The Koppelman Group

APRIL 24, 2025

If youre looking for a strategic angle for your application, you might be considering applying early. Yale doesnt offer Early Decision, but rather something called Restricted Early Action (REA). Schools love early admissions because it boosts their yieldthe percentage of admitted students who actually enroll.

Early Decision

HelloCollege

JUNE 3, 2025

For students applying to highly selective colleges, the waiting period between submitting applications and receiving admissions decisions can feel endless. However, for a select few, an exciting surprise may arrive early: a likely letter. Lets dive into everything you need to know about these exclusive early admissions notices.

Ivy League

The Koppelman Group

MAY 2, 2025

You need a solid strategy, and likely part of that plan will be applying through their Single-Choice Early Action option. What is Single-Choice Early Action? Often also called Restrictive Early Action (REA), Single-Choice Early Action is a non-binding path to early admission. R each out to us today.

Ivy League

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.

Acceptance

Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Yale University , an Ivy League institution in New Haven, Connecticut, accepted 728 Early Action applicants to the Class of 2029. These were the first applicants to apply under Yales new test-flexible policy which requires at least one ACT, SAT, AP, or IB set of test scores.

Acceptance

Solomon Admissions

JANUARY 26, 2023

These deadlines, or what is due, include all necessary components of the college application to be reviewed for admission: the application itself (information and writing), transcript/s, letter/s of recommendation, and a résumé and standardized test scores, where applicable. Deadlines are strictly enforced.

Applications

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 Yale , for instance, had a 9.02

Early Admission

Admissions Village

APRIL 22, 2023

The downside to a more robust, diverse applicant pool is that college admissions are increasingly more unpredictable. This flood of applications is not just unpredictable for students. Earlier in this blog, we mentioned many colleges had fewer applicants this year. Their applications decreased by a third.

Early Decision

Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 14, 2024

C ollege Private Counseling Develop an organized and effective application strategy that leverages your academic and extracurricular experience to stand out. None of the UCs offer early admission or consider standardized test scores. Since 2020, the university has experienced a 25% increase in total applications.

Acceptance

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.

Testing

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. Duke’s ED applicant pool increased 28% for the Class of 2028.

Early Decision

Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 29, 2023

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. Non-binding EA programs are booming with tens of thousands of applications at private universities like USC and Northeastern, and flagship public universities like Michigan, UVA, and UNC.

Admissions

Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 29, 2023

In their 6-3 vote on both Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina , they restricted the ability of colleges and universities to consider a student’s race or ethnicity in their review of applicants for admission. Some shifts have already taken place.

Admissions

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.

Ivy League

Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 29, 2024

GU-Q’s admissions process is separate from the main undergraduate admissions process with its own application form. Also, unlike the main campus, GU-Q’s admissions process is test-flexible. Admissions to all three of NYU campuses, including Abu Dhabi and Shanghai. is done via the Common Application.

Programs

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Students in BS/DDS programs gain acceptance to an undergraduate program and an affiliated dental school at the same time, freeing them from the eventual stress and uncertainty of the dental school application process. Pros of BS/DDS programs BS/DDS programs offer several benefits that may make them worthwhile options for your child.

Programs

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.

Acceptance

DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 5, 2023

December’s arrival means students are finishing up any remaining regular decision supplemental essays and applications. While we all hope that the early admission decisions will bring good news, it takes some of the pressure off to know that all of the essays are finished, no matter what. Early decision applications rose by 4.4

PSAT

College Essay Guy

OCTOBER 18, 2024

This was not because these students were stronger applicants or more capable, but rather because they had the resources to research and to prepare—and because that was what was expected of everyone there. Over and over, students would ask questions about standardized test scores, or why they should consider attending a school far from home.

Financial Aid

Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 10, 2024

See Highlights From The Harvard Crimson’s Article Below: Harvard’s early acceptance rate increased by more than 1% from last year, with 8.74% students, or 692, admitted to the Class of 2028 from a pool of 7,921 who applied under the Early Action Program.

Acceptance

Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

See Highlights From The Dartmouth Article Below: Dartmouth College admitted a record-low 17% of applicants during its binding Early Decision round following an all-time high of 3,550 students applying — an 18% jump from last year’s applicant pool. These students come from 47 U.S.

