Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Early Decision Acceptance Rate: 21.2% Regular Decision Acceptance Rate: 5% Duke tuition and scholarships Duke’s 2023–2024 cost of attendance (i.e., 52 percent of Duke undergraduates receive some amount of financial aid, and the average award in 2021–2022 was $54,865. tuition, room, board, and fees) is $83,263.

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BestColleges

APRIL 4, 2024

Legacy Ban Revived Following SCOTUS Decision Were this measure to pass, Connecticut would become the third state to ban legacy admissions, following Colorado, which enacted its legislation in 2021, and Virginia, which passed its law last month. Can a state government dictate admissions policies at private universities?

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BestColleges

JULY 7, 2023

This time, the suit involves legacy admissions , the university's policy of favoring children of alumni. 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.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 10, 2024

Of those admitted during Regular Decision, 1,592 were accepted into its liberal arts division, Trinity College, while the other 392 were admitted to the Pratt School of Engineering, a Top 20 Engineering school. Duke received a record high 6,240 Early Decision applications, which represents a 28% increase from last year.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Criticism of legacy policies has intensified following the U.S. In a 2013 Supreme Court hearing, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who is Puerto Rican, disagreed that banning legacy policies is race-neutral. Johns Hopkins University, a Maryland institution, abandoned its legacy policy in 2014. Sotomayor said.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Rice student population Undergraduate students: 4,480 Graduate students: 4,085 In March 2021, Rice announced that it plans to gradually increase the size of its student body over the next few years. Part 3: Applying to Rice early decision vs. regular decision The deadline to submit an early decision application to Rice is November 1st.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Average ACT score: 33 ACT middle 50%: 30–34 Average SAT score: 1442 SAT middle 50%: 1310-1500 International students: 23% First-generation students: 19% As of Fall 2021, the largest demographic represented among BU undergrads were white students (30%). How to know if your child should apply to BU early decision or regular decision?

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

Brooks School of Public Policy; and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations may optionally submit standardized test scores. For the fall of 2021, 14% of admitted applicants submitted ACT scores. That said, their Score Choice policy is “All Scores,” so applicants must submit all test results. Does Cornell superscore the ACT?

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College Essay Guy

MAY 31, 2023

Stanford Acceptance Rate Stanford Early Decision, Early Action, Regular Decision, and Transfer Acceptance Rate GPA Requirements to get into Stanford SAT Requirements to get into Stanford ACT Requirements to get into Stanford What does Stanford look for in students? Stanford’s transfer acceptance rate is 1.8%

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Admissions.Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The new November 1 deadline is non-binding (Early Decision, which USC does not offer, is binding) and non-restrictive, which means that students can apply to other colleges Early Action at the same time. Students applying to these schools should apply by December 1 using USC’s Regular Decision plan.

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CTK College Coach

MARCH 20, 2023

Clemson deferred 17,000 of those early applicants and rejected 500. On March 1 it issued final decisions in the regular admission round, and its overall acceptance rate has dropped to 36% from last year’s 49% and 2021’s 62%.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

MARCH 2, 2024

Columbia University has adopted a test-optional admissions policy. In the fall of 2021, 44% of admitted applicants submitted SAT scores to Columbia University. However, Early Decision applicants can submit scores until the early fall of their senior year (as late as November).

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DC College Counseling

JANUARY 30, 2024

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS TOP 40,000 JMU received a total of 40,232 undergraduate applications for the class of 2028, an increase of 78% over the 22,603 applications they received in 2021. The initiative seeks to address severe housing shortages across provinces.

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

During the 2021-2022 admissions cycle BU received a record-breaking 80,797 applications from prospective first-year students. Boston University admissions officers are just about as busy this year as they were last year after receiving 80,484 applications during the 2022-2023 admissions cycle. increase over last year.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

MAY 4, 2024

For the admissions cycle spanning 2024–25, Northwestern University maintains a test-optional policy. Of the admitted applicants for the fall of 2021, 47% submitted SAT scores, while 31% submitted ACT scores. Northwestern values quantitative aptitude alongside verbal proficiency, as demonstrated by these scores.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

MARCH 6, 2024

The University of Pennsylvania maintains their test-optional policy , meaning applicants are not required to submit standardized test scores. In the fall of 2021, 23% of enrolled students at UPenn submitted ACT scores, while 48% submitted SAT scores, and 29% did not submit either.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

Brooks School of Public Policy; and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations may optionally submit standardized test scores. Of the admitted applicants for the fall of 2021, 37% of students submitted SAT scores. That being said, their Score Choice policy is “All Scores,” so applicants must submit all test results.

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Admissions Village

APRIL 22, 2023

In 2016 their yield rate was 26%, and in 2021 it was 45%. MIT ’s Early Action applications dropped 19% compared to last year, which is not surprising since MIT reinstated their standardized testing requirement this cycle after two years of a test-optional policy during the pandemic. Another example is Boston University.

