The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 1, 2024

You didn’t know if you would get into Carnegie Mellon Early Decision, but at least if you didn’t get in, you’d know where you stood. We highly recommend reading our guide to the 2024-2025 Common App Essay , as well as our college-specific supplement guides. First, that’s misconception of college admissions.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

They have also experienced a massive surge in Early Decision applicants, likely related to the decreasing acceptances at top colleges across the board nationally. Most students we meet after a deferral decision feel behind, whether it’s because they haven’t working on writing or don’t even have a solid list.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 10, 2024

You applied to Swarthmore Early Decision because you wanted an answer, early. But now you’re here, with a deferral decision, and everything is up in the air. To get a sense of what needs to be done, take a look at our 2024-2025 Guide to the Common App Essay. Accepted or rejected, at least you would have an answer.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 13, 2023

Applicants who accept their offers of admission will join the 255 incoming students admitted through the early decision program in December to form the Class of 2027. In addition to the 858 students who were accepted, 14 students were deferred from the early decision round. The program runs from January 3 to 26, 2024.

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Spark Admissions

JULY 7, 2022

University of Michigan: Finally, one of the biggest surprises of the 2021-2022 application cycle was the steep uptick in rejections, deferrals, and waitlisting from the University of Michigan, particularly for students applying from other states. Other colleges did the same.

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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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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 26, 2024

We specialize in helping students craft stand out essays and we have compiled all our best tips to our 2024-2025 Guide to The Common App Essay. If you are waitlisted, deferred, or denied, the only way to see it is on the portal, so you have probably already checked it at least once. Press Submit Don’t procrastinate!

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 10, 2024

And while students do get waitlisted, it’s really tough to get off the Carnegie Mellon waitlist. All waitlists are hard to get off. News & World Report , Carnegie Mellon is one of the top 10 hardest schools in America to get off the waitlist. The Priority Waiting List is basically like an early decision pledge.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In fact, we’re guessing you recently received a waitlist decision from Boston College and are trying to decide what to do next. First, though, let’s get the ‘lay of the land’ for the BC waitlist. In the spring of 2021 , over 13,000 students received a waitlist decision from BC. Just 13 were eventually admitted —.1%

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This year, they accepted 850 students for the 2023 freshman class, with an Early Decision acceptance rate of 26%. While we don’t know how many students they offered spots on the waitlist, nor how many accepted spots on the waitlist, we do know that in 2023 they only accepted 29 waitlisted students.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 4, 2024

Being waitlisted can be a pretty stressful process, especially if it’s for your dream school. In this article, we’ve put together some tips and information that will help you have the best chance of turning your waitlist notice into an acceptance letter. It’s neither a guarantee nor a rejection, so the uncertainty can be overwhelming.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

So you have been waitlisted at UVA; you might be asking yourself, ok, what do I do now? Getting waitlisted isn’t fun, we’re sorry. UVA actually publishes a sizable list of FAQs about their waitlist. They are very transparent about their waitlist, which is honestly refreshing. Who is on the waitlist right now?

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CTK College Coach

JUNE 27, 2024

We saw a lot of movement in the test-optional space in 2024, with numerous selective colleges returning to requiring SAT or ACT scores. Be patient: deferrals and waitlists Oh, the agony of the deferral! 2024 Admissions Trends: Why Are So Many Students Getting Deferred? After the deferral he was waitlisted (!)

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 12, 2024

Scooter adventure in Tabanan, Bali On March 11, 2024, UT-Austin announced significant changes for the upcoming Freshman Fall 2025 admissions cycle. Early Action deadline of October 15 with a guarantee to receive the admissions decision by January 15. Introduction of a waitlist for the first time in many years.

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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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ACM College Consulting

JULY 3, 2024

Check out the video for top college application tips for 2024 related to: Score choice vs sending all scores Should you go test-optional? We spoke about all things related to the college application and have some great advice for students and their families. and so much more!

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 11, 2024

For students who take advantage of the early admissions rounds, there are four possible outcomes: acceptance, denial, deferral, or direct-to-waitlist (a rarer option used at a few schools like UNC). Across the more competitive schools, roughly 10% of deferred students are ultimately accepted in the regular decision round.

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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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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Boston University tuition and scholarships Boston University’s 2023–2024 cost of attendance (i.e., BU Early Decision Application deadline: November 1 Admissions notification: Mid December Enrollment deposit due: Early-Mid January If accepted, students must enroll at Boston University and withdraw all their applications at other schools.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

First, let’s examine the academic accomplishments of the class of 2024: Harvard students tend to rank among the top 5-15% of their graduating classes, and nearly 76% self-reported ranking in the top 2% of their graduating class. Your child can also apply regular decision, by January 1st.

