Each day brings a flood of paper. On a Tuesday afternoon another wave of documents—high-school transcripts, test-score reports, letters of recommendation—has hit Drexel University’s ...

As if the college application process weren’t complicated enough, there’s a new wrinkle. Instead of waiting for students to apply, some schools are actively recruiting. The “speedy app,” or VIP ...

New Orleans—Few issues spark debate like “fast applications” do, at least if you’re in the company of admissions officers and high school counselors. “There’s a lot of emotion around this issue,” says ...