OPINION: Despite bans on using AI for college applications, there are ways to use the tool that make sense, Stacey Brook ...

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Olivier Knox is the son of college professors and worked in admissions as a student at his dream school. He has a 100% ...

“My Common App essay is one of the best things I’ve written,” Krishna says. “It is basically everything that I am in one piece of paper — a crash course to myself.” College essays loom large for high ...

As Sophie Smith, co-founder of College Contact, explained in a recent TikTok video, “If you were sitting in a job interview ...

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The college application process for the 2025-2026 school year has officially started. The Common App opened on Aug. 1, with more than 1,100 college and universities on the application platform. The ...

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 ...

Ever since 15 private colleges and universities teamed up to launch the Common App 50 years ago, the college admissions form has shifted practices and technology to meet the changing needs of ...