Last week the Common Application Inc. announced the latest in a series of changes in its standardized form, used by an ever-soaring number of applicants. The 2011-12 version of the Common Application ...

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 ...

ASU announced last month that incoming freshman can now apply to the University via the Common Application in addition to the University's traditional application method. The University's adoption of ...

Once a cozy collection of fifteen or so private liberal arts colleges sharing one application form, the non-profit Common Application has grown into an organization that encompasses 702 institutions ...

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Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Current students who remember the University’s distinctive application process may recall the many ...

Last December, the unemployment rate for the San Francisco and Oakland metropolitan areas went below 4 percent for first time since 2007. While an economic comeback is good news overall, it obscures ...

As high school senior Victoria Kaestner works on her college applications over the next few weeks, the 17-year-old from Long Beach will be using an Internet tool that has become increasingly popular ...

Students can now apply to 33 historically black colleges or universities by using one application and paying one fee. The so-called "Black College Common Application" is the brainchild of Robert Mason ...

The Common Application -- love it or hate it -- is a force in American higher education. It has been criticized for (allegedly) encouraging colleges to sacrifice an original essay question for one ...

In a development that would no doubt be welcomed by many aspiring college students and their parents, California should develop a common application form for admission to all levels of public higher ...