Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As we close out the year, we’re especially proud of our growth at Top Tier Admissions to better serve our students and their families. ENROLL NOW While Top Tier’s original Application Boot Camp® is well established, we were excited to announce our Application Boot Camp® 2025 for current sophomores. Try Application Boot Camp®.

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The Ivy Dean

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Most of the colleges in the Ivy League announce their early acceptance decisions by mid-December. This year is no exception: the majority of students in the Class of 2027 who applied early to one of the 8 most prestigious higher education institutions in the country now know the results of that decision.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 7, 2024

You applied to Tulane Early Decision or Early Action because you really want to attend the university. Now, you are stuck in this weird middle ground where you aren’t accepted, but you also aren’t rejected. You can still get in, but getting to the point of an acceptance requires hard work.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Whether you have been deferred in the early action round or are just waiting for your regular decision outcomes, it is completely normal to not hear from many schools until March or even the first week of April. Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2024: How are colleges handling the massive increase in applications?

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BestColleges

APRIL 23, 2024

Yield is the percentage of accepted students who choose to enroll. A high yield rate helps colleges minimize the volatility of the admissions cycle. Colleges aim to boost their yield through several strategies, including early admissions policies. That, of course, dictates the acceptance rate. That's yield.

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The Ivy Dean

JANUARY 6, 2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s early admissions cycle has set new records for the country’s most prestigious post-secondary schools. As anyone hoping to begin college in fall 2021 is likely aware, all schools with an early application program released their early acceptance decisions within the past few weeks.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 11, 2024

One major benefit of applying to college during the early rounds is receiving an admissions decision ahead of the regular timeline. But what does it mean if you receive a deferral rather than a concrete acceptance or denial? A deferral from an Early Decision school carries more weight than one from an Early Action school.

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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. Very selective colleges defer as many as 70-80% of early applicants.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

As these institutions weigh the benefits of early decision against the challenges of enrolling a diverse student body, they have to ask themselves: Does clinging to a policy that stunts diversity efforts still make sense? Yes, anyone can apply early and improve their chances of gaining admission.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 29, 2024

GU-Q’s admissions process is separate from the main undergraduate admissions process with its own application form. Also, unlike the main campus, GU-Q’s admissions process is test-flexible. Today, 2,075 undergraduates from over 120 countries are enrolled at NYUAD and the annual acceptance rate hovers around 5%.

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StandOut College Prep

MARCH 3, 2023

If you apply under the NYU ED program, you commit to attending NYU if you are accepted and the financial aid offered is satisfactory. Keep in mind that the ED program is binding, so if you get accepted, you must withdraw any other college applications and attend NYU.

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BestColleges

JULY 8, 2024

So I applied early admissions, I got in, and it was the only school I applied to. Representation & Inclusion Christian, Harvard University student, class of 2025: There was really no sort of campus touring or exploration of what campus life is like at any of these schools that I applied to because of the pandemic.

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Although the November 1 st early admissions deadlines are behind us, most colleges have yet to publicly announce updates on the number of early applications they received. Because of this, they have taken a slightly more cautious approach with their EA admits, accepting about 7 percent fewer students than last year.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 13, 2024

CLASS OF 2028 ADMISSIONS: MOST UP, SOME DOWN Last month, many university and college press releases breathlessly proclaimed record-breaking volume and lowest admit rates in their history. Here are some highlights: Duke received a record 54,191 applications, bringing the University’s overall acceptance rate this year to 5.1%, a record low.

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