Berkeley² Academy

MARCH 6, 2024

As a result, more and more students are applying under Early Decision and Early Action admissions plans. While early admissions plans often have higher acceptance rates than regular decision, the continuing rise in applicants (and early applicants), means these early rounds are growing more competitive as well.

Early Admission

Solomon Admissions

JANUARY 26, 2023

Although there are general deadlines for each type of application—early action in the fall, regular decision in the winter—identify the specific deadline for each institution. Whether applying for early action or early decision, aim to have materials ready by November 1st for early and for regular by January 1st.

Applications

Admissions Mom

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The post Hello Beautiful Seniors, Early admissions didn’t go your way and you’re wondering what to do now? 2023) appeared first on AdmissionsMom. (Hey parents, if you want to join our parenting group for parents of teens applying to college, we still have a couple of spaces left. Come join us! Reach out to me for details.)

Early Admission

College Kickstart

MAY 4, 2018

Using a standard export from Naviance, we'll analyze your data and prepare a summary of admission and matriculation results, sliced and diced in a variety of ways to identify trends and provide insights to your board. That includes incorporating the latest available Class of 2023 admission rates and the latest Barron's and U.S.

Enrollment

DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As of November 1, college applications for Fall 2023 were up 41% from the 2019-2020 cycle. Well, first of all, don’t get down on yourself. There's been a HUGE increase in applications over the past two years, and it looks like that trend will continue. All of these numbers add up to inevitable disappointment for some students.

Early Admission

Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Now that we have reflected on the shifting landscape of college admissions in 2023 , let’s look ahead to 2024 and three key predictions for the year ahead. As we close out the year, we’re especially proud of our growth at Top Tier Admissions to better serve our students and their families.

Admissions

Cornell University Undergraduate Admissions Office

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It is important to remember that an Early Decision application is a commitment. You may apply ED to only one college or university, but ED applicants can apply to other non-binding early admission programs. When should I plan to take my SAT, Subject Tests, or ACTs if I’m applying for Early Decision?

Early Decision

The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 9, 2023

This means you’re sort of flying blind statistically, as anyone writing about Cornell admissions statistics is pulling their numbers from as many as four years ago — and we all know a lot has changed in the last four years. Review Your College List A strong college list serves as the foundation for a successful college admissions process.

Letters of Recommendation

Admissions Mom

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Check your portals regularly, but not obsessively :) Update Naviance/Cialfo/Maia/Your School Counselor: Ensure you have checked that you’ve applied on Naviance or whatever method your school uses for updating your applications ( and for the early admissions option if you haven’t done that). Reach out with questions.

Applications

The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Harvard is notorious at this point for deferring an enormous percentage of early admission applicants. This isn’t surprising, as it was the third year in a row that the early acceptance rate was below 8%. Seventy-eight percent of early applicants were deferred. The number most people forget to look at though, is the 78%.

Early Decision

Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 27, 2023

With 2024 fast approaching, it’s time to take a look back at forces and factors that continue disrupting the college admissions process. Later this week, stay tuned for our predictions for the new year and reflections on this past year at Top Tier Admissions.

Admissions

EAB

MAY 30, 2023

Blogs How dual enrollment can combat enrollment declines Innovative tips to build and sustain dual enrollment momentum This story was originally published in the League for Innovation’s Innovatus Magazine (March 2023). Since 2020, enrollment at community colleges has declined 5.4

Enrollment

BestColleges

APRIL 23, 2024

A high yield rate helps colleges minimize the volatility of the admissions cycle. Colleges aim to boost their yield through several strategies, including early admissions policies. For the class of 2023, the University of Pennsylvania's yield was about 70%. For its class of 2023, it took 0.35%.

Waitlist

Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 1, 2024

While we don’t have access to the early admissions numbers for the Class of 2028, we can interpret newly released data for the Class of 2027 and anticipate continuing trends this year. Continued high yield and high application volume Stanford boasts an 80.94% yield rate for the Class of 2023. Want To Read More About Stanford?

Acceptance

BestColleges

JULY 7, 2023

What's more, Students for Fair Admissions mentioned legacy admissions specifically in its complaint against Harvard. The plaintiffs argued that legacy preferences, along with early admission programs, "operate to the disadvantage of minority applicants." Among its class of 2023, 16.2% were legacies and another 1.5%

Admissions

Admissions Mom

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Update Naviance/Cialfo/Maiai/Scoir/Your School Counselor: Make sure you have checked that you’ve “applied” on your high school’s application platform or method they use (and for the early admissions option if you haven’t done that). ( The post Hello Early Birds! AdmissionsMom tl;dr: It’s all important info.

Transcripts

Admissions Mom

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The post The 2023 Procrastinator’s Guide to Super Quick, Super Personal Applications and Essays. Procrastinator’s Guide to the Personal Essay: Now, before we get too far into the personal essay weeds, I want you to have a basic understanding of what the personal essay is and isn’t.

Applications

AHM Advising

MARCH 23, 2022

CMU offers Early Decision and Regular Decision deadlines , as well as an Early Admission plan for high school juniors who are prepared to graduate early and head off to college. While standardized testing was optional for Fall 2022, they have not yet announced their testing policy for Fall 2023 and beyond.

