Common App

This year marks Common App’s 50th anniversary, and we’re using this milestone to look ahead. The 2025 Innovations Guide is now live. This is our annual update on the work focusing on reaching more students from low- and middle-income communities. 📈 Direct Admissions reached 700K+ students 🎓 Scholarship matching scaled to 1.5M students 📝 Students now have a permanent space to share life experiences in the app 🤝 State and research partnerships are helping us better understand and remove barriers for students. Explore how we’re turning moonshot goals into real impact: https://bit.ly/41uFD3q

It's another launch day at Common App--but it's not just any launch day. Today marks the start of our 50th anniversary year. It's hard to believe I've worked here for almost a third of the journey. Come celebrate with us and share your story at commonapp50.org! https://lnkd.in/eF8MVwAp

We are so excited to officially launch the 2025-26 application season! Check out all of the news surrounding this year's Common App, and get started on those applications today! https://bit.ly/459NhBu

We’re heading to Long Beach, CA this week! Catch Common App at booth #1446 as we navigate and innovate with counseling professionals at the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) annual conference from July 12–15. Stop by our booth to connect, pick up Common App resources to support your students, and enjoy a coffee treat on us! Learn more: www.commonapp.org/asca   #CommonApp #ReachHigher #ASCA25

🎉 Common App is turning 50! Since our founding in 1975, our mission has been to simplify the college application process and expand access to higher education. With the support of students, counselors, mentors, college and university members, and our board, we’ve helped millions of students take their next step. As we celebrate this milestone, we want to hear from you. 📣 Have you helped a student navigate their college journey? Submitted your first college application? Worked behind the scenes at a college or university to welcome new applicants? However you’ve engaged with Common App, your experience is part of the story we’re celebrating. Share your story and help us mark 50 years of opportunity: https://lnkd.in/gdMEETJr #CommonApp50 #highereducation #collegeadmissions

We were so honored to have Tressie McMillan Cottom speak at #Illuminate and share her wisdom and advice on how we can better help students in their postsecondary journeys! A perfect kick-off to the 50th year of Common App 💙 🥳

We hope to see you next week at Illuminate! See below for details:

Last week, Common App released a research report centered around a growing demographic: Independent students. Check out the findings from the report and learn more about the unique challenges facing students who plan to pay their own way!

#CAIlluminate is right around the corner! There's still time to join Common App enrollment leaders and college admission professionals next month for Common App's premier event. At Illuminate, you can expect peer-led sessions, access to new research and data insights, and opportunities to connect with your colleagues. We hope to see you there: https://bit.ly/4hoUyST

Independent applicants—those applying without a parent or guardian’s financial support—have more than doubled since 2016–17. They are more likely to: 🔹 Be first-generation college students 🔹 Submit fewer applications and test scores Explore Common App’s latest research to better understand this growing applicant group and the unique challenges they face: https://lnkd.in/g8ieZWEg