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The Common Application announced Thursday that it is planning a new online system for processing applications, and that it will expand its staff to handle the various technology functions, ending the practice of outsourcing such functions. More details will be announced in the months ahead, but the Common Application said that new features should be introduced as part of the process. The popular application system has grown significantly in recent years, and it also affirmed that it will keep as a key membership requirement that participating colleges use "holistic" admissions, involving subjective criteria such as essays and recommendations, not just data such as grades and test scores.