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Early College Application Trends: Class of 2029

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EARLY COLLEGE APPLICATION TRENDS: CLASS OF 2029 Record-High Applicant Numbers Signal Increased Competition (Yet again!) Renewed Interest in Test Scores For the first time since 2021, more applicants submitted test scores than did not, despite widespread test-optional policies. Lets dive in to see what the data tells us.

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Yale Acceptance Rate: Class of 2029

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YALE ACCEPTANCE RATE Yale admitted 2,308 applicants from a pool of 50,227 to the Class of 2029 resulting in a 4.59% overall acceptance rate. After four years of test-optional policies, Yales Class of 2029 was the first to apply under the new test-flexible policy , which requires either SAT, ACT, IB or AP scores.

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Breaking News: Stanford Reinstates Standardized Testing

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Stanford will reintroduce standardized testing requirements for undergraduate admissions starting in fall 2025 for admission to the Class of 2030. For rising seniors (students applying in fall 2024), Stanford will remain test-optional. Looking ahead, we suspect more colleges will revert to requiring SAT scores for all students.

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Breaking News: Johns Hopkins Reinstates Standardized Testing

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Johns Hopkins University will reintroduce standardized testing requirements beginning with those seeking admission for the fall 2026 semester to the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences or the Whiting School of Engineering. Most recently, Stanford University announced it would once again require students to submit test scores.

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College Admissions Trends in 2025

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Standardized testing is becoming more important for students applying to selective colleges. Several colleges, including Brown, MIT, Stanford, Cornell (for students applying next year), and UT Austin are requiring standardized test scores from applicants. Read the release here. Read the article here. 45% of the U.S.

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Harvard Reinstates Standardized Testing

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Harvard has reinstituted its standardized test requirement beginning next fall. Studies suggest standardized tests can help increase socioeconomic diversity. Add Harvard to the list of universities reinstating standardized test requirements.

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MIT Acceptance Rate: Class of 2029

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MIT was one of the first colleges to return to requiring standardized testing. for the Class of 2029, according to The Tech. MITs early acceptance rate was 6% for the Class of 2029. The Class of 2029 is the second class to be admitted following the Supreme Courts 2023 ruling banning affirmative action.