And just like that, it’s been 10 years 🧁
10 years full of cheering for students, supporting school counselors and educators across the country, and helping make higher education more accessible for all 🌟 Here’s to the next 🔟 years and the next generation of leaders!
We had to bring back a fan favorite to walk you through the new look of the Common App! Make sure you watch Amani in Common App's brand new YT video 📺
ALT A photo of Amani from Common App’s first year walkthrough video in the bottom right corner with the text “Common App walkthrough for first-year students” in the top left corner appearing over blue and green accent boxes. There is a blurred and slightly desaturated picture of the Common App account dashboard screen in the background where you can see menu buttons for college search, direct admissions, financial aid, and help pages.
New school year, new look 💅 Create your @CommonApp account and start exploring today! 🌐
ALT “Your future is mobile” appears in black text over a teal background. There is an illustration of a laptop below with the Common App mobile app displayed on it. On the left side of the screen the Common App logo is in a box with the following menu options below: Dashboard, My Common Application, My Colleges, College search, Direct admissions, and Financial aid. On the right side of the screen there is a blue box with the text “Good afternoon, Jordan!” and an illustration of a person riding a bike with a hot and balloon and clouds in the background. Below that there is a box that says “Dashboard” with a dropdown menu for “My Common Application” underneath it. A partially filled green bar has small text above it that reads “2/6 sections complete” and the following sections are listed out: Profile, Family, Education, Testing, Activities, and Writing. There are green checks above Profile and Family. There is the beginning of a “My Colleges” tab that can be seen at the bottom of the screen.
Common App closes on Tuesday so make sure to save your work on any college-specific questions on the My Colleges tab by 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪 because that will not roll over! See you next week 👋
ALT A line art illustration of two people riding on a motorized scooter wearing helmets. There is a line art sun and clouds above the people and two trees to their left, with a turquoise to light green gradient framing the image. The bottom of the image reads "Account rollover season" with the Common App logo.
We’re continuing our west coast adventures so make sure to stop by our table (booth 310) at GEAR UP! We'll be sponsoring tomorrow's exhibit hall with a raffle to celebrate 🥳
ALT An NCCEP/Gear Up branded graphic with a lime green background and an image of the Golden Gate Bridge and surrounding landscape along the bottom. There is a Common App logo on the top of the screen and text that reads “Find us at Booth 310 and enter our raffle during Tuesday’s networking break at 10:15 am.” “I’m presenting” appears in a blue ribbon in the center of the image with the text “2025 NCCEP/Gear Up Annual Conference Planting Seeds July 13-16 2025 San Fransisco, CA” appears below.
We can’t wait to reunite with school counselors at #ASCA25 in just a few days! Make sure to say hi and grab some of our new swag!
Counselors who complete this form and stop by will get a coffee treat on us while supplies last. forms.gle/TbpiMk6uDucJABGC7
See you in Long Beach! 🙌
ALT An ASCA branded graphic with a cream banner across the top that reads “Navigate and Innovate July 12-15, 2025 Long Beach California”. In orange and yellow text the words “I’m Exhibiting! See you at #ACSA25!” appear. There is a teal box with “Booth 1446” written inside of it. “Register at ascaconferences.org” appears along the bottom of the image. There is a Common App logo in the bottom right corner with an illustrated compass above it. There is a photo of a student wearing wired earbuds inside of the compass.
Check your student portal to make sure all your health documents are in order 📑 Vaccinations, physicals, and more might be needed before you step on campus! #CollegeTips#BackToSchool
ALT An illustration of an orange bandage with the Reach Higher logo inside of a blue box in the center. This bandage is over a blue gradient background that has check motifs on it. There is a multicolored starburst under the bandage with the word “Reminder” written in white text.
Juneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in the United States and stands as one of the nation’s oldest related observances. Today presents a valuable opportunity for reflection, education, and reaffirming a commitment to fostering a more equitable future for everyone.
ALT “JUNETEENTH” appears in bold white text over a gradient blue to green background. Above is the date “06.19.25” and below it is an illustrated blue and red Juneteenth flag with starburst and a decorative light circle around it.
