Admissions Mom

DECEMBER 14, 2022

I get it — it’s a crazy tough time — especially if you weren’t offered admission. Watching you cry together and celebrate together and meme together and even sing together makes an (admissions)mom proud! Now, in case you think I’m trying to turn the admissions experience into some happy-ending forest-like fairytale — I’m not.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 8, 2023

Wake Forest University announced an early action for admissions option specifically for first-generation students. That option will let students know of their admission decision by Jan. First-generation students face barriers to applying for college and sometimes miss out on early action deadlines.

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PrepScholar

JUNE 19, 2023

offer one or both early admission option, according to College Board. Read on for an explanation of how early decision and early action work, and whether or not they increase your chances for admission. While not all schools offer these options, about 450 colleges across the U.S.

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Ivy College Essay

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Early Decision Notification Dates: College Admissions Announcements Understanding Early Decision: Early Decision (ED) is a college application choice that allows students to apply to their preferred school early in their senior year, typically by November 1st. Just Tell Me the College ED Notification Dates!

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Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The college admissions process can be filled with uncertainty. One source of information that can help reduce the uncertainty — in some respects — are college admissions counselors. But do you know how to write an email to college admissions counselors? However, you also want to avoid being annoying.

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BestColleges

JULY 7, 2023

Legacy admissions has been highly criticized in recent years, though only a few elite colleges have jettisoned the practice. The recent Supreme Court decision to ban race-conscious admissions has reinvigorated debates around legacy admissions. Supreme Court's recent decision to ban race-conscious admissions.

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Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 29, 2023

Today, the Supreme Court overturned more than 40 years of case law that has consistently confirmed the legality of race-conscious admissions. Admissions leaders across the country have been preparing for this inevitability for years. HOW WILL ADMISSIONS RECRUITMENT CHANGE IN LIGHT OF THIS RULING?

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JANUARY 29, 2023

This holds up even if you are a junior (in which case you you must specify that they are applying for early admission in the additional information section of the application). Academic Preparation Columbia admissions officers expect coursework across all disciplines, with particular emphasis on courses in your intended area of study.

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Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 14, 2024

A Yale University admissions officer, Richard Moll, coined the phrase in 1985 to refer to state universities that offer exceptional educations at a fraction of the Ivy league price for in-state students. None of the UCs offer early admission or consider standardized test scores.

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Top Tier Admissions

AUGUST 14, 2023

Applying early admission 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.

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The Ivy Dean

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Here at the Ivy Dean, there has been much cause for celebration recently: we helped our students to achieve phenomenal early acceptance results for the Class of 2026. While not surprising, these results are noteworthy given the current and unprecedented higher education climate. Nevertheless, we still had exceptional results.

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College Essay Guy

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The National College Match: Opening doors to top colleges The National College Match , our flagship program, serves as a unique college admissions and scholarship application process. Distinction: Being selected as a Finalist distinguishes students as competitive candidates for selective college admissions.

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Great College Advice

DECEMBER 20, 2022

As early admissions decisions have come over the last few weeks, many students are not being admitted or denied admission. Welcome to the purgatory of college admissions. However, some colleges do not want you to send letters; rather they want you to update information in their admissions portal for them.

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The Ivy Dean

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

As the pandemic continues to evolve, so does the world of college admissions. Colleges have already made significant changes to their admissions processes, basing their decisions on new criteria, removing the requirement for standardized tests, and transitioning annual recruitment activities to be virtual.

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Spark Admissions

JUNE 10, 2021

That is, a drop from a 30% admission rate to a 28% admission rate represents a less significant change than a drop from 5% to 3%, because that 2% accounts for a much larger share of the total applicants in the latter scenario. The post Drastic Changes in College Acceptance Rates in Recent Years appeared first on Spark Admissions.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 5, 2024

At Top Tier Admissions, we are committed to making the college admissions process more transparent. Easy access to clear data helps families understand trends in college admissions to make more informed decisions. We’re collecting early acceptance rate data at selective schools and providing insight and analysis of our own.

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Although the November 1 st early admissions deadlines are behind us, most colleges have yet to publicly announce updates on the number of early applications they received. Georgia residents comprised 40 percent of the early applicants (10,500 GA residents) and 15,500 non-Georgia residents applied (60 percent of EA total).

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Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 26, 2024

As spring draws to a close and Decision Day approaches, colleges are beginning to release their admissions data for the most recent round of applications. This data can also help you pick the best Early Decision and/or Early Action colleges to improve your admissions chances.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Brown University is rethinking its admissions policies, including early decision. Early decision programs favor wealthy, white students and counteract diversity efforts. Public pressure might cause universities to abandon early decision and similar policies. Legacy admissions certainly has come under fire as a result.

