The Common Application is an online college application tool that lets you apply to more than 1,000 participating universities in the United States and abroad. Developed by the nonprofit access ...

The goal of the 38-year-old Common Application has been to revolutionize the nightmarishly cumbersome and complex process of applying to college. When I was a high school student in the late 1970s, I ...

For most college applicants, filling out the demographics section of the Common Application is as easy as selecting from a drop-down menu. For undocumented students, however, the answers aren’t as ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Common Application is removing a question asking applicants to report whether they’ve been cited for a disciplinary violation in high school after their research found that the answer ...

While trying to submit applications by the Nov. 1 deadline, high school students applying early decision to Boston University have been experiencing technical issues with the Common Application, said ...