Back in 1975, administrators from 15 colleges got together and decided to create one application that students could use to apply to any or all of their colleges. This was the birth of “The Common App ...

The Common Application, which has more than 1,000 members, will give them the right not to see applicants’ races. At the same time, the Common App will continue to collect the information. The Common ...

CARSON, CA - DECEMBER 17: Felicia Johnson, 32, a second year social work student walks to the bus stop after returning some books at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Dominguez Hills has had a 17% drop in ...

October can be a crazy time in the college application season. I Know I Can's college advising managers help their students ...

A new report from the Common App finds that the college-transfer process, long promoted as a way to help disadvantaged students earn four-year degrees, disproportionately serves students who are ...

GALESBURG, Ill. — A local community college is one of the first nationwide to be part of the Common App platform. Students can now apply to Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg with the Common App. The ...

Many students in the process of applying to college for the first time are experiencing tremendous difficulty as the Common Application, an online application form accepted by more than 500 colleges ...

When applying to college, many students and their families wish there was a magic solution to make things easier. The ...

Through March 1, 2021, Common App reported 6,060,037 first-year applications to member colleges and universities, an 11% increase over the 2019–20 total through the same date. Larger and more ...

Correction: Evelyn Minjares-Carrillo's name was misspelled in an earlier version of this article. Melanie Urgiles considered Johns Hopkins University a “reach” school. The first-generation Latina ...