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Twelve freshmen and sophomore students enrolled at Washington University as mid-year transfer students this semester, the first time in recent history that students were accepted in between semesters. Several of these students are Jewish and said they came to the University after feeling unsafe on their previous campuses due to antisemitism.

This is my first year working with Common App, and I am inspired by the way the organization aims to bring joy to the college admissions process.

Applying for college is a stressful, time-consuming experience. Learn how direct admissions can make the process easier.

“Direct admission” is increasingly being offered to high school seniors who meet minimum academic qualifications. The participating schools are eager for more applicants.

The Swords family is synonymous with Canadian basketball, and even after leaving Canada for the Big Apple, Syla knows where home is.

The competitive college admissions process is forcing students to get creative. Valedictorians and student body presidents are no longer a shoo-in for the top schools.

The first step towards providing better support for first-generation students should be to acknowledge the variety of definitions that exist and develop a better shared understanding of how those definitions affect students

A student argues that Temple should join the Common App’s direct admissions program to make the college application process easier for first-generation students.

These AI tools are designed to surface an applicants overlooked personal qualities - and to circumvent the inherent bias of human admission committees.

A new AI tool developed by CU Boulder researchers can read college essays — and it has the potential to change the way admissions is run at colleges and universities nationwide.