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Early this February the Common Application concluded a survey measuring feedback on the Common Application main essay prompts across a sample of 5,000, half of whom were students. According to Scott ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. As the CEO of Command Education, I write about emotionally intelligent leadership and education. This week, the Common Application ...

High-school students who are applying to Penn this admissions cycle have been asked to describe themselves in just 500 words. Last spring, the Common Application — the organization that provides the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kristen Moon is an entrepreneur covering college admission strategies. Covid-19 has heavily impacted students applying to colleges ...

Grades and test scores may measure a student's academic potential, but those factors fail to capture his or her personality. That's where the college essay comes in. The college essay offers students ...

The Common Application, used by nearly 700 colleges and universities in the United States and abroad for admissions, just announced its essay prompts for the 2017-2018 college admissions season — and ...