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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! They’ll receive an answer of accepted, deferred to the regular decision pool, or denied by mid-December. Your child can also apply regular decision to Penn, by January 5th.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Yale Acceptance Rate Trends Yale Regular Decision Acceptance Rate Yale Early Action Acceptance Rate How to Get Accepted into Yale Yale Transfer Acceptance Rate Yale Waitlist Acceptance Rate Frequently Asked Questions Takeaways What Is Yale’s Acceptance Rate? 2024 35,220 6.5% 2024 29,443 5.1% 2024 5,777 13.8%

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

MIT tuition and scholarships In 2023–2024, MIT projects the total cost of attendance (i.e., 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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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Try to decide whether and where you will apply Early Decision (ED) or Early Action (EA). March-April Receive Regular Decision offers. Respond to colleges that have waitlisted you as to whether you wish to remain on the waitlist Visit or revisit colleges that you are considering attending.

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DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Over the next few weeks, many schools will release their early application decisions - especially those with binding early decision plans (some non-binding early action decisions will not come in until January or even February). You agreed to do this when you signed the early decision form.

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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%

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Well also give you tips to help boost your odds, break down important deadlines, and share insights into transfer and waitlist stats. 2024 8,007 536 6.7% It operates under a Restrictive Early Action (REA) policy. You cant apply EA or Early Decision to other U.S. What Is Caltechs Acceptance Rate? 2027 13,136 412 3.1%

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DC College Counseling

MARCH 5, 2024

The Common Application ® finally released their 2024-2025 essay prompts shortly after I hit publish on our last weekly update post - and despite the very long wait, they actually didn’t change at all from the previous year. So, naturally, the students thought that they had been accepted from the waitlist…. Can you even imagine?!

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is Vanderbilt University , located just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt, which was founded in 1873 and ranks 18th in the 2024 U.S. of early decision I and II applicants were admitted. and 5.6%, respectively.

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DC College Counseling

JULY 29, 2024

Our last blog post before the 2024-2025 admissions cycle formally begins on Thursday!!! Instead, all ED and EA applicants were either admitted, denied, or placed on a waitlist. BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK W&M TO OFFER VIRGINIA’S FIRST B.S. I really liked this, personally! Have you caught the Olympics bug?

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In this guide, we’ll unpack the numbers behind Stanford’s acceptance rate, looking at everything from Regular Decision and Early Action stats to transfer and waitlist rates. 2024 45,227 5.2% While that’s significantly higher than the Regular Decision (RD) rate of 3.4% 2026 56,378 3.7% 2025 55,471 3.9% 2019 10.8%

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DC College Counseling

MAY 15, 2023

OFFICE HAPPENINGS Shannon attended the Best of Boston counselor session this week and wanted to share some of her biggest takeaways: Early decision is becoming more and more important. Tufts, Northeastern, and BU all expect to close their waitlists in mid-June, so we’ve got about a month or less of waitlist activity.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Seniors, are you waiting for college admissions decisions? It’s been another wild ride for 2024 high school seniors, and we’re only halfway through the admissions cycle. Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2024: How are colleges handling the massive increase in applications?

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Berkeley² Academy

DECEMBER 15, 2023

3. Consider your finances Although many schools send financial aid offers around the same time as they send out acceptances, this may vary, especially with the delay of the 2024-25 FAFSA. If you’ve already applied to a college’s Regular Decision plan, you may also be able to switch that application to ED2.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Among the class of 2024, 41 percent submitted SAT scores and 36 percent submitted ACT scores. Part 3: Applying to UChicago early decision vs. early action vs. regular decision UChicago gives students a variety of options for admission. tuition, room, board, and fees) at UChicago is $89,040.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

NYU student population Undergraduate students: 29,401 Graduate students: 29,743 NYU acceptance rate Below are admissions statistics related to the class of 2027 : Applications: ~120,000 Acceptances: ~9,600 Matriculants: ~5,700 Acceptance rate: 8% NYU tuition and scholarships NYU’s 2023–2024 general cost of attendance (i.e.,

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Admissions.Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

“To save room for more first-generation college students and students who do not feel comfortable making a binding commitment so early, we reduced our Early Decision offers of admission this year and increased Early Action and Regular Decision offers.” Nearly 5% identified as trans or non-binary.

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