This explanation and timeline for the college application process will help parents assist their teen with confidence.

The Common App remains the go-to platform for over a million college applicants each year, and 2026 brings a mix of familiar essay prompts and refreshed usability. From the 650-word personal essay to ...

High-school senior Brittany Stinson got accepted into Yale, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Cornell, and Stanford.

Dear Mark, I'm a parent of a junior at McIntosh High School, and I'm starting to feel like a stranger in a process I thought ...

This application cycle, way more students reported test scores, up 10% compared with last year. That's despite many colleges having "test-optional" admissions policies.

A Georgia Tech professor is testing a new fetal Doppler app designed to give expectant parents reassurance and improve ...

OFSS Bihar Board Inter Admission 2026: Bihar School of Examination Board, BSEB, has officially announced the start of the OFSS Bihar Intermediate, Class 11, admission for the academic session ...

FNB's Common app is a first-of-its-kind solution that enables clients to apply for more than 50 consumer and business products and services simultaneously through a single, streamlined digital ...

Sabrina H. Ottaway ’29, a Crimson Editorial editor, lives in Matthews Hall. Several months ago, Elise M. Pham ’26, the founder of Ultimate Ivy League Guide, posted a grave warning about the Common ...

San Diego Foundation and the Dr. Seuss Foundation recently released a new common application that gives local nonprofits access to two early childhood grant opportunities totaling $2 million. The ...

One January day in 1985, I was battling the clock. My college applications—each in its bulky envelope, larded with paper clips, staples and whiteout—had to be postmarked by noon. It was my ...

Ohio remains among the top 10 U.S. states with the highest volume of college applicants – and the state continues to see growth in first-year applicants, according to a new report by the Common App, ...