The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

For enrollment in the fall of 2023, the overall acceptance rate was just under 8%. The early decision acceptance rate that same year was 17.5%. Your grades and scores should be in the top 75% of accepted students (this data can often be found in the Common Data Set) for a school to qualify as a target.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 10, 2024

You applied to Swarthmore Early Decision because you wanted an answer, early. Accepted or rejected, at least you would have an answer. But now you’re here, with a deferral decision, and everything is up in the air. To pull of an impressive array of acceptances, you’ll need to get to work. Then, dig in.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 6, 2024

It took time and effort to apply to Northwestern Early Decision, and getting deferred is no one's dream. Last year, their overall acceptance rate was only about 7%. And while their early acceptance rate was more like 22%, that number is always inflated by groups like recruited athletes who generally apply during ED.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 15, 2024

You took all the time and effort to apply to Rice during early decision, and a deferral certainly feels like a massive setback. They are still seriously considering your application and may even accept you in the regular decision round. Last year, Rice’s overall acceptance rate was around 7.8%.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

You applied to Tufts early decision because you wanted certainty. But now you’re on the receiving end of a deferral decision and it’s not a yes or a no, but a very unsatisfying maybe. There’s little more known about Tufts admissions aside from the acceptance rate, which is 10%. If you got in, you’d be set.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 7, 2024

You applied to Tulane Early Decision or Early Action because you really want to attend the university. Now, you are stuck in this weird middle ground where you aren’t accepted, but you also aren’t rejected. You can still get in, but getting to the point of an acceptance requires hard work.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 26, 2024

The important thing is to make sure you have the best chance in the upcoming regular decision round of admissions. While Welsyan’s early acceptance rate was around 40% last year, its overall acceptance rate was about 17%. Wesleyan accept update letters in the form of emails sent to applicant@wesleyan.edu.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

New York University, best known as NYU, is one of the most famous universities in the world, and one of the most sought after acceptances. Applying to NYU early is the best way of getting your foot in the door, but sometimes it doesn’t work out as planned — which is probably why you are reading this post. An acceptance?

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Whether you applied Early Decision or Early Action, you were probably invested in getting into the University of Virginia. However, something gave them pause, and they needed more time to make their decision. During ED, their acceptance rate is around 24%, and EA is around 16%. Getting deferred can be really hard.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

More importantly, you probably fell in love with Penn (at least, enough for it to be your early decision choice). Last year, their early decision acceptance rate was around 14.8%. However, early decision acceptance rates are usually a little superficially high.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Getting a deferral decision is a bummer no matter where you applied, but it’s especially frustrating when it comes from a dream school. Dartmouth is a highly-competitive Ivy League university that receives around 30,000 applications each year, boasting an overall acceptance rate for the class of 2028 of only 5.3%. Let’s break it down.

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Top Tier Admissions

OCTOBER 26, 2024

After receiving over 30,000 applications for the Class of 2028, Tulane announced an overall acceptance rate of around 13%. Tulane will be test-optional again for Fall 2025 admission. Top Tier Admissions is tracking the 2024-2025 supplemental essay prompts for all top schools here — we look forward to supporting you !

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 28, 2024

While they didn’t release their ED acceptance rate last year, their overall acceptance rate was just under 5%. Schools want to protect their yield rate and do that by accepting students at a higher rate during ED2. We want to help by telling you how. First off, it is hard to get into UChicago during any round. Also, guess what?

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 13, 2024

BU has become crazy competitive in the last few years – for the 2024 admissions cycle, they had an 11% acceptance rate. Their ED acceptance is a little higher, at 26%, but that still left a little over 5k students with either a deferral or a rejection. Let’s get into it. Once you’ve submitted, it’s time to focus on the deferral itself.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Getting deferred from Early Decision is really disappointing. Then you went through the effort of applying Early Decision — and it didn’t pan out. For enrollment in the fall of 2023, Columbia accepted 14.6% of Early Decision applicants. You are well within your right to be frustrated and disappointed.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 20, 2023

In the past three years, the acceptance rate for the Class of 2027, 2026, and 2025 has been 4.1%, 4.47%, and 5.7%, respectively. The Class of 2027 witnessed an exceptional Early Decision applicant pool, making it the largest in UPenn's history. Out of 46,791 Regular Decision applications, only 1,353 were accepted.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 5, 2023

The admissions data for the Classes of 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027 reveal a significant change in acceptance rates and applicant numbers, highlighting the growing competitiveness of securing a spot at this prestigious institution. Meanwhile, the early decision round, which accounted for 51.8%

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Ivy Central

JUNE 5, 2023

The admissions data for the Classes of 2024, 2025, 2026, and 2027 reveal a significant change in acceptance rates and applicant numbers, highlighting the growing competitiveness of securing a spot at this prestigious institution. Meanwhile, the early decision round, which accounted for 51.8%

