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 ...

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 ...

Anyone who’s dealt with college applications at any point over the last four decades has probably heard of the Common Application. Like the two other applications listed above, the Common Black ...

Students have several options when it comes to college application platforms. One popular choice is the Common Application, ...

The goal of the 38-year-old Common Application has been to revolutionize the nightmarishly cumbersome and complex process of applying to college. When I was a high school student in the late 1970s, I ...

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 ...

From gender neutral housing to setting up GSAs, queer college students have a lot on their minds. One thing they won’t have to do before setting foot on campus? Wonder whether they should answer the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many decisions cause stress for teenagers during the college admissions process, from deciding between applying early or regular decision to figuring out a topic for the perfect admissions essay.