The Common Application is planning to let colleges add a question for applicants that some admissions leaders believe is unethical and will encourage more gaming of the admissions process. The ...

Starting next year, the country’s most widely used college application form will stop asking prospective students about whether they have a criminal record. The surprise decision comes more than a ...

That’s not the kind of question most high school seniors expect to find on their college admission applications. But it is one of the essay options that applicants to the University of Chicago face ...

How to answer age-related questions on a job application or in a job interview. Our experts agree: Don’t answer a question if you believe the reason it’s asked is to reveal your age. That’s easier ...