The College Solutions Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Applying early decision to college is often a highly effective way to increase the odds of getting accepted at many schools that offer this admission option. At plenty of colleges, applying early action can also boost admission odds. Applying Early Decision Definition. Advantages of Applying Early Decision.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 24, 2023

However, unlike the Ivies , for which overall acceptance rates sat below 7% across the board in the 2021-22 application cycle, some of the top-ranking liberal arts colleges exhibit more generous numbers. increase in applications between the 2020-21 and 2021-22 cycles and a decrease in acceptance rate from 8.74% to 6.93%; Pomona saw a 4.9%

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Admissions Village

APRIL 25, 2023

What can we say about test-optional admissions policies today? In 2019-20, nearly three-quarters of applicants sent colleges assessment results.” • Also, according to this article , “These trends follow a significant number of colleges switching to test-optional policies, which is reflected in the Common App data.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Brown University is rethinking its admissions policies, including early decision. Early decision programs favor wealthy, white students and counteract diversity efforts. Public pressure might cause universities to abandon early decision and similar policies. In the wake of the U.S.

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Whether youre applying through Early Decision, Regular Decision, or considering a transfer, understanding these stats can help you take a more strategic approach. Also, Carnegie Mellon hasn’t released the full breakdown of Early Decision (ED) and Regular Decision (RD) data yet, so a direct comparison isnt possible.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2023

Although there has been some variability, the trend in early applications indicates that more students are choosing to apply for Early Decision or Restrictive Early Action to highly selective colleges. Here is a summary of early admissions statistics for the Class of 2027. The number of early applicants rose 1.2%

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BestColleges

AUGUST 8, 2023

First-generation students face barriers to applying for college and sometimes miss out on early action deadlines. First-generation students face unique barriers to applying for college and often miss out on early decision deadlines for admission.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2024

Should you apply to medical school via early decision? Pros and cons Part 4: Early decision application strategies Part 5: Frequently asked questions about early decision for medical school Part 6: List of early decision medical schools - Part 1: Introduction What is the Early Decision Program for medical school?

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 1, 2024

2021 32,914 6.9% Over the past decade, Yale’s Regular Decision acceptance rate has been shrinking, keeping pace with the rising tide of applications: Yale Class Total Regular Decision Applications Regular Decision Acceptance Rate 2028 46,609 3.1% 2021 27,828 5.1% 2021 5,086 17.1% from the Class of 2021.

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BestColleges

APRIL 27, 2023

Many of these athletic recruits apply early , inflating early decision and early action acceptance rates. Most schools that have early programs are encouraging their recruited athletes to apply in those early rounds," Weingarten said. For the university's class of 2021, 28.7%

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Brown Acceptance Rate Trends Brown Regular Decision Acceptance Rate Brown Early Decision Acceptance Rate How to Get Accepted into Brown Brown Transfer Acceptance Rate Brown Waitlist Acceptance Rate Frequently Asked Questions Takeaways What Is Browns Acceptance Rate? Early Decision 6,244 898 14.4% 2021 32,724 8.3%

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AdmissionSight

MARCH 20, 2025

However, if you applied Early Decision or Early Action , you should have already received your Ivy League decision in December or January, depending on the school. For example, Harvard received 40,248 applications in the 2019-2020 admissions cycle, but in 2020-2021, that number soared to a record-high of 57,000 !

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 4, 2023

NYU received close to 120,000 applications to the Class of 2027, a 13% increase over last year’s record-breaking pool, including nearly 22,000 Early Decision applications, an increase of 14 percent from last year. That’s compared to 50,962 applications last year and 48,011 in 2021. The result? for the Class of 2026.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 23, 2025

However, if you applied Early Decision or Early Action , you should have already received your Ivy League decision in December or January, depending on the school. For example, Harvard received 40,248 applications in the 2019-2020 admissions cycle, but in 2020-2021, that number soared to a record-high of 57,000 !

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

COVID-19 Update : Many colleges (including all of the UC schools) have decided to adopt a test-optional policy as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Furthermore, in January 2021, the CollegeBoard announced their decision to eliminate the SAT essay and all SAT subject tests. When are college applications due?

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 6, 2022

As mentioned, the Class of 2026 is the largest ever at Princeton; it is worth noting that the 2021-22 admissions cycle was the first year in a four-year strategic planning process aimed at expanding the undergraduate student body. In 2021-22, however, the policy was reinstated. PRINCETON ACCEPTANCE RATE: DRIVING FORCES.

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Anna Ivey Consulting

JULY 3, 2023

How to Research Your Colleges’ Admissions & Financial Aid Policies This week you’re going to take your strategy one step further and tailor it to each of the colleges on your list based on what each particular college emphasizes as most important in their decision-making process. Do they offer any early application options?

