AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In this blog, well break down Rice Universitys acceptance rate and key admissions trends, including Regular and Early Admissions, yield, transfer, and waitlist rates. Early Decision 2,886 442 15.3% Class of 2029 stats More recently, Rice dropped its Early Decision results for the Class of 2029.

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Expert Admissions

JULY 23, 2025

You don’t have to contact every single school’s admissions office and ask them how to arrange for one. These are schools where your grades and GPA make you an above average candidate for admission. Many colleges offer options for early admission, and applying early can come with major benefits.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 23, 2024

When exploring how to apply for college in the USA for international students, its important to understand that US universities take a holistic approach to admissions. Building your profile early during your secondary school years will give you a strong edge. Early admission.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 11, 2024

One major benefit of applying to college during the early rounds is receiving an admissions decision ahead of the regular timeline. For students who take advantage of the early admissions rounds, there are four possible outcomes: acceptance, denial, deferral, or direct-to-waitlist (a rarer option used at a few schools like UNC).

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Berkeley² Academy

DECEMBER 20, 2024

After spending months working hard on their college applications, our seniors are finally hearing back from schools where they applied under early admissions plans! However, even after youve submitted your applications and received a decision, there is still work to be done and options to be weighed.

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Getting in is competitive, so its natural to want a head start in the admissions process. In this blog, well explain if UC Berkeley has Early Action or Early Decision, along with its acceptance rate and admission requirements. Since there is NO early admission option, all applications are reviewed at the same time.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 7, 2025

This isnt to denigrate your parents hard work getting into Harvard, but its a different game these days and legacy admissions has never been a more important tool to use, if you can, as an applicant. First, lets look at the landscape of legacy admissions at Harvard today. Whats going on with Legacy Admissions?

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 21, 2025

Emory University , a research university affiliated with the United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, accepted 995 individuals under its binding Early Decision I policy. EMORY ACCEPTANCE RATE: EARLY Emorys overall early acceptance rate was 31%. Curious about admissions trends and strategies to improve your odds?

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 24, 2025

Brown University , an Ivy league institution in Providence, Rhode Island, saw its Early Decision acceptance rate for the Class of 2029 rise to the highest its been in over 5 years. Brown received 5,048 early applications and accepted 906 applicants for an acceptance rate of 17.95%, according to the Brown Daily Herald.

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Berkeley² Academy

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

It has been quite a year already for college admissions, and we are still waiting for regular decision results! In this post, well share available early acceptance data from some of our students' most popular colleges along with why schools like Harvard, Princeton, and Cornell are declining to share certain information.

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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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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 6, 2023

Now that December’s flurry of early admissions decisions has abated, we can take a deep dive into the data to understand both the results and the institutional priorities that drove decision-making. ©Top Tier Admissions, January 2023. ©Top Tier Admissions, January 2023. percent in early vs 11.7

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Top Tier Admissions

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Although the number of students applying through Early Action (non-binding), Early Decision 1 (binding), and Early Decision 2 (binding) rounds continues to rise, these applicant pools are still much smaller compared to the regular decision pool at top colleges and universities. college or university.

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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.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

JANUARY 10, 2024

Although there has been some variability, more students are applying Early Decision or Restrictive Early Action to highly selective colleges resulting in even lower admission rates. Here is a summary of early admissions statistics for the Class of 2028. Read release here. Read press release here.

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Great College Advice

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Inevitably, when I visit colleges and sit through their information sessions, a question comes from a concerned parent in the audience asking about the school’s acceptance rate (the number admitted divided by the number who applied) for Early Decision versus Regular Decision. Neither will gain admission.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 5, 2023

Harvard College, a citadel of academic excellence, is experiencing notable shifts in its admissions landscape for the Class of 2027. percent of applicants gaining acceptance, marking the second-lowest admissions rate in the College's history. During the early admissions cycle, Harvard College admitted 7.56

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Spark Admissions

JUNE 22, 2023

But when you dug deeper, you found a lot more than “early decision” – you found Early Action, Early Decision I, Early Decision II, and something called Single Choice Early Action, whatever that is. What Makes Early Decision I Different than Early Decision II?

