor to complete the secondary school report (SSR) by sending Mrs. Sitto or Mrs. Tankersley an email. Your transcript request will not be processed until your counselor has accepted your online invitation from Common App.
  3. To request a transcript through Parchment, sign-up at www.parchment.com.
  4. Enter your Common App ID # along with your identifying information.
  5. Important: Do not look up your Common Application schools in the first tab labeled Academic Destinations. You must request your transcripts by clicking the Common Application Tab, which is the third tab in. You should see all the schools you are applying to with the Common App. Only one transcript request is needed for all the Common App. Schools.

Letters of Recommendation

  • All students who require a counselor or teacher recommendation, please complete the Letter of Recommendation Assistant Form. 
  • Letters of Recommendation:
    • Junior year: think about which teacher(s) you may wish to ask to write you a letter of recommendation.
    • Senior year:  reach out to the teacher(s) early (minimum of 3 weeks before the application deadline)
    • Seniors must provide the teacher(s)/counselor with a completed Letter of Recommendation Assistant Form in advance (minimum of 3 weeks)

Helpful Common App Tutorial Videos are listed below. 

(note the video embedded below is a playlist of all First-Year Applicant tutorials)

For a direct link to the YouTube Common App tutorials–> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Kh8bz7z0tQwZK0a3avFiw

“An excellent community for families that want to stay involved! Everyone has a different opinion and all students, staff, and faculty are respectful of it. I have never been in an environment that was so inviting and welcoming. It is easy to find a home in this school because the staff genuinely care about you and want you to succeed. It really is a beautiful place and a great experience. I am very lucky to have gone through high school there.”

Alumna

“This school is not only college prep, it is life prep. I know that my daughter is being educated to go out and make a positive difference in the world. She will graduate with the confidence and courage to lead wherever she goes in life. I love the principal, the teachers, and the families. It is such a blessing to be a part of the SCA Family. I know the friends my daughter has made will be her sisters for life.”

SCA Parent

“This high school experience is like none other you can get anywhere. There is joy and comradery and the girls are happy and excel. They are being supported and encouraged by staff. You can watch a girl come in who had a bad experience elsewhere, bloom here and become a different girl in a short time. Can’t say enough good about it. Thank God the founders had this vision and followed through with it. Well needed and we are very thankful!”

SCA Parent

“Even if there were 10 stars, I would still put 11!”

Katherine

“SCA is authentically and unapologetically Catholic. It’s excellence in academics and athletics is rooted in its mission to pass on the beauty of the Catholic faith in a way that is relevant to the modern world. The result is a constant focus on the character and virtue of its students, challenging them to be the best version of themselves not just academically, but spiritually as well.”

SCA Parent

“Recently attended an event at this school – very beautiful!”

Kenneth

“The school lives up to their mission statement by unlocking the feminine genius in the girls who go there and providing us with the opportunity to discover who we are meant to be.”

MaryKatherine

“The community service, the focus on virtuous living, and the sisterhood really instills compassion and respect for all of humanity.”

SCA Parent

“This place (SCA) is about the best Catholic high school you can go to, in my opinion. The whole school isn’t just a school, but a family where everybody knows everybody. It’s a small enough school for that to be possible-and it’s really awesome! What makes SCA different is the people that make up the SCA family. There are no bullies and no one is mean to you. Everybody looks out for you and your teachers become friends….This place is really close to my heart.”

Alumna, Class of '12

“This school has a very strong faith atmosphere! The school is fairly new, but is starting to build a name for itself both spiritually and academically. The faculty and staff rock!”

Student, Class of '19