Acceptance

BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Supreme Court's ban on affirmative action, Brown University is rethinking its admissions policies. In Brown's case, early decision is on the table as well. Early decision applicants don't take advantage of a birthright but rather of a system tilted in their favor. And the applicant pools are far more affluent.

Early Decision

Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JANUARY 29, 2023

This post will break down Columbia’s application requirements to help you perfect your Columbia application. SAT and ACT For first-year and transfer applicants to CC and SEAS matriculating from fall 2023 through fall 2024 , Columbia is maintaining a test-optional policy. ACT scores average 34. unweighted GPA.

Admissions

SSA Online College Prep

DECEMBER 26, 2023

These include application questions, ones that might affect how you write your essay or what tests you sign up for. This section is designed for juniors who have time to take standardized tests and have not yet applied. Is there any advantage to applying Early Decision/Early Action?

Financial Aid

BestColleges

OCTOBER 11, 2023

First, it initially differentiates between early decision and early action (the latter being nonbinding), yet the bill's subsequent language seems to imply only universities offering early decision would face sanctions, unless "early decision" is shorthand for both. Supreme Court's ban on race-conscious admissions?

Early Decision

DC College Counseling

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I’m excited to hear back from schools, too, but right now I am focusing on my classes and finishing my regular decision applications.” I will certainly take a look at your alma mater’s website when I get back to my applications after the Thanksgiving break.” Or: “ Thank you for your thoughts, Uncle Oscar. That’s huge.

PSAT

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. Out of 6,240 applicants, only 806 were accepted. Out of 54,191 applicants, only 2,790 secured a spot.

Early Decision

AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

When Does Stanford Release Decisions for Early Action and Regular Decision? A Closer Look at Stanford’s Restrictive Early Action and Regular Decision Why Apply to Restrictive Early Action? Application Requirements at Stanford Helpful Tips for the Stanford Admission Process What Does Stanford Look For?

Letters of Recommendation

Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

An essay prompt unique to each of Penn’s four undergraduate schools was added to the application as well, a transition from the previous single short answer used for all four schools. Standardized test scores remain optional.

Acceptance

DC College Counseling

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

ABA VOTES ON TEST SCORES IN LAW SCHOOL ACCREDITATION In one week, the ABA’s Council of the Section of Legal Education will vote on whether to continue to require standardized testing be used in law school admissions in order for law schools to remain accredited by the organization.

Standardized Testing

Great College Advice

JULY 24, 2023

In return for this early decision, the student, parents, and school counselor sign a pledge that, if accepted, they will attend that college. The student agrees to withdraw all other applications, and not accept any other offers of admission. Early action programs are a hybrid.

Early Decision

BestColleges

MARCH 15, 2023

Ivy League schools actually experienced a jump in applications, especially early admission and early decision, after suspending their SAT/ACT testing requirements. Number of Standardized Test-Takers, 2019-2022 Year SAT ACT GRE 2019 2.2 drop in enrollment in fall 2020 compared to fall 2019.

Standardized Testing

Top Tier Admissions

MAY 13, 2024

Here are some highlights: Duke received a record 54,191 applications, bringing the University’s overall acceptance rate this year to 5.1%, a record low. It also marks a nearly 35% increase in applications from two years ago, when applications numbered 15,160. Northeastern’s applications have jumped 53% in just five years.

Admissions

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.

Waitlist

Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2025

The early admissions season, which stretches from mid-October to mid-February and includes two rounds of binding Early Decision and one round of non-binding Early Action, is shaping up to be one for the record books. Application Boot Camp Need strategic guidance from start to finish? Try Application Boot Camp.

Applications

The Koppelman Group

MAY 13, 2025

The idea Dartmouth applicant is most excited by the community a small, liberal arts school offers but wants the most rigorous, selective, and prestigious version of that package. For the fall of 2024 , Dartmouth received 31,656 first-year applications. What is Early Decision at Dartmouth? That, then, is Dartmouth.

Early Decision

The Koppelman Group

MAY 11, 2025

Brown offers first-year applicants Regular Decision and Early Decision application options. The Early Decision acceptance rate, however, was triple that at just under 18% in 2024. The Early Decision acceptance rate, however, was triple that at just under 18% in 2024. Getting in isnt easy. Brown admitted 37.5%

Early Decision