Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 26, 2024

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. In past years, approximately 50% of incoming classes were enrolled through the early decision admissions process.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Beyond knowing the Boston University acceptance rate, the best way for potential applicants to assess their odds of getting accepted is to look at the Boston University admissions statistics for the class of 2025, which reveal that applicants are at the top of their academic game and the competition to get accepted is strong.

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BestColleges

APRIL 27, 2023

And among athletes recruited for the university's class of 2025, 83% were white. Many of these athletic recruits apply early , inflating early decision and early action acceptance rates. Most schools that have early programs are encouraging their recruited athletes to apply in those early rounds," Weingarten said.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 1, 2024

SEE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE STANFORD DAILY ARTICLE BELOW: Although incoming Class of 2028 students who applied in the early round heard back from Stanford University in December 2023, Stanford has abstained from reporting admissions data, other than what is federally required, since 2018.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 4, 2023

NYU received close to 120,000 applications to the Class of 2027, a 13% increase over last year’s record-breaking pool, including nearly 22,000 Early Decision applications, an increase of 14 percent from last year. NYU , as noted in their press release, has been smashing records for the last 16 years. The result? for the Class of 2026.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 7, 2023

ENROLL NOW EARLY APPLICATION TRENDS: CLASS OF 2028 The University of North Carolina saw its EA volume grow by 13.6 Not to be outdone, the University of Virginia notes that it, too, received a record number of early action and early decision applications for the Class of 2028. Scores continue to matter.

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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. This means that first-year or transfer candidates applying for fall 2025 entry are not required to submit ACT or SAT scores. Northwestern values quantitative aptitude alongside verbal proficiency, as demonstrated by these scores.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

By Fall 2025, Rice aims to enroll approximately 4,800 undergraduates and 9,000 graduate students in order to meet growing demand for a Rice education. 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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SSA Online College Prep

MARCH 31, 2022

For the admitted applicants for the class of 2025, the acceptance rate was 5.4%. The incoming class of 2026 had the largest applicant pool in Brown University’s history, with 50,608 applicants from early and regular admissions pools. Early vs. Regular Decision. These are the sections of the exam that are most important.

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Walter, BU’s Associate Vice President for Enrollment & Dean of Admissions shares that BU received 6,866 applications for admission through Early Decision (ED) and Early Decision 2 (ED2) rounds earlier this cycle, which represents an 8.8% increase over last year.

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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. Also, last year, 15,081 students applied Early Action to MIT.

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DC College Counseling

JANUARY 30, 2024

Virginia and Tennessee are among the states that have recently implemented similar policies at certain universities. In 2023, Canada approved almost 1 million study permits for international students, however, under the new policy, there will be a 35 % reduction, or approximately 350,000 fewer study permits. Happy Groundhog Day!

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

PLME is a major route of entry into Alpert Medical School; 37 percent of students who matriculated in the class of 2025 were accepted to Alpert via PLME. If you’re planning ahead for a future PLME application, note that Brown’s test-optional policy will likely be reviewed each cycle, but for now, it remains optional.

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Niche

MAY 6, 2024

This shift underscores a growing recognition among the high school class of 2025 of their leverage in the admission process. Methodology In our fourth annual Spring Survey of Juniors, we received 5,630 completed responses from high school juniors graduating in 2025. Students are in more control of their search than ever.

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Yale University saw its early action applications to the Class of 2027 increase by a more modest 6 percent to 7,777 applicants. As Yale noted in its news release, this year’s submissions mark the second-highest number of early applications in Yale’s history, behind the Class of 2025’s record-high number of 7,939 applicants.

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College Essay Guy

MARCH 27, 2023

In addition to that, roughly 9% of the class of 2025 was the valedictorian or salutatorian of their high school. UT Austin Early Decision, Early Action, Regular Decision, and Transfer Acceptance Rate UT Austin doesn’t offer early action or early decision admissions—though it does offer a “priority deadline” of Nov.

