The Common App website will also have a new look and feel, with the "Common App" menu renamed "My Common Application" for ...

Learn how to fill out the Activities and Writing section of the Common App. The Activities section is very important because it effectively serves as your resume.

While the personal statement allows students to share about themselves, their backgrounds, and their experiences, the ...

Every year more than a million students use the Common Application, a standardized electronic form accepted by more than 1,000 colleges, to apply to college. And every year since 1976, the Common ...

Educators advising students in college applications should know that the Common App has expanded its membership beyond private schools.

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 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 ...