Students can use the Common App's new Covid-19 essay to expand on their experiences during the pandemic. Covid-19 has heavily impacted students applying to colleges in this application cycle. High ...

The last few college acceptance/rejection letters for high school seniors are trickling in, so that can mean only one thing: time for juniors to start the process. The Common Application, commonly ...

Even in a typical year, Aug. 1 is a big day for college admissions. It’s launch day for the Common App, the 1,000-member platform for college applications, and the beginning of many months of ...

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 their colleges. This was the birth of the “Common App” ...

Writing college essays that stand out is a critical step in the college admissions process. College admissions officers read thousands of essays each year, and a compelling essay can make a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Common Application, which is accepted by nearly 900 schools, including some colleges located outside the U.S., helps ...

Essay writing tutors are excited, and college applicants are more stressed than ever: the Common Application announced the prompts for the personal statement that accompanies the college application.

Applying to college is a tedious and often stressful process for students and their parents. In addition to finishing their last year of high school, teens may also be juggling the SAT or ACT, college ...