Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Somewhere amidst the generally controlled chaos, Elizabeth opened presents from her friends, which I discovered based on the strewn pieces of wrapping paper and gift receipts I found in corners of the living room the next day. “So, It’s sweet on most days, moderately offensive on others, and tempting to look into occasionally.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 19, 2024

of regular decision applicants were admitted, slightly higher than its acceptance rate in recent years due to a smaller applicant pool. Brown received 6,244 applications for Early Decision for the Class of 2028 and accepted 898 applicants for an acceptance rate of 14.38% — over 1% higher than last year’s 13%.

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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. It’s becoming more important for students to prepare their materials to meet early deadlines—set yourself up for success by getting a head start on your college applications!

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This is my regular reminder that people- both on and off campus- are inevitably going to oppose and disagree with my decisions, priorities, and leadership (or blog topics/opinions), and that I am going to make mistakes. My role is to create a vision and set direction for my team.

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Inside Emory Admission

MARCH 25, 2024

Regular Decision notifications will be posted Wednesday, March 27, after 6:00 pm ET. The Emory University admission staff have evaluated another outstanding year of Regular Decision (RD) applicants. How will decisions be released? Can I receive my admission decision notification in another format?

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Ivy Central

MAY 24, 2023

Vassar College is a prestigious institution that has cultivated a reputation for academic excellence and intellectual curiosity through the study of the liberal arts. Overview Founded in 1861, Vassar was established to offer women a liberal arts education equivalent to the best college education available to men.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

APRIL 15, 2024

Warning : The subtitle is this blog is “That you may not like to hear.” Instead, after watching this cycle repeat itself, here are the three direct messages/ primary hopes I have for juniors entering the college admission experience. Don’t apply to a college you would not actually attend. The “College Search” is internal.

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Ruffaloni

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

During the first few days of the launch, access was intermittent and woefully inadequate. The SAI is used to determine what amount of federal, state, or institutional need-based aid a student might receive to assist with college costs ( we dove into this in more detail in this blog ). What does the FAFSA delay mean?

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Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 6, 2024

As we move through the Spring semester, more and more college admissions decisions will be available to prospective students. Most responses will be a final decision of acceptance or rejection. A waitlist decision puts prospective students in limbo. Be sure to check out B2A’s upcoming blog posts for more information.

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Ruffaloni

AUGUST 8, 2023

This blog was co-written by Jessica Ickes, Vice President, Market and Research Services and Wes Butterfield, Chief of Consulting Services At the RNL National Conference, we facilitated roundtable discussions focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its potential impact on higher education. None said they used AI multiple times a day.

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Inside Emory Admission

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Whether through opportunities like leadership at Oxford College , serving on the Student Alumni Association , or overseeing campus-wide events with the Student Programming Council , there are countless ways to make the absolute most your college experience. Will other scholarships be given out this year?

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Inside Emory Admission

APRIL 15, 2024

Choosing where to attend college can be scary. Now, as experienced students themselves, we hear what these students wish they would have known while they were making their decisions to enroll at Emory. They were all so excited and willing to help with things like classes, career exploration, and guidance on college life in general.

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Inside Emory Admission

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Early Decision II notifications will be posted on Wednesday, February 7, after 6:00 pm ET. The Emory University admission staff have evaluated a record year of Early Decision II (EDII) applicants. How will decisions be released? How will decisions be released? Why are decisions posted at 6:00 pm?

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

JANUARY 4, 2024

One day, I was in the backseat with a girl from another high school. For this blog’s purposes, we’ll call him John. Unbeknownst (bonus points if you had that word on your blog bingo card) to all of us, the instructor had an override brake on her side of the car. The kid driving was from my school. Whaaaaaatttt???!!!

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Is that what this blog is about? This is a huge application submission month, since many colleges have EA (Early Action) and ED (Early Decision) deadlines on or around October 15 and November 1. Before you submit your app, I want you to take at least 1 day-and ideally two- away from working on it.

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Ivy Central

APRIL 28, 2023

The Claremont Colleges is a consortium of five undergraduate liberal arts colleges and two graduate institutions, namely Pomona College, Claremont Graduate University, Scripps College, Claremont McKenna College, Harvey Mudd College, Pitzer College, and Keck Graduate Institute.

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DC College Counseling

JANUARY 30, 2024

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS TOP 40,000 JMU received a total of 40,232 undergraduate applications for the class of 2028, an increase of 78% over the 22,603 applications they received in 2021. The decision to reduce the number of teams allows LMU to redirect its funding to its other DI teams.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

Duke University sets high standards for its applicants, and standardized testing is a crucial aspect of the college application process. Whether to submit scores is a personal decision for each applicant. That said, the last day applicants are permitted to take standardized tests and submit their scores is November 6.

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SSA Online College Prep

AUGUST 3, 2023

I talk about test anxiety specifically and in-depth in this blog post , but the most important thing to know right now is that visualization is a great way to practice SAT test day. Remember that the best predictor of success on the SAT is familiarity - and getting ready for SAT test day is no exception. You got this!

