I got word late yesterday that the Coalition Application is now live for UVA. After 10 years of being Common App exclusive, we have added the Coalition App as a second option for applicants. As is the norm, there will be no benefit for one application or the other during our review process. Use the app you feel most comfortable with.
Please remember that the schools can't provide technical support for the
applications. Both Common App and Coalition App have links on every
page for submitting a help ticket. What's more, it's helpful when you
alert their teams of parts of the applications that aren't
user-friendly, so don't hesitate to reach out to them if you have
trouble.
If you plan on submitting one of the option art or architecture supplements with your application (remember to read the instructions for those!), you may find the Common App to be the easier system to use. The Common App seamlessly works with SlideRoom, the website where those supplements are submitted.