A powerful Common App essay is a key component of the college application process. Most high school students who are applying to college start out by completing the Common Application that is accepted ...

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

Students are struggling to stand out among a sea of AI-generated content, but Dartmouth AI admissions policy lags behind.

On a gray November morning, stacks of essays sat on an admissions counselor’s desk at a New England liberal arts college. She ...

With college application season comes the pressure to produce high-quality admissions essays. Make no mistake — regardless of the wording of the question, virtually all admissions essays are truly ...

Many schools will require you to submit a supplemental application, along with a supplemental application fee. Most supplemental applications require you to write additional essays. These essays give ...

High-school students who are applying to Penn this admissions cycle have been asked to describe themselves in just 500 words. Last spring, the Common Application — the organization that provides the ...

Back in 1975, administrators from 15 colleges got together and decided to create one application that students could use to apply to any or all their colleges. This was the birth of the “Common App” ...