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The Top 5 Questions Impacting the Class of 2025

We are weeks away from launching Application Nation - Class of 2025 and, as always, I am excited to[...]

What Is Common App's Direct Admissions Program?

It's always a good feeling when your child gets an acceptance. But what if they get an acceptance[...]

Setting Limits in the College Admissions Process

Last night, Jennifer Breheny Wallace and I did a webinar on achievement pressure and the college[...]

10 Truths for Every Parent About the College Admissions Process

My daughter, a high school senior, had a short fall break this past week. We drove 997 miles over[...]

What to Know if You're Applying to the Same College as Your Classmates

As students finalize their college lists and where they plan to apply "early," they start to hear[...]

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