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Following Affirmative Action Ban, Can Early Decision Survive?

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Supreme Court's ban on affirmative action, Brown University is rethinking its admissions policies. In Brown's case, early decision is on the table as well. Among the entering class of 2026, more than half (51%) were admitted early. The Future of Early Admissions Programs Early decision isn't a higher education problem.

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Everything You Need to Know About Being Deferred or Waitlisted

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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. Take more standardized tests. Deferral Statistics.

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How to Get Into Columbia: Stats + Admissions Advice

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Columbia University Statistics Rankings & Enrollment With a 3.73% acceptance rate for the class of 2026, it is clear that the Columbia University experience is one of the most sought after. However, taking the SAT and/or the ACT is still highly recommended, as well as whatever other standardized tests are available to you.

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Harvard Early Acceptance Rate

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percent of applicants to the Class of 2024 under the restrictive early action cycle. Though the acceptance rate increased this year, it still marks the fourth-lowest early admission acceptance rate in the College’s history. However, geographical data shows an increasing trend of international students in the early rounds.

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UPenn: Early Acceptance Rate

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See Highlights From The Daily Pennsylvanian Article Below: The University of Pennsylvania did not immediately release the Class of 2028 early acceptance rate, continuing its decision to no longer publicly announce its acceptance rate during the regular decision admissions cycle for the Class of 2026.

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BS/DDS Programs: How to Get In

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For instance, you can expect that acceptance into the University of Pennsylvania’s Bio-Dental Program will be much more difficult as an applicant to Penn, an Ivy League university with an overall acceptance rate of 6 percent, than as an applicant to Muhlenberg College , which accepts 65 percent of applicants as of the class of 2026.