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BestColleges

JULY 7, 2023

This time, the suit involves legacy admissions , the university's policy of favoring children of alumni. In fact, one study found "no statistically significant evidence of a casual relationship between legacy preference policies and total alumni giving among top universities" after evaluating data between 1998 and 2008.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 29, 2024

However, Caltech officially states that its admit rate is under 5% for both routes : Application Type Total Applications Accepted Acceptance Rate Regular Decision Officially undisclosed Officially undisclosed <5% Early Decision Officially undisclosed Officially undisclosed <5% Overall 13,863 315 2.3% 2021 7,339 568 7.7%

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Early Decision Acceptance Rate: 21.2% Regular Decision Acceptance Rate: 5% Duke tuition and scholarships Duke’s 2023–2024 cost of attendance (i.e., 52 percent of Duke undergraduates receive some amount of financial aid, and the average award in 2021–2022 was $54,865. tuition, room, board, and fees) is $83,263.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 28, 2025

2021 1,065 145 13.6% UChicago has a No Harm Testing Policy, meaning your scores will only be considered if they will positively affect your chance of admission. UChicago Transfer Application Plans The University of Chicago has two application plans: Transfer Early Decision (TED) and Transfer Rolling Decision (TR).

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

STUDENT ACCEPTED TO UPENN VIA EARLY DECISION "Just wanted to send over a note that I just recently received an invitation to join the UPenn class of 2026! In 2020-2021, 46 percent of undergrads received grant-based financial aid, and the average award was $56,095. UPENN CAS 2025!!!!! Thanks again!!!!!!" Who gets into UPenn?

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CTK College Coach

MARCH 20, 2023

Clemson deferred 17,000 of those early applicants and rejected 500. On March 1 it issued final decisions in the regular admission round, and its overall acceptance rate has dropped to 36% from last year’s 49% and 2021’s 62%.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Rice student population Undergraduate students: 4,480 Graduate students: 4,085 In March 2021, Rice announced that it plans to gradually increase the size of its student body over the next few years. Part 3: Applying to Rice early decision vs. regular decision The deadline to submit an early decision application to Rice is November 1st.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Average ACT score: 33 ACT middle 50%: 30–34 Average SAT score: 1442 SAT middle 50%: 1310-1500 International students: 23% First-generation students: 19% As of Fall 2021, the largest demographic represented among BU undergrads were white students (30%). How to know if your child should apply to BU early decision or regular decision?

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 3, 2024

2021 44,073 4.7% over the past decade, further proving how hard it is to get in: Stanford Class Regular Decision Acceptance Rate 2028 NA 2027 NA 2026 NA 2025 NA 2024 NA 2023 3.4% Stanford Regular Decision deadline and notification date If you’re applying to Stanford through Regular Decision, mark January 5 as your deadline.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In 2021–2022, 58 percent of students received need-based MIT scholarships with the average amount being $53,997. Part 3: Applying to MIT early action vs. regular decision Your child can apply early to MIT by November 1st and receive a decision of either accepted, deferred, or denied, by mid-December.

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The Ivy Dean

DECEMBER 21, 2022

At the time of publication, six schools have published data about their early applicant pool and acceptance rates: Brown University released its admissions information for the Class of 2027 on December 21: 879 early decision students were accepted, out of an applicant pool of 6,770 (10% more early applicants than last year).

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Well dig into trends, compare Early Decision to Regular Decision rates, and explore transfer and waitlist stats. If you look closer, theres a clear divide between Early Decision (ED) and Regular Decision (RD) acceptance rates: Application Type Total Applications Accepted Acceptance Rate Regular Decision 28,107 1,079 3.8%

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North Star Admissions Consulting

JULY 2, 2020

For the class of 2021, the coronavirus pandemic complicates the situation. A growing number of schools, including all 8 Ivy League universities and Stanford, are test optional for the class of 2021. What does this mean for 2021 applicants? Early Decision. Applying to college is always stressful. Test Optional v.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 13, 2023

A staggering 61,220 students applied in the 2021-22 application cycle, a significant rise from the 57,435 who applied in the 2020-21 cycle, which represented a 42.7% Pandemic-era test-optional policies account for the highly competitive 2021-22 admissions cycle. Harvard’s Early Action program is nonbinding.

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

JULY 9, 2024

For the academic years 2021-2022, 2022-2023, and 2023-2024, Lehigh will maintain their test-optional policy. This policy will be evaluated continuously and extended as necessary, so it is important to stay updated and informed. Read more about Lehigh’s college credit policies here. What is Lehigh’s SAT code?

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Admissions.Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The new November 1 deadline is non-binding (Early Decision, which USC does not offer, is binding) and non-restrictive, which means that students can apply to other colleges Early Action at the same time. Students applying to these schools should apply by December 1 using USC’s Regular Decision plan.

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

During the 2021-2022 admissions cycle BU received a record-breaking 80,797 applications from prospective first-year students. Boston University admissions officers are just about as busy this year as they were last year after receiving 80,484 applications during the 2022-2023 admissions cycle. increase over last year.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

With REA, you can apply early without committing to attend if you’re accepted. However, there’s a catch— you can’t apply to Early Action (EA), Restrictive Early Action (REA), or Early Decision (ED) at any other school. If you’re considering Stanford’s REA instead of the Regular Decision route, stick around.

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BestColleges

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Columbia became the first Ivy to permanently adopt a test-optional admissions policy in 2023. During the 2021-2022 admission cycle, over 60,000 students applied to the school — but only 2,255 received an acceptance letter. And Columbia also discourages applicants from submitting early action applications to other schools.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 10, 2024

Of those admitted during Regular Decision, 1,592 were accepted into its liberal arts division, Trinity College, while the other 392 were admitted to the Pratt School of Engineering, a Top 20 Engineering school. Duke received a record high 6,240 Early Decision applications, which represents a 28% increase from last year.

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