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Cornell University Undergraduate Admissions Office

OCTOBER 11, 2023

By: Cornell University Undergraduate Admissions Staff The most common questions about Early Decision (ED) are: What is Early Decision exactly? How does ED differ from Early Action? Students interested in applying for Early Decision should know they can only apply to one Early Decision institution.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Although the November 1 st early admissions deadlines are behind us, most students are still awaiting their decisions and most colleges have yet to publicly announce the number of early applications they received. percent increase from the 40,713 early applications received for the Class of 2027.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 22, 2024

The elite college admissions landscape has never been more competitive (or more confusing for applicants to navigate). MIT OVERALL ACCEPTANCE RATE This year, 28,232 students applied to join the MIT Class of 2028 through Early Action (non-binding) and Regular Decision. Want To Read More About MIT?

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 1, 2024

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. In the last few years, Stanford has seen widespread debate over the future of legacy admissions, test-optional policies, and race-based affirmative action.

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The Ivy Dean

JANUARY 6, 2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s early admissions cycle has set new records for the country’s most prestigious post-secondary schools. As anyone hoping to begin college in fall 2021 is likely aware, all schools with an early application program released their early acceptance decisions within the past few weeks.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Even with top scores and strong grades, a deferral simply highlights how incredibly competitive the early admission landscape has become. After all, being deferred means you are still in the running for possible admission in a few months! Launch an action plan to maximize your chances of admission. DEFERRED OR DENIED?

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

What you do after receiving a deferral decision, especially from Harvard, is going to make or break your college admissions experience. Review Your College List Maybe you agonized over your college list before submitting your REA application to Harvard, or maybe you haven’t thought much about what would come after the early admissions round.

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Admissions Mom

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Happy Mid-November Admissions Family, I just wanted to take a minute and share with you how grateful I am to each and every one of you who is out there reading my blog posts. It’s so nice to hear from you and learn how my posts can be helpful to you in your admissions journey.

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StandOut College Prep

DECEMBER 27, 2022

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. Very selective colleges defer as many as 70-80% of early applicants.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Harvard is notorious at this point for deferring an enormous percentage of early admission applicants. There are some things you need to do next (and quickly) to increase your chances of eventual admission and set yourself up for a successful college application experience. That is, to put it lightly, wild.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In recent years, the number of students applying early to Tulane has skyrocketed just as the acceptance rate has plummeted. This is an interesting situation, because one of the reasons Tulane is deferring more students is to give students like you more of an opportunity to get in through a later round of admission.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 15, 2024

UT AUSTIN: STANDARDIZED TESTING REQUIRED After four years of test-optional admissions for undergraduate admissions, the University of Texas at Austin will once again require standardized testing scores , beginning with applications for the Fall 2025 semester. News & World Report in 2024. Want To Read More About UT Austin?

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Anna Ivey Consulting

JANUARY 30, 2023

Here’s what you need to know: College admissions officers use a three-prong analysis to evaluate your academic record: Curriculum : What courses you take Rigor : How demanding those courses are Performance : How you do in those courses Your senior year will count in that evaluation, even for those of you who apply and get in early.

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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

Student-facing professionals such as advisors and admissions staff have been difficult to retain, and this lack of bandwidth can create bottlenecks in engaging dual enrollment students through to continued enrollment. How Can Community Colleges Innovate to Drive Dual Enrollment Engagement?

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Seniors, are you waiting for college admissions decisions? It’s been another wild ride for 2024 high school seniors, and we’re only halfway through the admissions cycle. Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2024: How are colleges handling the massive increase in applications? Watch this space as events develop.

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StandOut College Prep

MARCH 3, 2023

Key Takeaways NYU Early Decision acceptance rates show applying early gives the best chances. Admission into NYU by ED is binding, so be sure you really want to go there! NYU Admissions Profile NYU is a highly selective university, and the average GPA of admitted students is around a 3.6-3.7.

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Admissions Mom

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Send it to the general admissions email address and a copy to your regional admissions counselor if there is one. Ask Questions: Consider reaching out to your regional admissions officers at the colleges where you’re applying to say hello, introduce yourself, and ask any questions you might have.

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The Koppelman Group

DECEMBER 9, 2023

But what you do next will determine whether you have a successful college admissions experience. Cornell does not publish admissions statistics quickly, if at all, as of the 2019-2020 college admissions season. Do not send the Office of Admissions your letter of continued interest directly. They may not even glance at it.

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