Happy #TransferStudentWeek! 🌟 Cheers to the incredible journeys of transfer students on their path to higher education! 🎓 NISTS

So excited to welcome our plenary speakers Catalina Cifuentes, Shareea Woods, Jenny Rickard & Narietha Carter-McClain for our session on: “A Ban on Race Conscious Admissions: What Now?!”👏🏽

We are so excited to join forces with the state of Connecticut through CSCU to provide students in the state with direct admissions to college. 🌟 Read more: bit.ly/46X8i1G

We are really excited to join forces with the state of Connecticut through CSCU to offer thousands of students in the state direct admissions through their Connecticut Automatic Admissions Program! Read more: commonapp.org/blog/common-ap…

Calling all education policy researchers, economists, quantitative social scientists, data scientists, and similarly data-minded folks: My team at Common App is hiring for a Senior Data Scientist! apply.workable.com/commonapp/j/CB…

Today, Common App launched its direct admissions program with 70 member colleges and universities from 28 states. This month, over 200,000 first generation and low and middle-income students who are college-interested will receive proactive admissions offers.

Wait, who’s a “first generation” student? A new brief from Common App explores the complexity of the term. tinyurl.com/ysa7mede

What does it mean to be a “first-generation college student?" This probably sounds like a wildly straightforward question to many in the education world, but what if I told you there are 100+ different answers I could give – each reasonable+distinct? (1/9) commonapp.org/files/23-24_Co…

Happy First-Gen Day! Our Data Analytics & Research team delves into over 9 million applicants’ data, exploring first-gen status and more. Today, we kick off a 3-part series diving into the ways we define first-gen status. 🌟 #CelebrateFirstGen Learn more: bit.ly/3u4ICSy

Happy #VeteransDay! We’re proud to announce our partnership with DOD MilGears. Together, we're committed to simplifying the college applications process for military-connected students, including active duty, veterans, and their families. 🎓🤝 Read more: bit.ly/47nXA4e

Setting goals, big or small, helps us over here at Common App to welcome the new year ✅ What are some of your goals for 2024? #NewYearsResolution

Common App's Data Analytics and Research team recently shared deadline update trends through Jan. 1. Our latest report highlights a notable rise in underrepresented minority applicants, Black or African American and Latinx individuals. Read more: bit.ly/499KDfn

Today, I’m excited to share the first in a new series of publications Common App is releasing: Equity in Admissions: breaking down Common App’s moonshot goal: commonapp.org/files/Common_A… 1/

We're dedicated to promoting equity and access to higher education. Our latest report provides insights into our Next Chapter work and ongoing efforts to close equity gaps in college admissions by 2030. Read more: bit.ly/4bLKfFU

Big news! We are so excited to announce our Illuminate 2024 keynote speaker: Emmy© Award Winner Sheryl Lee Ralph. You may know Sheryl as the beloved Barbara Howard, Abbott’s veteran Kindergarten teacher in the hit comedy series Abbott Elementary.

After much ado, I’m excited to release the last research brief in our first-gen deep-dive series! Here, we ask: what more can we learn about students when we look directly at more detailed parental degree groups instead of coarser first-gen status? (1/11) commonapp.org/files/23-24_Co…

“Everybody gets tired and fatigued. So what happens when you get tired and fatigued? Something else has to kick in, and that's your habits and your mentality.” — Dawn Staley (via Finding Mastery Podcast)

🚀 The 2024-2025 application season is officially open! 🌟 Ready to take the next step toward your future? Start your #CommonApp application today and explore over 1,100 colleges and universities. Your journey begins now at commonapp.org. #CommonAppDay

The Common App is expanding its direct admissions program for the 2024–2025 application season to 116 member colleges and universities in 34 states. trib.al/0MtozpD