Berkeley² Academy

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

In this post, well share available early acceptance data from some of our students' most popular colleges along with why schools like Harvard, Princeton, and Cornell are declining to share certain information. In the past few years, weve seen a growing number of top schools step back from releasing their admissions data.

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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.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 7, 2025

The media, and even the US government , has focused on Harvard, which continues to practice legacy admissions, when covering the legacy admissions debate. Of accepted first-year students for the Fall of 2023 who attended high schools with reported GPAs (over 99% of applicants), over 93% had a GPA at or above a 3.75.

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DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Last week was the one that so many high school seniors were waiting for–early decision releases! If you were admitted early decision, make sure you carefully read our recent blog post for ED admits. But what happens if you didn’t receive the decision you were hoping for? It’s updated almost daily!).

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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. Buckle up because another volatile admissions cycle is in store.

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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. And once you’re done, it’s time to get to (or resume) work on your regular decision college essays.

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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. percent increase from the 40,713 early applications received for the Class of 2027.

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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%.

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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. Early decision applications rose by 4.4

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

See Highlights From The Emory Wheel Article Below: Emory University accepted 345 Early Decision II applicants to the Class of 2028 on Feb. 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.

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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%

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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.

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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%.

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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?

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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.

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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. of early decision I and II applicants were admitted. and 5.6%, respectively.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

With REA, you can apply early without committing to attend if you’re accepted. However, there’s a catch— you can’t apply to Early Action (EA), Restrictive Early Action (REA), or Early Decision (ED) at any other school. If you’re considering Stanford’s REA instead of the Regular Decision route, stick around.

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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.

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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. According to Jeff Selingo, buying concert tickets and applying to college have a few similarities.

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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.

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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.

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DC College Counseling

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

RISE IN NUMBERS OF EARLY APPLICATIONS Now that the deadlines for most early applications have passed, the Common App has released preliminary data about early decision and early action numbers. According to them, early applications to member schools are up 41% over pre-pandemic numbers from 2019-2020.

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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.

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StandOut College Prep

MARCH 24, 2023

There is a ton of detail on how to apply for Binghamton University further down in this blog post, however, let’s explore what early decision and early action mean and if these options are right for you. The reason behind that is that an early decision is legally binding and so if you get in you have to go.

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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. Start here for ideas on what to do next in 2023.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2025

The early admissions season, which stretches from mid-October to mid-February and includes two rounds of binding Early Decision and one round of non-binding Early Action, is shaping up to be one for the record books.

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