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Stanford University: Early Acceptance Rate

Top Tier Admissions

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is Stanford University — which consistently ranks as one of the most selective schools in the country. Stanford typically admits around 25% of its incoming freshman class through early action, which is significantly less than some of its peer institutions.

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Dartmouth College: Early Acceptance Rate

Top Tier Admissions

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is Dartmouth College — an Ivy League institution located in Hanover, New Hampshire. It’s interesting to note that the test optional admissions policy did not achieve the desired aim of a more diverse applicant pool.

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Vanderbilt University: Early Acceptance Rate

Top Tier Admissions

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is Vanderbilt University , located just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Doug Christiansen said combined EDI and EDII statistics will be announced in mid-February. of early decision I and II applicants were admitted.

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Emory University: Early Acceptance Rate

Top Tier Admissions

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is Emory University — a top 25 university with its largest campus in Atlanta, Georgia. See Highlights From The Emory Wheel Article Below: Emory University accepted 345 Early Decision II applicants to the Class of 2028 on Feb.

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Will Legacy Admissions End Along With Affirmative Action?

BestColleges

This time, the suit involves legacy admissions , the university's policy of favoring children of alumni. What's more, Students for Fair Admissions mentioned legacy admissions specifically in its complaint against Harvard. For the time being, legacy admissions remains firmly entrenched at most elite private universities.

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How COVID-19 is accelerating overdue changes to college admissions

The Ivy Dean

As this article in Forbes observes, it is likely that test optional policies will be in place for the 2-3 years, reflecting the fact that restrictions from the pandemic are providing juniors with few opportunities to write the SAT and ACT.

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Weekly Update: December 5

DC College Counseling

While we all hope that the early admission decisions will bring good news, it takes some of the pressure off to know that all of the essays are finished, no matter what. December’s arrival means students are finishing up any remaining regular decision supplemental essays and applications. If this occurs, I predict one of two scenarios.