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MIT: Regular Decision Acceptance Rate

Top Tier Admissions

The elite college admissions landscape has never been more competitive (or more confusing for applicants to navigate). To kick off our new series on Regular Decision acceptance rates, we’re covering the newly released Class of 2028 acceptance rate for Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Want To Read More About MIT?

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Is Yield Protection Real?

BestColleges

Yield is the percentage of accepted students who choose to enroll. A high yield rate helps colleges minimize the volatility of the admissions cycle. Colleges aim to boost their yield through several strategies, including early admissions policies. That, of course, dictates the acceptance rate. That's yield.

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Everything You Need to Know About Being Deferred or Waitlisted

StandOut College Prep

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. Have you been deferred or waitlisted from college?

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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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‘Tis the season…for early application decisions!

DC College Counseling

If Accepted: First of all, congratulations! Remember there are many of your peers and friends who have not heard anything, are still applying to schools, or have been deferred, waitlisted or denied (sometimes by the same school that just accepted you!). You agreed to do this when you signed the early decision form.

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Mid-season Update on College Acceptance Trends for Class of 2024

CTK College Coach

Whether you have been deferred in the early action round or are just waiting for your regular decision outcomes, it is completely normal to not hear from many schools until March or even the first week of April. Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2024: How are colleges handling the massive increase in applications?

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How to Write an Email to College Admissions Counselors

Great College Advice

” Some young people have difficulty with that level of formality, so it might be acceptable to open the email with “Hello, Mr. Montgomery.” Use that knowledge when addressing the admissions officer in a fairly formal tone. I’m writing to ask if you can please tell me where I am on the waitlist.