Shower image by Semfamily from Fotolia.com. A direct vent hot water heater contains a sealed pipe system for intake combustion air and exhaust gases. This creates an air-tight combustion chamber which eliminates backdrafting and improves fuel efficiency. For combustion air, a gas-fired hot water heater draws in outside air or pulls it from inside the house.
The Common Application is a standardized application used by nearly 700 colleges. Each year, nearly a million students use the Common Application to submit over 4 million applications. The Universal College Application is accepted by more than 30 colleges and universities.
Admissions Revolution. As 80 colleges unite to create new application and portfolio platform for high school students, a look at who is in and who is not (for now), how colleges plan to use the service, and how Common Application is responding.