What is the Common App? Learn everything you need to know about how the Common App works, including information on essays, application materials and fees.

The Common App makes it easy to apply to multiple colleges and universities.

Common app help: Almost 700 colleges and universities ask you to use it, but it can be confusing; fortunately, we’ve compiled a list of tips to help.

The Common Application, also called the Common App, is an undergraduate college admissions application. By filling out that one application, you can apply to any of the colleges that accept the form.

The Common Application announced plans Sept. 30 to remove a question asking college applicants to self-report disciplinary actions taken against them in high school, a move that experts on higher ...

By bringing Michelle Obama’s project into its big tent, the Common Application will gain new expertise in helping low-income and first-generation students get to college.

But this latest amendment to the Common App might alter perceptions of applicants with criminal histories, at least a little, at least at some schools.