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North Star Admissions Consulting

JULY 2, 2020

For the class of 2021, the coronavirus pandemic complicates the situation. A growing number of schools, including all 8 Ivy League universities and Stanford, are test optional for the class of 2021. What does this mean for 2021 applicants? Early Decision. Applying to college is always stressful. Test Optional v.

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StandOut College Prep

DECEMBER 27, 2022

As shared in the post about early admissions, if you apply to college during Early Action and Early Decision cycles , you will face a lot of competition. When more students apply early, you’re also likely to be deferred from at least one college. If you take important steps, you still have a chance for admissions.

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Admissions Mom

JULY 19, 2024

Colleges & Universities 2021 Working List of Undocumented & DACA Policies for U.S.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2024

Should you apply to medical school via early decision? Pros and cons Part 4: Early decision application strategies Part 5: Frequently asked questions about early decision for medical school Part 6: List of early decision medical schools - Part 1: Introduction What is the Early Decision Program for medical school?

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 27, 2023

After UT Austin received 66,043 applications in 2021, a growing number of prospective students are keeping the UT Austin admissions team busy. UT Austin doesn’t release data on whether students who submit by the priority deadline are accepted at a higher rate, but it certainly doesn’t hurt to apply early.

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College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

That said, we also understand that many students/families are confused regarding and have questions about aspects of the application process, so we’ve built the post below to hopefully clarify things, so students/families can make informed decisions. The application deadline for the University of Michigan’s early action is November 1.

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Admissions Village

APRIL 25, 2023

What can we say about test-optional admissions policies today? In 2019-20, nearly three-quarters of applicants sent colleges assessment results.” • Also, according to this article , “These trends follow a significant number of colleges switching to test-optional policies, which is reflected in the Common App data.

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Tex Admissions

JULY 1, 2022

For Fall 2021 freshmen, approximately 8,500 enrolled. Fall 2022 applicants heard back on these dates: November 18 released a small batch of liberal arts and natural sciences December 15 UT eleased a small batch of decisions, including non-auto admits and out-of-state for selective majors like CS, Engineering, and Business.

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College Essay Guy

MAY 30, 2023

That said, we also understand that many students/families are confused regarding and have questions about aspects of the application process, so we’ve built the post below to hopefully clarify things, so students/families can make informed decisions. You can read more about Princeton’s early action policy here.

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The Thoughtful College Search

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It elected the Association’s officers, a responsibility that was moved to the entire membership in 2021. At that time the SPGP required colleges to be both need-blind in making admission decisions and also to meet the full need of applicants. In those years the energy on the Assembly floor was electrifying.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2023

Although there has been some variability, the trend in early applications indicates that more students are choosing to apply for Early Decision or Restrictive Early Action to highly selective colleges. Here is a summary of early admissions statistics for the Class of 2027. The number of early applicants rose 1.2%

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Some people say that applying Early Decision (binding commitment!) We recommend paying close attention to college’s testing policies—namely their wording—to better understand how test scores influence their admissions process. The importance of test scores continues to vary drastically from place to place.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

COVID-19 Update : Many colleges (including all of the UC schools) have decided to adopt a test-optional policy as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Furthermore, in January 2021, the CollegeBoard announced their decision to eliminate the SAT essay and all SAT subject tests. When are college applications due?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

STUDENT ACCEPTED TO UPENN VIA EARLY DECISION "Just wanted to send over a note that I just recently received an invitation to join the UPenn class of 2026! In 2020-2021, 46 percent of undergrads received grant-based financial aid, and the average award was $56,095. UPENN CAS 2025!!!!! Thanks again!!!!!!" Who gets into UPenn?

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JULY 9, 2024

For the academic years 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024, Lehigh will maintain their test-optional policy. This policy will be evaluated continuously and extended as necessary, so it is important to stay updated and informed. Read more about Lehigh’s college credit policies here. What is Lehigh’s SAT code?

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Columbia became the first Ivy to permanently adopt a test-optional admissions policy in 2023. During the 2021-2022 admission cycle, over 60,000 students applied to the school — but only 2,255 received an acceptance letter. And Columbia also discourages applicants from submitting early action applications to other schools.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JULY 9, 2024

For the academic years 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024, Lehigh will maintain their test-optional policy. This policy will be evaluated continuously and extended as necessary, so it is important to stay updated and informed. Read more about Lehigh’s college credit policies here.

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The Ivy Dean

DECEMBER 21, 2022

At the time of publication, six schools have published data about their early applicant pool and acceptance rates: Brown University released its admissions information for the Class of 2027 on December 21: 879 early decision students were accepted, out of an applicant pool of 6,770 (10% more early applicants than last year).

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 13, 2023

A staggering 61,220 students applied in the 2021-22 application cycle, a significant rise from the 57,435 who applied in the 2020-21 cycle, which represented a 42.7% Pandemic-era test-optional policies account for the highly competitive 2021-22 admissions cycle. Harvard’s Early Action program is nonbinding.

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