According to the latest Common App report, the number of first-year applicants to college has increased 4% compared to last year. Application volume has also grown by 7%.

Students have a perfect opportunity, through the Common App Essay, to share any “story” of their life. Other than the Activities section, which is tightly limited by word count, the essay is the only ...

The Common Application has announced that it’s expanding its direct admissions program for the 2024–2025 application season to 116 member colleges and universities in 34 states. The full list of ...

College applicants worry about sharing their race, gender and immigration status.

Life just got easier for college-bound students with Rutgers on their list. New Jersey’s state university, with campuses in New Brunswick, Newark, and Camden, has joined the ranks of more than 1,000 ...

Students seeking to impress college admissions officers need to make the most of every section of their application. The majority of students utilize the Common Application, which is accepted by more ...

One January day in 1985, I was battling the clock. My college applications—each in its bulky envelope, larded with paper ...

More than 300,000 people this month received acceptance letters from at least one college or university in their state − before they had even completed their applications. The prospective students ...

Understanding the experiences and needs of first-generation college students can be a challenge for college and institutional leaders, in part because there is no common definition of a ...

There are about six to seven months before colleges and Universities begin to accept a new round of admission applications. College admission officials and high school counselors say high school ...

Misconceptions about college admissions With varying testing policies and application deadlines, the college application process can be complicated for students and their families to navigate. "It' ...