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Changes to Common App Essay Prompts for 2017-18

This week, The Common Application essay prompts underwent their most substantive changes since 2013. While two prompts remained unchanged, three were revised, one was introduced, and one oldie-but-goodie was resurrected. The team at College Transitions will walk you through the changes and tell you what it means for current...

The Coalition Application: What you need to know

Current high schoolers who, in the preliminary phases of their college search process, encounter The Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success are often a tad confused. To some, it sounds a bit like a collection of anime superheroes whose translation to English went awry. Others are perplexed by its...