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Yale University Acceptance Rate & Admission Requirements Guide

Spark Admissions

At the same time, you know the acceptance rate at Yale is very low. How do schools like Yale choose who to accept? Do more extracurriculars? Yale Acceptance Rate You’re right about one thing: Yale is a highly selective school. Is your SAT score or ACT score high enough to get into Yale? What about your high school GPA?

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Columbia Extracurricular Guide

The Koppelman Group

acceptance rate, Columbia is looking for applicants who are the ~full package~. A big part of that is extracurriculars. Yes, this includes grades and scores, but also essays, supplemental materials, and especially extracurriculars. Let’s take a look at their extracurriculars. Everyone knows it’s hard to get into Columbia.

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Accepted, Deferred, Rejected: What Next?

Berkeley² Academy

If you are accepted: 1. Assess your options On average, students apply to 10-15 schools. If your acceptance is not binding, avoid immediately committing to a school, especially if you are still waiting on decisions from other colleges. Take into consideration all factors (academic, extracurricular, financial, etc.)

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Applying to Wesleyan as an International Student

The Koppelman Group

The acceptance rate for first-year students for the fall of 2023 was 17%. If you’re an international student and you’re interested in Wesleyan, there’s work to do if you want to see an acceptance letter in the future. Show this through extracurriculars and extra classes in the subjects you love.

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Applying to Hamilton College as an International Student

The Koppelman Group

The overall acceptance rate for Hamilton is low — a mere 11.8%. But the college is so popular for international students that there is a markedly lower acceptance rate for international applicants than the overall acceptance rate. That international applicant acceptance rate is 2.2%.

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Applying to Williams College as an International Student

The Koppelman Group

The overall acceptance rate is below 10%, putting it among a small cohort of exceptionally selective colleges. Williams is too selective to have more than one or two ‘blips’ on your transcript and remain competitive unless there is a very good reason why you hit a roadblock. Getting into Williams is hard. of early decision applicants.

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Applying to Colby College as an International Student

The Koppelman Group

17,800 students applied for a spot in the class of 2027, and only 1,142 were accepted. This dropped the acceptance rate to a mere 6% , and marked the most competitive year in the history of the college (the previous year, the acceptance rate was 7%). Over the past few years, Colby has become an extremely selective college.