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 ...

When applying to college, many students and their families wish there was a magic solution to make things easier. The ...

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 ...

Through a pilot partnership with the Illinois Community College Board, Sandburg is one of the first community colleges in the country where students can apply through the Common App, a platform that ...

We learned that enrollment strategies for education leaders must also adjust to ensure they’re engaging the right student ...

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High school seniors in Texas who haven't applied to college yet will have a free opportunity to do so this week. It's part of ...

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 ...

Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 19 to qualify. If you started your application before Oct. 13 but submit between Oct. 13 – 19, you can still qualify for a fee waiver.

From Oct. 13 through 19, first-year and transfer students won't have to pay a fee when applying to a Texas public college.

In “Elite Colleges Explore Alternative to Common App” (The Chronicle, October 31), you describe how admissions officers at some of the most selective colleges are hoping to create a new online college ...

Applying for college can be one of the most stressful parts of a high schooler’s life. It entails hours of document wrangling, rewriting the same personal essay over and over and prepping for ...