Even in a typical year, Aug. 1 is a big day for college admissions. It’s launch day for the Common App, the 1,000-member platform for college applications, and the beginning of many months of ...

Students seeking to impress college admissions officers need to make the most of every section of their application. The majority of students utilize the Common Application, which is accepted by more ...

College applications have increased dramatically this year. Now the question is whether that increase will translate into larger enrollments in the fall. A new report points to a substantial increase ...

The Common Application has been releasing information on the more than one million people who applied to the 900-plus colleges in its system throughout the last year. And many educators have worried ...

Increases in early applications to college have been reported for much of the United States, with the biggest increases in the Southwestern region. A preliminary report points to a surprisingly large ...