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Class of 2026 Early Decision Notification Dates

The College Curators

Class of 2026 Early Decision Notification Dates Congratulations on submitting your ED/EA applications! Even though you have passed the first hurdle in this college application process, it’s time to start.

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Early Decision Strategy for UPenn 2025-2026

The Koppelman Group

Scores For the 2025-2026 application cycle, Penn applicants have to submit test scores. Admissions wants to see applicants who take challenging classes and still excel in them. Your transcript needs to show that you can handle a difficult course load with ease. This is a new policy.

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Early Decision Strategy for UChicago 2025-2026

The Koppelman Group

Scores UChicago is test-optional for the 2025-2026 season, but lets be honest nothing in college admissions is ever truly optional. That means taking the most rigorous courses your school offers (not just the easy As) and excelling in them. Academic curiosity and intellectual risk-taking arent just encouraged at UChicago, its expected.

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The Best and Worst 2025-2026 Common App Essay Prompts

Admissions.Blog

Did you know that some of the 2025-2026 Common App essay prompts will bring you down like quicksand while others give you the exact structure and framing that you need to show and tell a story that colleges will love?

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Early Decision Strategy for Carnegie Mellon University 2025-2026

The Koppelman Group

And, for the fall of 2026, CMU will have a college-specific policy where some schools will require a score and others will be test-flexible . This doesnt mean that you get a free pass, though. CMU says that School of Computer Science applicants are strongly encouraged to submit either an SAT or ACT score, including the math subscore.

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Early Action Strategy for the University of Southern California (USC) 2025-2026

The Koppelman Group

Scores USC is currently test-optional , and that policy is expected to continue through at least 2026. USCs admitted students, and our clients who get in, tend to be at the top of their class. Thats what you should be aiming for. But lets be honest: if you have strong scores, you should absolutely submit them.

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Early Decision Strategy for the University of Virginia 2025-2026

The Koppelman Group

Scores UVA is remaining test optional for the Fall of 2026, but there is no such thing as optional during the college admissions process. And yes, you need great grades, but they cant just be in those easy A classes. UVA expects you to take the hardest classes your school offers and get the best grade possible.