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 ...

The Common Application announced Tuesday that it is dropping the question it has been asking since 2006 about applicants' criminal histories. Many educators and civil rights activities have been ...

Admissions staff members have grappled for years with whether applicants should be required to disclose their high school disciplinary history when applying to college. The Common Application, a ...