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Grades and Course Rigor Matter the Most in College Admissions

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Grades and Course Rigor Matter the Most in College Admissions The most recent National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) State of College Admission Report updated its four-year college members’ survey of the Factors in the Admission Decision. Although anecdotes can help, sometimes the data can tell the story for you.

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How Did We Get Here?

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At the same time, we still have one student awaiting a regular decision from a state flagship with a roughly 80% acceptance rate, and we heard she is not the only one. This will be the first blog in a series. Part 1 - Let’s Celebrate Progress! It has never been harder to navigate the college admissions process. Why has this happened?

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Why is UT-Austin so competitive?

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Changes in the automatic admissions state law In 2009, UT-Austin confronted an issue where almost all of their spaces for Texas residents were occupied by those guaranteed admission by ranking in the top 10% of their class. They will say, Back in my day, as long as you didnt flunk out of school and had a decent SAT, you could gain admission.

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The Admissions Process Is Not Necessarily About You!

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million additional applications sent by this year’s class compared to their counterparts in the class of 2020 — although the classes are roughly the same size.” Harvard’s acceptance rate last year was 3%, and more colleges than ever before colleges have acceptance rates that are in the single digits. So what does this all mean?

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It’s Not You, It’s Them

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Since 2020, the number of applications to Common App institutions has risen by over 39%, and the number of applicants has risen by almost 28%. Since 2020, the number of applications to Common App institutions has risen by over 39%, and the number of applicants has risen by almost 28%. Kids are asking, “What more could I have done?”.

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TWO Demographic Cliffs? The Enrollment Case for Diversifying Revenue Streams

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Revised population estimates—the first to be built on the 2020 (rather than the 2010) census data—indicate another demographic cliff in the number of 18-year-olds that will almost immediately follow the first one. Department of Education (IPEDS) projections for first-year students now, in 2020, and in 2016 in orange.

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College Rejection and Mental Health

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percent of adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 in the United States experience an anxiety disorder at some point, and the American Psychological Association reports 70 percent of high school students cited anxiety and depression as a significant problem among their peers. Rejection is a natural part of any application process.