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Colleges Want More Of The Shrinking Pie

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Recently an article came out in Forbes which explained that all colleges, including the Ivy League, will get slightly easier to get into because of the impending demographic cliff. 43% of high school completers immediately enrolled in 4-year institutions and 19% immediately enrolled in 2-year institutions. We disagree.

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Vanderbilt Announces Free Tuition for Students Whose Families Make $150K or Less

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"We want everyone who has what it takes to get into Vanderbilt to be able to enroll, regardless of their financial background. Vanderbilt created Opportunity Vanderbilt during the financial crisis of 2008 and has provided over $2.6 If you're admitted, you belong here," Chancellor Daniel Diermeier said in the school's press release.

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The Future of Legacy Admissions

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LEGACY VS. NON-LEGACY ACCEPTANCE RATES Twenty years ago, legacy applicants to the Ivy League generally saw rates of admission that were 3-4 times greater than the overall rate of admission. ENROLL NOW WHY LEGACY PREFERENCES REMAIN IN PLACE Two reasons: admissions yield and fundraising. This time, for favoring children of alumni.

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Reimagining the Liberal Arts and Humanities

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Several colleges and universities recently have announced similar cuts, eviscerating the liberal arts in response to budget shortfalls, enrollment declines, and shifting student preferences. In many cases, low enrollment drove these decisions. Except that it's not entirely shocking given what's happening across higher education.

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Will Legacy Admissions End Along With Affirmative Action?

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In fact, one study found "no statistically significant evidence of a casual relationship between legacy preference policies and total alumni giving among top universities" after evaluating data between 1998 and 2008. Recent rumblings at the University of Pennsylvania suggest the Ivy League school is inching away from legacy preferences.

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Top 10 Early Admissions Trends: Class of 2028

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percent early acceptance rate, the lowest in history since adopting its current non-binding early admissions model for the Class of 2008. Ivy League schools are continuing to look for ways to set themselves apart from their peer institutions to entice the strongest applicants, regardless of financial need.

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How to Get Into Stanford: 5 Tips From Admitted Students and Experts

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For the 2022 admission cycle , Stanford reported median scores of 1540 on the SAT and 35 on the ACT for enrolled students. And over 70% of enrolled students had a perfect GPA, with an average 3.95 Back in 2008, Stanford received fewer applications. Is Stanford considered an Ivy League school? GPA out of a 4.0