It was founded in 2015, and says it aims to provide a holistic application that assists disadvantaged students.

A variety of application fee waivers can be utilized in order to make applying for college accessible to students.

[7] The Coalition launched with 83 member schools, which were required to meet a set of criteria for selectivity and access.

[7] In 2019, Inside Higher Ed reported widespread complaints that the application was difficult to fill out.

With a variety of fee waivers, it also has made applying to college more accessible than other applications.