Below the flag are the words "Freedom Day | Emancipation Day" in white and a Reach Higher 10 year anniversary logo.
We were so honored to have Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd speak at #Illuminate and share her wisdom and advice on how we can better help students in their postsecondary journeys! A perfect kick-off to the 50th year of Common App 💙 🥳
ALT “Summer 2025 Reading List” appears in bold blue letters over a grid patterned rectangle with a yellow, teal, and dark blue gradient. There is an illustration of the sun in the top left corner that is shining. The following books make up the reading list. Atmosphere: A Love Story by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry, King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby, We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes, The Phoenix Pencil Company by Allison King, Oathbound by Tracy Deonn, My Friends by Fredrik Backman, Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One by Kristen Arnett, Great Black Hope: A Novel by Rob Franklin, You Didn’t Hear This From Me by Kelsey McKinney, You Are Here by David Nicholls, Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel, The God of the Woods by Liz Moore, Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang, The Fury by Alex Michaelides, and Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney.
ALT “Note to self: End of school year affirmations” appears in bold navy text over a grid background. There are four illustrated multicolored sticky notes under this text that read: “I embrace kindness and help my students do the same”, “my students bring me joy”, :I invite laughter into my office”, and “I will celebrate the end of the school year!”. There is an illustrated pencil peeking out from the lower right corner.
ALT “Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with AANAPISIs (Asian American and Native American Pacific-Islander Serving institutions)” appears over a dark blue gradient background with blue and pink illustrated flowers accenting the bottom of the image. There is a photo of a college campus with palm trees in the bottom right corner that flows into the next slide.
ALT “Background: An AANAPISI is one of eight federally designated Minority Serving Institution (MSI) programs established by Congress in 2007. A college or university with an enrollment of undergraduate students that is at least 10% Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander. Designated to help empower generations of underserved Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander students. Source: U.S. Department of Education” over the same background with a pink and white illustrated flower accenting the bottom left of the image.
ALT “Stats: As of May 2025, there are 57 eligible AANAPISIs on Common App’s Explore Page! Though AANAPISI campuses make up only 6% of all U.S. colleges and universities, they enroll nearly half of all AANHPI students in the country.” over the same background with a blue and pink illustrated flowers accenting the bottom corners of the image. There is a photo of a college campus with pink flowering trees in the bottom right corner and two students walking on the sidewalk.
Happy #CollegeSigningDay! 🎓 As students take this significant step, let's cheer them on as they begin this exciting journey, paving the way to endless possibilities!🌟 Congratulations to all! #FutureReady
¡Felicidades! We 💙 to see how students in Puerto Rico are celebrating #CollegeSigningDay!
Show us where you’re going by using #CollegeSigningDay today! 🎉
Congratulations to Breakthrough Miami Scholar, Zamiyah Meza! 🎓
Zamiyah will be taking her skillsets to the @UofAlabama where she will join the honors program & major in Criminal Justice with a minor in Cyber Criminal Justice.
#CollegeSigningDay@BetterMakeRoom@ReachHigher
Special shout out to every student going to community college, especially for certifications and industry training! Go get those technical experiences 💪
Use #CollegeSigningDay in your decision posts so that we can celebrate you and where you’re going after high school 💫
ALT Five students are standing behind a table with a Northshore Technical Community College tablecloth in a school gym with an educator. The students are holding certificates in their hands and smiling at the camera.
ALT A student is sitting behind a table with a Flint Hills Technical College tablecloth. She is smiling a the camera and wearing a light blue shirt with the college’s logo on it.
ALT A student is sitting at the same Flint Hills Technical college table. He is wearing a blue hat and a black Emporia Wrestling shirt. He is smiling at the camera.
ALT A student and their parents are sitting behind a table that has a volleyball and an athletic jersey on it. They are all wearing Heartland Hawks merch and are smiling at the camera.
ALT A student wearing a Morehouse College sweatshirt is standing in a school cafeteria holding a large sign printed with a graduation photo of himself surrounded by Morehouse logos. He is standing in a cafeteria next to a loved one who is pointing at him. They are both smiling at the camera.