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North Star Admissions Consulting

JULY 2, 2020

This policy shift reflects the fact that the SAT and the ACT are inaccessible for many test takers, due to coronavirus related safety concerns, and colleges don’t want to penalize students who can’t sit for the exams. Early Decision. The admit rates are sometimes double, compared to regular decision. Test Optional v.

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College Essay Guy

MAY 18, 2023

Penn State Acceptance Rate Penn State Early Decision, Early Action, Regular Decision, and Transfer Acceptance Rate Penn State GPA Requirements Penn State SAT Requirements Penn State ACT Requirements What does Penn State look for in students? TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) How hard is it to get into Penn State?

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 12, 2024

Scooter adventure in Tabanan, Bali On March 11, 2024, UT-Austin announced significant changes for the upcoming Freshman Fall 2025 admissions cycle. All Fall 2025 freshman applicants must submit an official SAT or ACT directly from the testing agency to be eligible for admission. 1, with a guaranteed decision communicated by Feb.

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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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Admissions.Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2022

It’s no secret that the birthrate in the US declined about 20 years ago, and is headed for a serious nose dive of the number of high school graduates in about 2025. The leaders of our higher education systems are on the verge of making a similar error, with far more serious consequences.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Columbia became the first Ivy to permanently adopt a test-optional admissions policy in 2023. Applying to Columbia University: Early Decision vs. Regular Decision Columbia offers early decision admissions — but it's binding. Should you apply early decision?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

UPENN CAS 2025!!!!! 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! They’ll receive an answer of accepted, deferred to the regular decision pool, or denied by mid-December. Thanks again!!!!!!"

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The No Barriers policy ensures all students who attend the school can graduate debt-free. Part 3: Applying to UChicago early decision vs. early action vs. regular decision UChicago gives students a variety of options for admission. Who gets into UChicago? UChicago also accepts the Coalition Application.

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DC College Counseling

JUNE 6, 2024

HARVARD WILL NO LONGER WEIGH IN ON GLOBAL AFFAIRS A new policy is being put into place at Harvard, in which the university will no longer share an official opinion on issues that are “not relevant to the core function of the university”. Unlike ED, EA is not binding; however, it allows applicants to apply early and get decisions early.

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 23, 2024

Standardized Tests Cornell is test-optional for the SAT and ACT through the fall of 2025, with the possibility of extending the policy further. You can submit Early Decision or Regular Decision, but ED is your most powerful tool by far. So, be a leader, pursue the betterment of your community, and follow passion.

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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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BestColleges

APRIL 23, 2024

Colleges aim to boost their yield through several strategies, including early admissions policies. The following year, it plummeted to 61%, rebounding with a rate of 73% for the class of 2025. For its class of 2025, Penn took 16.64% off the waitlist. But rates can fluctuate considerably from year to year.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 13, 2023

For the past decade Harvard’s overall acceptance rate has sat between 4.50% and 6.38% (Class of 2016), but the 2020-21 and 2021-22 pandemic-era admission cycles saw a remarkable downshift (3.43% and 3.19%, respectively), no doubt the result of surging applicant volume brought on by the school’s test-optional admissions policy.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As a measure of comparison, the Class of 2025 admissions cycle saw 1,647 students admitted for an overall acceptance rate of 4.38%, and, of these, 1,345, or 3.58% of total applicants, enrolled. Test-optional policies brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic account for the highly competitive 2020-21 admissions cycle. THE DATA ON “HOOKS”.

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College Essay Guy

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

UCLA Regular, Early Action, and Early Decision Acceptance Rates UCLA does not have any Early Action or Early Decision options. During UCLA’s regular decision cycle, it received 149,815 applications and accepted 12,844 students (9%). UCLA is the most applied to school in the country.

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DC College Counseling

MARCH 26, 2024

OF FLORIDA LAUNCHES NEW EARLY ACTION PLAN University of Florida just announced that students who submit early action applications by November 1, 2024 will be notified of admission status by January 24, 2025.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 13, 2024

WHAT’S AHEAD FOR THE CLASS OF 2025? Applications to early decision/early action programs, which have swelled by more than one million applications in the last five years (a 60% increase) will continue to grow unabated. With grade inflation in high schools rampant, strong scores will be points of differentiation.

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