The Common App is a shared application system that is used by just under 1,000 colleges and universities in the United States, and roughly 70 international institutions. Last year, the Common App ...

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 ...

Penn is exchanging its individualized application form for a more generic one. The University plans to switch to the Common Application -- a standard form accepted by 300 American colleges and ...

The Common Application is expanding its direct admissions efforts, this month partnering with 70 institutions in 28 states to offer proactive admission to more than 200,000 prospective college ...

Editor's Note: This column contains material similar to text that appeared in other published work. An Editor's Note was published in the Feb. 8, 2008, Herald. That Editor's Note can be found here.

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 ...

Many students in the process of applying to college for the first time are experiencing tremendous difficulty as the Common Application, an online application form accepted by more than 500 colleges ...

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 ...

“Direct admission” is increasingly being offered to high school seniors who meet minimum academic qualifications. The participating schools are eager for more applicants. By Ann Carrns Whether it’s ...