The Common App website will also have a new look and feel, with the "Common App" menu renamed "My Common Application" for clarity. "My Common Application" will move above “My Colleges” in the main ...

An overview of the account creation process and basic structure of the Common Application, as well as several overarching tips and tricks for filling out a Common App.

OPINION Affirmative action is gone. Can personal essays help diversify universities? Details, stories, and other examples drawn from applicants’ academic and personal experiences have always ...

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If requested, the Common App will conceal basic information on race and ethnicity — a move that could help schools if the Supreme Court ends affirmative action.

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 ...

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 ...