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Next fall’s class of high school seniors will have a new way to apply to UW-Madison, now that the campus has joined more than 600 other colleges and universities on the nationwide Common Application.

Students will still be able to apply to UW-Madison through the University of Wisconsin System’s application process, as they have in years past, said Steve Hahn, vice provost for the Division of Enrollment Management.

But starting next school year, prospective Badgers looking to join the 2017 freshman class will also have the option of using the Common Application — an online system that lets students apply to member institutions using a single application.

Seven private Wisconsin institutions, including Marquette University and Beloit College, already use the Common Application, as do Big Ten schools Northwestern and Michigan.

Hahn said joining the Common Application is expected to increase the number of students who apply to UW-Madison, in part because it will be easier for those who might not otherwise have sought the campus out to apply.