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CARSON, CA - DECEMBER 17: Felicia Johnson, 32, a second year social work student walks to the bus stop after returning some books at Cal State Dominguez Hills. Dominguez Hills has had a 17% drop in ...

Students continue to pursue postsecondary education—particularly Latino and Black students—and a growing share of those applicants are choosing to submit SAT and ACT scores even when institutions are ...

College applications can feel like a giant checklist: essays, transcripts, activities, deadlines, maybe test scores — and every detail seems to matter. The good news: Most common college application ...

College admissions have changed drastically since the coronavirus pandemic. Acceptance rates have hit record lows for elite colleges, many schools have dropped standardized testing requirements and ...

The Common Application is an online college application tool that lets you apply to more than 1,000 participating universities in the United States and abroad. Developed by the nonprofit access ...

Applying to college is a muti-step process, and most high school students have not managed a multi-month process on their own. That's why you might want to make a college application checklist. While ...

One January day in 1985, I was battling the clock. My college applications—each in its bulky envelope, larded with paper clips, staples and whiteout—had to be postmarked by noon. It was my ...

The common college application accepted by more than 400 colleges will stop discriminating against undocumented students, starting this fall. Colorlines is the leading source for accessible media on ...

As college admissions become increasingly competitive, it's more important than ever for students to submit applications that feel authentic to admissions officers. One of the defining traits of a ...