Fourteen colleges and universities in Massachusetts now proactively offer admission to first-generation and low- and middle-income students.

The admissions tactic, also known as direct admissions, offers admission to students through The Common App, a college application portal.

Acceptance is based on a student’s GPA or test scores that have already been submitted through The Common App.

If the student is interested in the school, they have to submit an application — which is often shortened, such as not including a personal essay — and won’t have to pay an application fee or be required to enroll.

The application is, in part, a means of verifying that the information the student submitted to The Common App, which was the basis for the admission offer, is accurate.

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