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 ...

It’s Aug. 1. And that means rising high school seniors can officially dive into the Common Application for Undergraduate Admissions. (Click here to download forms.) While it’s tempting to relax in the ...

The goal of the 38-year-old Common Application has been to revolutionize the nightmarishly cumbersome and complex process of applying to college. When I was a high school student in the late 1970s, I ...

This is the second part of a series on applying to college with the Common Application. Here is the first post: Tackling colleges' Common Application. Filling out college applications can be stressful ...

The Common Application has announced that it’s expanding its direct admissions program for the 2024–2025 application season to 116 member colleges and universities in 34 states. The full list of ...

The Common App lets you apply to multiple schools through one platform. Allot several months to complete all application materials. Check with schools regarding specific application requirements. The ...

Use the interactive graph below to explore the expansion of the Common Application from 2001 to 2012, a period of growth over all in the number of applications to four-year colleges and universities.

The Common Application, an online platform a million students use to apply to college, has acquired “Reach Higher,” the college-encouragement campaign that Michelle Obama launched when she was the ...