Common App switch brings in more UIS applicants
Future college students can now apply to all Illinois’ public universities with just one application.
A simple check of a box will send applications to 900 schools throughout the state.
The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) joined the Common App in September before Governor Pritzker’s announced all public universities in Illinois would join the program.
Making the switch has already increased the number of freshmen applications the school has received, and more are expected.
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Muqaddam Oyetunji Ali
Hometown: Kishi, Oyo state, Nigeria
Undergraduate Institution and Major: Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic University Malaysia, Bachelor of Accounting (Hons)
Graduate institution and Major: University Malaysia Perlis, Master of Accounting
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Hani Alwohaibi
Hometown: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Undergraduate Institution and major: King Abdulaziz University (2009) Bachelor of Science in Economics and Administration with Concentration in Organization and Administration Modernization
Graduate Institution and Major: Tennessee State University (2016) Master of Public Administration, Certificate program in nonprofit management.