The Koppelman Group

APRIL 7, 2025

Of accepted first-year students for the Fall of 2023 who attended high schools with reported GPAs (over 99% of applicants), over 93% had a GPA at or above a 3.75. The average GPA overall was 4.2average. This is despite Harvard not offering a binding early admissions option. 74% had a perfect 4.0.

Policies

The Koppelman Group

MAY 1, 2025

So if youre the kind of student UT really wants, applying through their early admissions timeline is a smart move. Applying early to UT Austin, especially as an out-of-state-student, wont make up for a weak application. A low GPA, average test scores, an undeclared major, or minimal extracurricular involvement wont cut it.

University

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. unweighted GPA in high school.

Ivy League

Expert Admissions

MAY 29, 2025

Admissions Profile Average GPA: 4.14 Test Scores (mid-50% range): 1370-1530 SAT/30-34 ACT Admit Rate: 14.1% Test-optional? No Offers Early Admissions?

Minor

Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 24, 2025

The number of early applications received fell by over 1,000, likely due to the announcement last year that Brown would once again require applicants to submit standardized test scores. Meanwhile, the percentage of Browns first-year class filled by early admits continues to rise predicted to be 53.29% this year.

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. Looking to raise your standardized testing scores?

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. all else equal.”

Testing

College Kickstart

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

That includes active tracking of test-optional schools , recommending situations where test-optional makes sense for you and where in-person or virtual interviews are still required or recommended. And if you haven't been able to take an SAT or ACT, you'll also be able to run College Kickstart with just your GPA or class rank.

Early Decision

Expert Admissions

MARCH 30, 2023

Admissions Profile Average GPA: 3.75 Test Scores (mid-50% range): 1370-1530 SAT/ 31-34 ACT Admit Rate: 29% Test-optional? Yes Offers Early Admissions? Yes — Early Decision I and Early Decision II The post Spotlight on Smith College appeared first on Expert Admissions.

Ivy League

CTK College Coach

MARCH 20, 2023

In this post-COVID, test-optional environment, I’ve been applying that concept to a much wider swath of schools than those, and I find myself saying this word a lot: “unpredictable.” Test optional movement: This “over applying” phenomenon is chronologically tied to the test optional movement, and I believe it is also causal.

Acceptance

Expert Admissions

MARCH 23, 2023

Admissions Profile Average GPA: 4.2 Test Scores (mid-50% range): 1480-1580 SAT/ 33-36 ACT Admit Rate: 3% Test-optional? Yes Offers Early Admissions? Yes — Restrictive Early Action Supplemental Essays Harvard’s Prompt 1: Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences.

Ivy League

Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Test-optional policies brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic account for the highly competitive 2020-21 admissions cycle. Princeton announced its test-optional policy in the summer of 2020 and has since renewed the policy into the 2022-23 admissions cycle (for admission to the Class of 2027).

Acceptance

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Regardless of major options, your child can typically expect the following requirements at most BS/DDS programs: To fulfill a pre-dental course load in the sciences To maintain a certain GPA in order to move on to dental school (the specific expectation will vary by program, but a 3.5 What about test-optional policies?

Programs

DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 5, 2023

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. percent over last year’s early application totals and a record number of first-year applications. In 2022, 3 percent of test takers scored in this range.

PSAT

AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

You’re still working on test scores. You’re planning to take or retake standardized tests and want to include your improved scores. Why Apply to Restrictive Early Action? Applying to Stanford through Restrictive Early Action (REA) can boost your chances of acceptance. For international students, a GPA between 3.7

Letters of Recommendation

Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JANUARY 29, 2023

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. This means that they consider only your best score on an individual section —even if your best scores occurred in different sections over multiple test-taking sessions.

Admissions

Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

DARTMOUTH REINSTATES STANDARDIZED TESTING Just a few days ago, Dartmouth announced that it would be reinstating its standardized testing requirements , beginning with next year’s Class of 2029. Dartmouth and other top colleges have always known that SATs are an important predictor of first year college GPA.

Acceptance

AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

A Record Low Early Decision Acceptance Rate Early Decision Acceptance Rates at Duke throughout the Years Should You Apply For Early Decision at Duke? The Early Decision Application Process at Duke Is Duke Test Optional? Most admitted students have a GPA of 3.94 Strive for a GPA of 3.94

Early Decision

The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Review Your College List Maybe you agonized over your college list before submitting your REA application to Harvard, or maybe you haven’t thought much about what would come after the early admissions round. 1 increase in your GPA or an A on a math test. Either way, you need to take another look at your list of schools.

Early Decision

Great College Advice

JULY 24, 2023

The student agrees to withdraw all other applications, and not accept any other offers of admission. Early action programs are a hybrid. Students may apply early under these early action (EA) programs and receive an early admissions decision. So why, then, do colleges like the early decision process?

Early Decision

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? Are outside scholarships accepted?

Financial Aid

StandOut College Prep

MARCH 3, 2023

NYU Admissions Profile NYU is a highly selective university, and the average GPA of admitted students is around a 3.6-3.7. However, grades are not the only determining factor for admission. Your grades, test scores, essays, and activities all play a role in determining whether or not you get into a college like NYU.

Early Decision

StandOut College Prep

MARCH 24, 2023

Your official transcript Test scores (optional) A recommendation letter from a teacher or counselor In addition to those items, you’ll need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if you’re planning to go to school in person. However, according to College Confidential, “SUNY admissions is more selective with an acceptance rate of 44%.”

Acceptance

Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 31, 2025

Other colleges, like Brown University , have also begun to offer need-blind admissions to international students, a relatively new phenomenon in the college admissions sphere. Notre Dame continues to be test-optional, through at least the 2025-26 application cycle. What are the Best Jesuit Schools?

Acceptance

The Koppelman Group

MAY 13, 2025

Dartmouth did not publish their early admissions acceptance statistics for students entering in Fall 2024 in the Common Data Set , but we have some numbers to go on when assessing how to craft the strongest ED application for each of our students. However, we do have some statistics to go on. The statistics underline this reality.

Early Decision