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NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The new Common Application ("CA4") essay questions were released on February 5, a month ahead of schedule. The new questions are designed, in the words of The Common Application, "To ensure that all applicants, regardless of their background or access to counseling...have the chance to tell their unique stories." The early release and new framing of the questions give underserved students a much fairer playing field in this critical aspect...

BOSTON, Nov. 19, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- For time-pressed students with higher education on their minds, deadlines for applying to their preferred colleges are fast approaching. Indeed, the vast majority of college applications are due by December 1st. Needless to say, completing the required forms and essays, gathering the necessary transcripts and recommendation letters and then getting them all in on time can weigh heavily on students this time of year. ConnectEDU makes the college...

BOSTON, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- ConnectEDU, (www.connectedu.net ) the Web-based leader in empowering students to manage their education and launch their career, today announced that the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) will standardize its college admissions process using SuperAPP(TM) across all 22 high schools in its district. To more quickly and efficiently provide students with a formal process to send every aspect of their applications electronically in the format of their...

BOSTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- ConnectEDU, (www.connectedu.net) the Web-based leader in empowering students to manage their education and launch their career, today announced that 21 new colleges have signed on as SuperAPP partners since the solution was launched just four weeks ago. Additionally, SuperAPP was a key component of "College Application Week" in Detroit (October 26-29) where over 4,000 college applications were completed by seniors at 28 Detroit Public High Schools in just...

LOS ANGELES, July 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Common Application, the 35-year-old not-for-profit organization that revolutionized the college admission process, and Docufide, Inc., the nation's leading provider of high school and postsecondary e-transcript services, today announced an important partnership. Effective immediately, several thousand secondary schools under contract with Docufide may now electronically deliver their transcripts to any of the nearly 400 Common App member...