Sahib Guru
Emmanuel Siguake
English 300
3 October 2017
Common App fallacy critique
The Common Application, also known as just the Common App, is an online application, which emerged in 1975 in the USA. It provides an easier college admission process to its users. The Common Application started with fifteen institutions, and nowadays it contains more than seven hundred universities and colleges not only in the US but also far beyond the country’s borders (The Common Application Fact Sheet). Being such a big organization, it is natural that there are many contradictory opinions around the question whether it is a necessary application or not. The representative of the group of people who are against using the Common Application as a simple way …show more content…
In the article, Damon reveals his negative attitude to the Common App. He touches upon the issues of easy money which universities can get from the application process, the lack of individual approach and, what is the most important, intense competition …show more content…
In fact, cogent arguments of the author do not seem imaginary or not reliable. I find his thoughts reasonable and consecutive. Damon Beres shares his viewpoint coherently and constructively; the author’s views do not overlap or contradict each other. However, Damon Beres does not write the article with a clear bias. He accepts existing of the other points of view, and he is ready to consider them. I agree with the fact, which Beres highlights in the paper. Colleges and universities should demonstrate more initiative in the creation of entrance requirements. Besides, a student should also be more selective and not just enter the university or college after he/she gets a response from the school, which is often not the establishment they want to join. Students apply to the huge amount of colleges just to make sure they enter at least one of them, but in most of the cases, these applicants do not make a rational decision about the education they actually wish to
English 300
3 October 2017
Common App fallacy critique
The Common Application, also known as just the Common App, is an online application, which emerged in 1975 in the USA. It provides an easier college admission process to its users. The Common Application started with fifteen institutions, and nowadays it contains more than seven hundred universities and colleges not only in the US but also far beyond the country’s borders (The Common Application Fact Sheet). Being such a big organization, it is natural that there are many contradictory opinions around the question whether it is a necessary application or not. The representative of the group of people who are against using the Common Application as a simple way …show more content…
In the article, Damon reveals his negative attitude to the Common App. He touches upon the issues of easy money which universities can get from the application process, the lack of individual approach and, what is the most important, intense competition …show more content…
In fact, cogent arguments of the author do not seem imaginary or not reliable. I find his thoughts reasonable and consecutive. Damon Beres shares his viewpoint coherently and constructively; the author’s views do not overlap or contradict each other. However, Damon Beres does not write the article with a clear bias. He accepts existing of the other points of view, and he is ready to consider them. I agree with the fact, which Beres highlights in the paper. Colleges and universities should demonstrate more initiative in the creation of entrance requirements. Besides, a student should also be more selective and not just enter the university or college after he/she gets a response from the school, which is often not the establishment they want to join. Students apply to the huge amount of colleges just to make sure they enter at least one of them, but in most of the cases, these applicants do not make a rational decision about the education they actually wish to