Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 22, 2024

Peterson said MIT placed a “modest number” of applicants on their waitlist. According to past data, between 10-35 students get off the waitlist each year, primarily because MIT has a high yield rate — around 85% of admitted students joined the Class of 2027. Last year, 32 of 619 waitlisted students were admitted, or 5.2%.

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Acceptance Ivy League Waitlist Letters of Recommendation 52

Berkeley² Academy

MARCH 15, 2024

The school will also introduce a waitlist and encourage letters of recommendation to come from community members rather than teachers. Finally, students and their families should pay attention to changes coming from the colleges on their lists and follow B2A’s blog for more college admissions updates.

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Policies Testing Standardized Testing Letters of Recommendation 52

Admissions Mom

JANUARY 5, 2024

So many students don’t bother because they see the stats on how few students get in off waitlists and just give up. I’m also going to share this blog from the former Director of Admissions at Tulane about what to do if deferred. Don’t let this be you. And you can always reach out to me, too. Some have a specific form.

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Letters of Recommendation Semester Waitlist Acceptance 52

Admissions Mom

JANUARY 6, 2023

So many students don’t bother because they see the stats on how few students get in off waitlists and just give up. Read the Instructions from the School: Use the method the college asks you to use in their letter. Don’t let this be you. And you can always reach out to me too. Some have a specific form.

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Letters of Recommendation Semester Waitlist Acceptance 52

Simply Admissions

MAY 17, 2022

Extracurricular activities, essays, and letters of recommendation are no longer considered in their evaluation process. This is likely one of the reasons for so many deferrals and longer waitlists this year: colleges were relying heavily on these enrollment management techniques in an effort to meet their goals.

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Admissions Waitlist Letters of Recommendation Policies 40

Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Re-upping this blog based on a few recent conversations with college and neighborhood friends who have kids in the admission process right now. Instead of texting or calling individually, I’ll just be forwarding this. You may it impersonal– I call it efficient. Po-tay-toe, Po-taa-toe!

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Admissions Letters of Recommendation Early Decision High School 91

College in 321

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Teachers and school counselors, for example, do not earn anything extra for writing letters of recommendation or reviewing essays during evenings and weekends. Small gifts or kind gestures are always appreciated. Be very aware that people on your team are most likely not paid to help. Notify that college immediately. .

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Admissions Early Decision Financial Aid Letters of Recommendation 52

The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It’s a less-than-simple math equation, trying to guess what the yield rate will be — and any students accepted off of the waitlist are a result of that yield guess being off. While we don’t know how many students were waiting on the waitlist, we do know that not a single student was accepted off the waitlist that year.

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Waitlist Letters of Recommendation Acceptance Transcripts 52

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Request letters of recommendation. Reach out to potential recommenders no later than three months before your target application submission date. The AADSAS allows you to submit up to four letters of recommendation , including individual letters of recommendation and composite/committee letters.

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Letters of Recommendation Extracurricular Out-of-State Applications 98