Jessica Crosby is a freelance writer and former teacher with expertise in high school and college admissions. She creates content for education and personal finance companies and believes that all ...

When Robert Mason worked in recruitment at Clark Atlanta University in Georgia, he spent much of his time attending college fairs and meeting with interested students. But he noticed that not all ...

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 ...

Scholarship Institute reports that the evolving college admissions landscape requires strategic planning for applicants amid ...

The Common Application, a platform where students can apply to multiple colleges and universities in one go, once carried the reputation of only serving students interested in private, highly ...

When the class of 2013 steps onto campus next fall, they will do so as the first group of Brown students to be admitted using the Common Application. The University has joined the nearly 350 member ...

The Common App allows students to submit applications to more than 1,100 higher ed institutions. But until now, none of its members were community colleges focused on granting associate degrees. The ...

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 ...

Colleges will soon have the option to hide students’ race and ethnicity information on applications submitted through Common App, according to the organization. The move comes as the Supreme Court is ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- Colleges are seeing a record number of applicants this year and the process has become more stressful than ever for students. Education Consultant Cathy Costa explains that there are a ...

Colleges nationwide are struggling to meet enrollment goals as more young people forgo a degree Some have responded by making admissions offers to students who never officially applied. The cost of a ...

If applying to college weren't already nerve-wracking enough, some students are now facing major technical glitches when they try to apply. Problems with the online version of the Common Application ...