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Early Action decisions will be released later this afternoon, so here are some details about the EA applicant and admitted groups. I will also add a comment to the top of this post when decisions go live (4 pm EST), and I will announce it on Twitter as well. We expect this difference will be seen more in final decisions than in EA.

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Princeton College Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Day by day, what you choose, what you think, and what you do is who you become." – Heraclitus In the competitive realm of college admissions, it is your ability to reveal and demonstrate your character that becomes the silver bullet, helping you stand out while separating you from all the rest. Are you authentic?

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Inside Emory Admission

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Early Decision I notifications will be posted on Wednesday, December 13, after 6pm ET. The Emory University admission staff have evaluated a record year of Early Decision I (EDI) applicants. How will decisions be released? How will decisions be released? Why are decisions posted after 6:00 pm?

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UGA Undergraduate Admissions Q & A

MARCH 17, 2023

We plan to make the final wave of freshman decisions available today, March 17th, in the late afternoon time frame. Please remember that this is not a blog where you should post statistics or throw fellow students under the bus. For the small group of Spring 2024 admits, this decision is final.

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Admissions Mom

MARCH 31, 2024

Sure, it’s April Fool’s Day, but let’s be real: when application decisions don’t go your way, it’s no joke. Financial Aid Frustrations: Sometimes your application decision might have worked out for you, but the amount of aid you’re receiving makes it an unavailable option. These results do not define your worth. You are the sky.

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SSA Online College Prep

JANUARY 5, 2024

How do college waitlists work ? When do I get a decision ? How do colleges decide who is admitted off the waitlist? Read more college admissions tips on our blog ! How does the college waitlist work? Did you apply to more than one college? Were you accepted to other colleges? Waitlisted?

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

MAY 31, 2023

These student ambassadors can contribute to your marketing strategy across various touch points and channels—including posting social media posts, writing blogs, hosting campus tours, and assisting with fairs and fundraising events. This can directly influence prospects’ decision-making process.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

MARCH 9, 2024

How does this translate to college and college admission? Naturally) Admissions SOS Over the years, I have asked audiences from Atlanta to Argentina (actually now in all hemispheres) to give me the first word they think of when they hear: “College Admission.” The average admit rate for four-year colleges is around 65%.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

And then a few days later from Charleston, SC to middle Georgia. My point is that when it comes to college admission, many of the words we used to use, and many of the metrics that seemed helpful or instructive, have shifted dramatically. colleges became less capable of publishing middle 50% GPA ranges. Just keep reading.

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DC College Counseling

JANUARY 5, 2024

We hope everyone enjoyed the time off from school and the opportunity to catch up on sleep, TV shows, or favorite blogs! Consider registering for one of the FAFSA Completion Events or Line-by-Line Events held by College Access Fairfax. Happy New Year! It was nice to get away and the area is fantastic.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

You heard me Valentine’s Day– you cheap, fabricated Hallmark mockery. Feel free to message me if you are a big Feb fan, but it’s going to take a lot to turn me on this one, because in college admission land it’s also mid-cycle. With each passing day it’s increasingly annoying and inconvenient. Look around.

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College Essay Guy

APRIL 23, 2024

A lot of students and families fundamentally misunderstand college admissions. Which, considering how nebulous the process can seem, is itself understandable—colleges certainly haven’t made this a straightforward process. TABLE OF CONTENTS (click to skip ahead) College admissions as identification of future potential?

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Along with my staff, we have written extensively in the past about “what colleges are looking for.” But what do colleges really want? And their desire- or hunger as it were (really just wrote this entire blog to use that phrase)- for choices and options explains a lot about your college admission experience.

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#LetsBFRANK: The College Admissions Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

Undoubtedly, yesterday’s majority Supreme Court decision banning the use of race-conscious Affirmative Action in college admissions threatens our collective ability to build a stronger democracy through higher education. Our college programs will remain widely available to students from an array of marginalized communities.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

AUGUST 9, 2023

In addition to close friends who are counselors, and my two plus decades working alongside counselors, I also have two kids of my own in K-12, so I am intimately familiar with the many hats you wear, the pressures you face, the increasing needs, and complexity of issues students bring to school every day. Not bad, right?

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SSA Online College Prep

MAY 8, 2024

Don’t fear your weaknesses Pay attention to the details Be prepared to talk about your passion for the institution Avoid being contradictory Read more college admissions tips on our blog! Want more college/financial aid tips directly in your inbox? Learn more about college, financial aid, and SAT® news, tips, and tricks!

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Would you rather walk to school naked one day or walk to school backwards every day? . Just didn’t want you canceling this blog based on the wrong idea.) Anyway… none of these or the other options sounded great to me. At the end of the day, colleges want good high school students. And I thought about them.

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DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Over the next few weeks, many schools will release their early application decisions - especially those with binding early decision plans (some non-binding early action decisions will not come in until January or even February). Make sure to consider where you want to be when you receive your decisions. Be gracious.

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