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BestColleges

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A pending bill in the Massachusetts Legislature seeks to eliminate legacy admissions and early decision programs at all colleges in the commonwealth. Legacy admissions faced criticism before the Supreme Court banned affirmative action, and scrutiny has intensified since that ruling. Co-filed by state Rep.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 31, 2024

Between ever-increasing early application numbers, unexpected current events and other external factors, colleges seeking to further diversify (gender diversity, economic diversity, geographic diversity, etc.) TOP 10 EARLY ADMISSIONS TRENDS: CLASS OF 2028 1. Yale , for instance, had a 9.02

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Admissions Village

APRIL 22, 2023

PART 2: College Admissions are increasingly more unpredictable for everyone, colleges included. The downside to a more robust, diverse applicant pool is that college admissions are increasingly more unpredictable. As a result, we had no choice but to significantly decrease the number of students to whom we offered admission.”

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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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Top Tier Admissions

OCTOBER 4, 2024

I recently hosted Top Tier Admissions’ “Ask Me Anything” webinar, where we dove deep into the importance of having a solid early admissions strategy and all the perks that come with it. It was an open floor, where parents and students could literally ask me anything about the college admissions process.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Now that we have reflected on the shifting landscape of college admissions in 2023 , let’s look ahead to 2024 and three key predictions for the year ahead. As we close out the year, we’re especially proud of our growth at Top Tier Admissions to better serve our students and their families.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Duke’s Early Decision acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 dropped to a record low of 12.9%, even as the school received its highest number of Early Decision applications in the last eight years. The Early Decision Application Process at Duke Is Duke Test Optional?

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Marks Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

With the Early Decision II rounds coming to a close this month, we wanted to share with you the trends we are seeing as well as our students successes. This change in admissions requirements seems to have affected the application pools at some schools this year.

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PrepScholar

JUNE 19, 2023

Your counselors or friends might have suggested applying early action or early decision to increase your chances of being accepted. But does applying early raise the odds of being accepted to the college of your choice? offer one or both early admission option, according to College Board.

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Berkeley² Academy

MARCH 6, 2024

With each passing year, college admissions grows increasingly competitive. As a result, more and more students are applying under Early Decision and Early Action admissions plans. All of these schools also saw an increase in the total number of early applicants as well.

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Admissions Madness

JUNE 4, 2022

At first glance, Early Decision seems like a good deal that benefits students because it promises higher admissions chances. Many elite universities offer binding Early Decision deadlines that oblige students to enroll if offered admission. The first early admissions deadlines arose in the 1950s.

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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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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. In the wake of the U.S.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Want to know what is going on in early admissions for the Ivy League colleges for the Class of 2026? Here is a summary of early admissions statistics from December 2021. Brown This year, Brown admitted 896 students Early Decision out of 6,146 applicants for a 15% admission rate. admission rate.

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Great College Advice

JULY 24, 2023

This is the time of year when I get calls from parents and students asking whether they should apply to college via early decision vs regular decision. This decision is a very important one, especially if you are considering some of the more selective colleges and universities in the country.

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College Kickstart

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Seniors—in search of a better way to navigate college admissions madness? Capitalizing on odds-boosting early decision/early action opportunities. With early admission deadlines looming, now's the time to let College Kickstart make a difference for you. Take charge with College Kickstart!

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StandOut College Prep

MARCH 3, 2023

The Early Decision (ED) I deadline for NYU (New York University) typically falls on November 15th each year. The EDII decision falls on January 15th. As you consider applying to NYU, it’s important to know that applying Early Decision can increase your chances of being admitted.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 7, 2024

You applied to Tulane Early Decision or Early Action because you really want to attend the university. The university offers two types of early application: Early Decision and Early Action. Connect with your Admissions Counselor Next, Tulane asked for something pretty rare when it comes to a deferral.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2023

Although there has been some variability, the trend in early applications indicates that more students are choosing to apply for Early Decision or Restrictive Early Action to highly selective colleges. Here is a summary of early admissions statistics for the Class of 2027. Click here for admission details.

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