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Now that December’s flurry of earlyadmissions decisions has abated, we can take a deep dive into the data to understand both the results and the institutional priorities that drove decision-making. Spoiler alert : a growing number of applicants led to ever-lower early admit rates at many of the nation's top colleges and universities.
Applying earlyadmission is one of the most strategic moves you can make in seeking admission to a competitive college. Simply put, admissions rates are notably higher for early applicants who are in range, meaning that some students admitted in the early round would not be if they had waited for subsequent admissions rounds.
Harvard College, a citadel of academic excellence, is experiencing notable shifts in its admissions landscape for the Class of 2027. percent of applicants gaining acceptance, marking the second-lowest admissions rate in the College's history. During the earlyadmissions cycle, Harvard College admitted 7.56
Between ever-increasing early application numbers, unexpected current events and other external factors, colleges seeking to further diversify (gender diversity, economic diversity, geographic diversity, etc.) TOP 10 EARLYADMISSIONS TRENDS: CLASS OF 2028 1. Yale , for instance, had a 9.02
Although there has been some variability, the trend in early applications indicates that more students are choosing to apply for Early Decision or Restrictive Early Action to highly selective colleges. Here is a summary of earlyadmissions statistics for the Class of 2027. Click here for the news release.
Test-optional policies brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic account for the highly competitive 2020-21 admissions cycle. Princeton announced its test-optional policy in the summer of 2020 and has since renewed the policy into the 2022-23 admissions cycle (for admission to the Class of 2027).
We’re collecting early acceptance rate data at selective schools and providing insight and analysis of our own. percent acceptance rate is the lowest since Yale adopted its current non-binding earlyadmissions model, which first went into effect for the class of 2008. See Highlights from the Yale Daily News article below: The 9.02
Duke’s Early Decision acceptance rate hit a record low of 12.9%, making this year one for the books. Part of the rise in applications to Duke this year is thanks to its new financialaid program aimed at students from the Carolinas. For context, the ED acceptance rate was 16.39% for the Class of 2027, 21.3%
Most of the colleges in the Ivy League announce their early acceptance decisions by mid-December. This year is no exception: the majority of students in the Class of 2027 who applied early to one of the 8 most prestigious higher education institutions in the country now know the results of that decision.
We’re collecting early acceptance rate data at selective schools and providing insight and analysis of our own. 83.06% of applicants were deferred, a number much higher than the 20% of early action Yale University applicants who were deferred to the regular decision round. percent in the Class of 2027 and 12.6
Since 2018, the university has ceased disclosing acceptance rates in real time, instead waiting months after admissions decisions have been made to report publicly available data. Want To Read More About Stanford?
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. For the Class of 2027, RD and overall acceptance rates were both the lowest in university history at 4.2%
Especially now, with rampant grade inflation, high school GPA alone is not enough to identify students who will excel at schools like Dartmouth,” said Maria Laskaris , TTA Senior Private Counselor and former Dean of Admissions and FinancialAid at Dartmouth College. Want To Read More About Dartmouth’s Acceptance Rate?
EarlyAdmissions Trends for the Class of 2024: How are colleges handling the massive increase in applications? This week the government announced it would not be sending FAFSA outcomes to colleges until March while it fixes the problem, so this will surely delay financialaid offers from schools to families.
The earlyadmissions 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. After a slight rebound in volume last year, EA applications to MIT declined 4% this year.
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