Learn about Common App requirements, including essays, transcripts, recommendations, application fees, and deadlines for college admission.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. As the CEO of Command Education, I write about emotionally intelligent leadership and education. The Common Application opened on ...

The Common App CEO explains why personal essays still matter, even as more college applicants turn to AI for help.

Through March 1 of the 2025-26 college applications cycle, 1,429,747 applicants filed 9,423,621 applications via the Common App platform, according to company data. (That works out to about 6.6 ...

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 ...