Top Tier Admissions

JULY 19, 2023

LEGACY VS. NON-LEGACY ACCEPTANCE RATES Twenty years ago, legacy applicants to the Ivy League generally saw rates of admission that were 3-4 times greater than the overall rate of admission. ENROLL NOW WHY LEGACY PREFERENCES REMAIN IN PLACE Two reasons: admissions yield and fundraising. This time, for favoring children of alumni.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 1, 2023

The policy has been particularly important in the Ivy League and other elite, private schools. Legacy admissions is all about perpetuating the American elite The thing to remember is that not so long ago, the Ivy League schools and the other private, elite schools of the east coast really were just for the elite.

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BestColleges

JULY 7, 2023

For the classes of 2014-2019, Harvard legacies were admitted at a rate of 33.6% , compared to 5.9% Amherst's decision echoed a similar move by Johns Hopkins University, which jettisoned legacy admissions in 2014. Recent rumblings at the University of Pennsylvania suggest the Ivy League school is inching away from legacy preferences.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 23, 2024

Several colleges and universities recently have announced similar cuts, eviscerating the liberal arts in response to budget shortfalls, enrollment declines, and shifting student preferences. In many cases, low enrollment drove these decisions. By 2014, those figures had dropped to 2.6% At SUNY Potsdam, it’s 4%.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 27, 2024

The decision follows similar policy changes at Ivy League colleges. Hopkins' decision follows similar policy changes by several Ivy League schools. What differentiates Johns Hopkins from this group is its policy on legacy admissions, which it abandoned in 2014. Daniels wrote in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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BestColleges

JUNE 26, 2024

Within the Ivy League, the University of Pennsylvania doesn't have a guaranteed transfer option, Jayson Weingarten, a former Penn admissions officer and a senior consultant with the firm Ivy Coach , told BestColleges. Since 2014, more than 700 students have followed this pathway from the City of Light to the City of Angels.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 22, 2024

If youre aiming for Ivy League dreams but unsure how your high school choice fits into the puzzle, this guide has you covered. Charter schools get public funding based on enrollment but arent tied to the same regulations as public schools. Selective enrollment. Lets dive into the debate: charter school vs public school.

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