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Yale Legacy Strategy

The Koppelman Group

The last time they even published a legacy acceptance rate was in 2005. In 2005 , the acceptance rate for legacies was about 30%. Both in 2005 and for the class of 2025, the incoming class was 14% legacy, however, for the class of 2025, the overall acceptance rate was 4.6%. This isn’t really what most legacies are like.

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Does Being SAT/ACT-Optional Make it Harder to Get Into College?

SSA Online College Prep

I’m also going to talk about the pandemic and the tremendous toll it’s taken on our students, as well as the article that Michael Bloomberg wrote about bringing back the SATs and ACTs. Without SAT and ACT scores, the job of admitting students had become more subjective and time consuming. The Findings of the Hechinger Report.

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What You Need to Know About Northwestern University

Ivy Central

Application Components Complete Common Application Official secondary school transcript and school report Counselor recommendation At least one teacher recommendation SAT or ACT scores are optional for the 2023-24 cycle. The women's lacrosse team has won seven NCAA championships since 2005.

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The Best UC Schools: UC Rankings 2023

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

In May 2020, the SAT and ACT were deemed optional for UC applicants through 2022, with the goals of completely eliminating the tests from their admissions process by 2024 and creating a new UC-specific standardized test by 2025. UC Merced 7 (97) Merced 2005 90.4% What type of activities and extracurriculars are they looking for?

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How Do I Self-Study for the SAT?

College Essay Guy

Secondly, most students I have worked with are simply too busy with schoolwork, extracurriculars, and the everyday business of life to devote the time per week it takes to really master this stuff quickly. Martha has been tutoring since 2005, focusing on the SAT, ACT, U.S. the better! History, and all things Language Arts.

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Hawaii Scholarships

StandOut College Prep

Applicants must be graduating high school, intend to enroll into a four year college/university, display the qualities above, and have a minimum SAT score of 1000 or ACT score of 22. Applicants must have a background in extracurriculars, have obtained a minimum GPA of 2.5, The deadline to apply is January 11th. More information here.

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14 College Essay Examples From Top-25 Universities (2023–2024)

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

Many essay prompts will ask you to write about extracurricular experiences in your life or to list interests such as your favorite movies or music. Steve Jobs inspired me, when in his commencement address to Stanford University in 2005, he said "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.