The Common App is the hub for students’ applications—including their activities lists, letters of recommendation, and ...

There are seven Common App first-year essay prompts for the 2025-2026 school year, and they are the same as those used for the 2024-2025 application. You need to choose only one prompt.

More than 1 million students use the Common App to apply to over 1,000 member colleges annually. Read on to learn more about how the Common App works and how you can start applying to colleges today.

The organization that started with 15 private colleges now has more than 1,100 participating institutions. But closing equity ...

The Common App will allow colleges to block a student’s information beginning Aug. 1. The Common App is used by over 1,000 colleges and universities. The New York Times notes that the nonprofit ...

GALESBURG, Ill. — A local community college is one of the first nationwide to be part of the Common App platform. Students can now apply to Carl Sandburg College in Galesburg with the Common App ...

The nonprofit organization behind the Common Application, a single form that students can fill out to apply to any college that uses it, announced this week that, starting next year, it will no ...