University

Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 15, 2024

According to UT NEWS , “Of 9,217 first-year students enrolled in 2023, those who opted in had an estimated average GPA of 0.86 grade points higher during their first fall semester, controlling for a wide range of factors, including high school class rank and GPA.

Testing

Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Although the November 1 st early admissions deadlines are behind us, most students are still awaiting their decisions and most colleges have yet to publicly announce the number of early applications they received. Since the class of 2023 applied five years ago, the total number of EA applicants has increased by 30 percent.

Applications

College Essay Guy

OCTOBER 18, 2024

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Financial Aid

CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2024: How are colleges handling the massive increase in applications? All that said, take heart: we saw many Class of 2023 deferrals turn into acceptances, and I predict a similar trend this year. Note: this is distinct from the enrollment deposit, which you may make at only one school.

Acceptance

DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 5, 2023

While we all hope that the early admission decisions will bring good news, it takes some of the pressure off to know that all of the essays are finished, no matter what. percent over last year’s early application totals and a record number of first-year applications. In 2023, it was 3.4

PSAT

DC College Counseling

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

SENATOR BEN SASSE APPROVED AS UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA PRESIDENT Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) will leave the Senate in January in order to assume his new position as the President of the University of Florida on February 6, 2023. What does buying tickets to Taylor Swift’s tour have to do with college admissions?

Standardized Testing

BestColleges

JULY 8, 2024

So I applied early admissions, I got in, and it was the only school I applied to. Dominion, Roger Williams University student, class of 2023: I think it was kind of a little bit of like everything. Giro, Syracuse University student, class of 2023: I didn't really have a specific reason to go there, I kind of just liked it.

Loans

CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2024: How are colleges handling the massive increase in applications? All that said, take heart: we saw many Class of 2023 deferrals turn into acceptances, and I predict a similar trend this year. Note: this is distinct from the enrollment deposit, which you may make at only one school.

Acceptance

Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JANUARY 29, 2023

News and World Report ranks Columbia at #18 in 2023 after placing Columbia in the #2 spot in 2022. SAT and ACT For first-year and transfer applicants to CC and SEAS matriculating from fall 2023 through fall 2024 , Columbia is maintaining a test-optional policy. This change in rankings casts doubt on both Columbia’s honesty to the U.S.

Admissions

Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Emory admitted 865 Binding Early Decision I (ED1) applicants for an acceptance rate of 32%. 13, 2023, with 205 of those students being admitted to both campuses. 1, 2023, matching 85 students through the QuestBridge National Match program, with 77 to begin at ECAS and eight to begin at Oxford.

Acceptance

DC College Counseling

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

We will have to wait until the final application numbers are available before fully understanding the trends, but this increase may reflect a more permanent shift in students and colleges relying on early admission plans. Lastly, don’t miss Vanity Fair’ s excerpt from Among the Bros: A Fraternity Crime Story by Max Marshall.

PSAT

AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The Early Decision Application Process at Duke Applying through Duke’s Early Admission process is an exciting opportunity for students who are certain Duke is their top choice. The Early Decision application is binding, meaning if you’re accepted, you commit to attending. Is Duke Test Optional?

Early Decision

Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

See Highlights From The Vanderbilt Hustler Article Below: On December 14, 2023, Vanderbilt University sent out its EDI notifications, but, for the second year in a row , no admissions statistics were released about this cycle. At Vanderbilt, almost 80% of students live on its 340+ acre campus (which is also designated as an arboretum).

Acceptance

AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Why Apply to Restrictive Early Action? Applying to Stanford through Restrictive Early Action (REA) can boost your chances of acceptance. Stanford stopped sharing early admissions stats five years ago (Class of 2023), so we can only estimate the Restrictive Early Action (REA) acceptance rate for the Class of 2028.

Letters of Recommendation

College Essay Guy

JULY 28, 2023

However, some medical schools offer early admission programs to undergraduate students, allowing them to secure a spot in medical school without needing to take the MCAT. (If In 2023, there are 30 MCAT test dates to choose from. If you’re still in high school and are applying to BS/MD programs , check out that guide.)

Scholarships

College Essay Guy

JULY 28, 2023

However, some medical schools offer early admission programs to undergraduate students, allowing them to secure a spot in medical school without needing to take the MCAT. (If In 2023, there are 30 MCAT test dates to choose from. If you’re still in high school and are applying to BS/MD programs , check out that guide.)

Scholarships

StandOut College Prep

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Scholarship deadlines are cyclical, so even if a deadline has passed, the website will likely be updated for the 2023-24 cycle. High-achieving, low-income students can apply for early admission to a QuestBridge college partner with a full four-year scholarship. Some of the deadlines may be from prior years. Read more here.

Scholarships

StandOut College Prep

AUGUST 17, 2023

Scholarship deadlines are cyclical, so even if a deadline has passed, the website will likely be updated for the 2023-24 cycle. High-achieving, low-income students can apply for early admission to a QuestBridge college partner with a full four-year scholarship. Some of the deadlines may be from prior years. Learn more here.

Scholarships

BestColleges

MARCH 15, 2023

Ivy League schools actually experienced a jump in applications, especially early admission and early decision, after suspending their SAT/ACT testing requirements. February 2023. February 2023. Accessed January 2023. February 2023. Accessed January 2023. March 2021. Media Press Release.

Standardized Testing