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. Have you been deferred or waitlisted from college?

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 22, 2024

MIT REGULAR DECISION ACCEPTANCE RATE For those considering applying early to MIT next year, it’s important to know that 12,563 students applied early to the MIT Class of 2028 and 661 were offered early admission for a slightly higher acceptance rate of 5.26%. Meanwhile, 8,052 applicants were deferred — 64.1%

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Acceptance Ivy League Waitlist Letters of Recommendation 52

DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Remember there are many of your peers and friends who have not heard anything, are still applying to schools, or have been deferred, waitlisted or denied (sometimes by the same school that just accepted you!). If Waitlisted: Respond. Be sure to follow the school’s instructions to accept your place on the waitlist. Be grateful.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 15, 2024

There will be a waitlist for the first time, only applicable to those who are not automatically admitted. Most students will be notified as early as March 1 if they are admitted from the waitlist.

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Testing Standardized Testing Programs Waitlist 92

Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Pleasant HS, Hygiene, Colorado telephone: 999-875-4321 Sample Email to College Admissions #3‍ Dear Dupont University Admissions Office, Hello, my name is Ben Harrison, and I was recently waitlisted for admission. I’m writing to ask if you can please tell me where I am on the waitlist.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

TTA Takeaway: Based on the data for the Classes of 2026 and 2027, we know that plenty of students are accepted to Vanderbilt after being deferred in the early round or waitlisted in the regular round.

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Admissions Village

APRIL 22, 2023

Interesting side note: Early apps were up at many places, even at some colleges whose overall apps were actually down. Most selective schools experienced a slight rise in early application numbers that continue to be very high. Next in Part 3: We will discuss how admission rates are not always what they appear.

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