As of January 1, applications to college have grown by 7% compared to last year at the same time. The latest report from the Common Application points to a 7% increase in total applications to college ...

As high school students begin filling out their college applications, they should recognize the power and significance of the activity list. It’s not just a place for seniors to list their activities ...

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 ...

Ever since 15 private colleges and universities teamed up to launch the Common App 50 years ago, the college admissions form has shifted practices and technology to meet the changing needs of ...

Common App is adding its first ever community college members, the organization announced in a press release Thursday. The seven new partner institutions are all members of the Illinois Community ...

The number of financially independent students using the Common Application to apply to colleges more than doubled between 2016-17 and 2023-24, according to a new report released on Monday. The ...

Ohio remains among the top 10 U.S. states with the highest volume of college applicants – and the state continues to see growth in first-year applicants, according to a new report by the Common App, ...

College applications open Aug. 1, and students applying to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville for the fall semester have a little more than a month to submit their early applications directly to ...

The days of applying to colleges individually and waiting weeks or months to learn if you were accepted are long past. Students applying for college admission can apply to multiple schools in single ...

One January day in 1985, I was battling the clock. My college applications—each in its bulky envelope, larded with paper clips, staples and whiteout—had to be postmarked by noon. It was my ...