Changes made to the University’s supplemental essay prompts during this time came in the midst of the Supreme Court’s 2023 ...

As you begin your medical school application journey, the secondary application phase emerges as a pivotal bridge connecting your premedical background with entrance into graduate medical training.

For students who don’t think of themselves as natural writers, the college application essay often creates a lot of stress. I’ve seen students wrap themselves in knots, trying to use big words, ...

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” ...

The lawsuit says the new essay question has appeared on over 5,800 federal job applications so far, as part of the administration's Merit Hiring Plan.

Essay writing tutors are excited, and college applicants are more stressed than ever: the Common Application announced the prompts for the personal statement that accompanies the college application.

The University of Chicago has long been known for its quirky application essay prompts, in past years asking potential students to "find" Waldo or literally compare apples and oranges. This year's ...

The Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success, a group of 93 leading colleges introducing an alternative to the Common Application this summer, on Friday issued the essay prompts to be used on ...

The glow from the laptop reflects off his forehead as he stares at the screen, paralyzed by panicked perfectionism. The Common Application essay prompts are neatly copied onto the blank document, ...

The Common Application has announced that the 2016-17 personal statement essay prompts will be the same as the 2015-16 prompts. By conducting a review process every other year rather than annually, we ...