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Ivy Central

JUNE 8, 2023

One remarkable aspect of Dartmouth's admissions landscape is its consistent acceptance rate of 6% for the third consecutive year. The admissions process at Dartmouth comprises both regular decision and early decision rounds. The acceptance rate of 19% was an all-time low for the College’s early decision cohort.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 5, 2023

percent of applicants gaining acceptance, marking the second-lowest admissions rate in the College's history. In an eagerly awaited moment, the Admissions Office joyously reached out to 1,220 students, announcing their acceptance in the regular decision cycle. During the early admissions cycle, Harvard College admitted 7.56

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Top Tier Admissions

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Dartmouth’s Class of 2028 had a record low Regular Decision acceptance rate of 3.85%. Dartmouth also experienced an all-time high of 3,550 students applying Early Decision — an 18% increase from the Class of 2027 applicant pool. Essay Guidance Get our expert guidance on your college essays.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 5, 2023

Delving into the numbers, the admissions team rejoices in extending offers of admission to 2,246 deserving individuals, marking an overall acceptance rate of 3.9 With an overall acceptance rate of 3.73 Regular decision applicants faced even steeper odds, encountering an acceptance rate of 2.96 percent, comprising 43.6

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Ivy Central

JUNE 5, 2023

Delving into the numbers, the admissions team rejoices in extending offers of admission to 2,246 deserving individuals, marking an overall acceptance rate of 3.9 With an overall acceptance rate of 3.73 Regular decision applicants faced even steeper odds, encountering an acceptance rate of 2.96 percent, comprising 43.6

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 6, 2023

More than 59,000 students applied to Penn this cycle, the largest first-year applicant pool in Penn’s history, and over 4,500 more applications than the Class of 2026 and over 3,000 more than the Class of 2025. The Early Decision Program for this cycle also featured the largest applicant pool in the University’s history.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Brown University is rethinking its admissions policies, including early decision. Early decision programs favor wealthy, white students and counteract diversity efforts. Public pressure might cause universities to abandon early decision and similar policies. Dartmouth College, for instance, accepted 21.2%

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Ivy Central

JUNE 4, 2023

However, the decrease in the acceptance rate suggests that Brown is becoming even more selective. However, the rise in applications also led to a more competitive admissions process, resulting in an overall acceptance rate of 5.08% and a 3.8% acceptance rate for regular decision applicants.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 4, 2023

However, the decrease in the acceptance rate suggests that Brown is becoming even more selective. However, the rise in applications also led to a more competitive admissions process, resulting in an overall acceptance rate of 5.08% and a 3.8% acceptance rate for regular decision applicants.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 6, 2023

See highlights from Duke’s official announcement below: Duke admitted 2,148 high school seniors to the Class of 2027 through its Regular Decision admissions cycle, according to Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag. There were 44,589 Regular Decision applicants, bringing the acceptance rate for Regular Decision to 4.8%.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 19, 2024

BROWN UNIVERSITY: OVERALL ACCEPTANCE RATE REMAINS STABLE Brown offered admission to 5.16% of its applicants to the Class of 2028, slightly down from last year’s acceptance rate of 5.23% for the Class of 2027. Meanwhile, Brown delayed any decision on legacy preferences in admissions until more community input could be gathered.

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StandOut College Prep

MARCH 3, 2023

The Early Decision (ED) I deadline for NYU (New York University) typically falls on November 15th each year. The EDII decision falls on January 15th. If you apply under the NYU ED program, you commit to attending NYU if you are accepted and the financial aid offered is satisfactory.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

It’s just as hard as getting into the most famous colleges in the country, with the acceptance rate at an all-time low of 5.2%. A reasonable reach should be a school you are qualified for based on your grades and scores, but for which you are in the bottom range of accepted applicants. The problem is that it isn’t a fall back anymore.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 21, 2023

See Williams’ official announcement below: The College admitted 858 students on March 17 through its regular decision process, according to Dean of Admission and Student Financial Services Liz Creighton ’01. This year, the College received 10,315 applications in the regular decision round, a decline of more than a quarter since last year.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 6, 2023

See highlights from Georgetown’s official announcement below: Georgetown University accepted 13% of applicants for the undergraduate Class of 2027, a one percentage point increase from the Class of 2026. acceptance rate; and the School of Nursing had 466 applicants and accepted 16.1%

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 26, 2024

This winter, we’re highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges. See Highlights From The Brown Daily Herald’s article Below: With an acceptance rate of 14.4%, the Class of 2028 early decision cycle was the second-most selective in Brown University’s history.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The University of Chicago offers Early Action, Early Decision I, and Early Decision II in addition to the standard Regular Decision option. Like most universities, early applicants have a higher acceptance rate. Overall, Chicago receives around 40,000 applicants and accepts only 4.8 %.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Princeton has kept their acceptance rate private in recent years, but it’s estimated to be between 4% and 6%. The Early acceptance rate is significantly higher, but not so high that Princeton can be treated as a target by, really, anyone. It’s a reach no matter how impressive you are.

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Inside Emory Admission

JANUARY 25, 2024

Updated January, 2024 Emory University has extended its test optional policy for applicants who plan to enroll as first-year students in Fall 2025. In addition, transfer applicants for Fall 2025 can also take advantage of this test optional policy. First-year students who apply to start school in Fall 2025.

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