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How to Write an Email to College Admissions Counselors

Great College Advice

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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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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Is Yield Protection Real?

BestColleges

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. Is that simply sour grapes, or is this a real phenomenon practiced by college admissions offices? They often attribute it to yield protection.

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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). 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. Last year, 32 of 619 waitlisted students were admitted, or 5.2%.

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UT Austin Shake-Up: Testing Required and a New Early Action Program

Top Tier Admissions

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.

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‘Tis the season…for early application decisions!

DC College Counseling

We have seen a trend developing in which students record themselves opening their admission decisions and then post the video on TikTok. If Waitlisted: Respond. Be sure to follow the school’s instructions to accept your place on the waitlist. Read our previous post: 5 Steps to Take After Being Deferred or Denied Early Admission.

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Vanderbilt University: Early Acceptance Rate

Top Tier Admissions

See Highlights From The Vanderbilt Hustler Article Below: On December 14, 2023, Vanderbilt University sent out its EDI notifications, but, for the second year in a row , no admissions statistics were released about this cycle. of early decision I and II applicants were admitted. and 5.6%, respectively.