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 ...

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Applying to multiple colleges used to be a tedious, time-consuming task. Each school had its own application form and its own slightly different set of required fields. Applying to 12 colleges meant ...

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 ...

Those who’ve applied for college in the last 38 years might remember the wonders of the Common Application. Rather than uploading your transcript and nearly identical personal statement to every ...

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 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 ...

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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 ...

Last year, the Common Application announced changes to better serve transgender students. The application added a question to provide applicants with the option to share their preferred first name, ...

ASU announced last month that incoming freshman can now apply to the University via the Common Application in addition to the University's traditional application method. The University's adoption of ...