Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Class of 2028 had a 5.16% overall acceptance rate. Applicants to the Class of 2029 will need to submit an SAT or ACT score although there are some exceptions for those unable to take these exams. Transfer students may still take advantage of a test-optional policy. SAT Tutoring Expert one-on-one guidance to boost your score.

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Top Tier Admissions

AUGUST 30, 2024

LEARN MORE Michigan maintained their “test-flexible” policy for the Class of 2028. 52% of applicants submitted SAT scores while 18% submitted ACT scores. The university is also known for its cutting-edge research initiatives, attracting over $1.7 billion in annual research funding, and its commitment to public service.

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Solomon Admissions

JUNE 29, 2023

In addition to the usual application materials, like transcripts, letters of recommendation, and essays, students are often asked to submit standardized test scores from either the SAT or ACT exam when applying to college. SAT/ACT scores are used by colleges to try and standardize students across the country. What about Test Optional?

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Top Tier Admissions

OCTOBER 9, 2024

This application season, we’re watching to see how a few things will play out: the reintroduction of the SAT/ACT requirement at several top schools, the drop in enrollments of Black and Latino students, the California ban on legacy admissions , and the predicted “enrollment cliff.”

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 24, 2024

IVY PLUS ACCEPTANCE RATES We’ve recently covered the Class of 2028 acceptance rates for MIT and Duke , which had overall acceptance rates of 4.5% JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Rounding out the East Coast Ivy Plus schools is America’s first research university, Johns Hopkins, which boasted a flat 5% acceptance rate for the Class of 2028.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

For the Class of 2028 , the MIT acceptance rate stands at 4.5%. F or the Class of 2028, MIT’s yield rate was a hefty 86%. Here’s a glimpse into how things have shifted over the years: MIT Class Total Applications Overall Acceptance Rate 2028 28,232 4.5% Fast forward to the Class of 2028, and it’s down to just 4.5%.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 12, 2024

HARVARD ACCEPTANCE RATE: HIGHEST IN FOUR YEARS AS APPLICATION NUMBERS FALL Harvard accepted 3.59% of Regular Decision applicants to its Class of 2028, or 1,245 students. Harvard’s early acceptance rate increased by more than 1% from last year, with 8.74% of applicants admitted to the Class of 2028 from a pool of 7,921.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 26, 2024

Race-neutral admissions policies have historically failed to boost racial diversity among college students. Now we have one answer thanks to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which recently released a profile of its incoming class of 2028 , becoming the first elite school to offer such figures.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 1, 2024

While we don’t have access to the early admissions numbers for the Class of 2028, we can interpret newly released data for the Class of 2027 and anticipate continuing trends this year. In the last few years, Stanford has seen widespread debate over the future of legacy admissions, test-optional policies, and race-based affirmative action.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Diversity Drops for the Class of 2028 As the new academic year was getting underway, MIT let the world know that its incoming class of 2028, the first to be admitted under the new restrictions on affirmative action set by the Supreme Court in 2023, was decidedly less diverse than in previous years. MIT is hardly alone in this regard.

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The Thoughtful College Search

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

(Originally published in Inside Higher Ed on September 3, 2024) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Admissions Office recently released the profile for its incoming Class of 2028. I wonder how the more liberal scoring of AP exams and the changes in format for the SAT and ACT would impact that.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Diversity Drops for the Class of 2028 As the new academic year was getting underway, MIT let the world know that its incoming class of 2028, the first to be admitted under the new restrictions on affirmative action set by the Supreme Court in 2023, was decidedly less diverse than in previous years. MIT is hardly alone in this regard.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JULY 8, 2024

Cornell average ACT score: 34 25th percentile: 33 75th percentile: 35 Cornell average SAT score: 1510 25th percentile: 1450 75th percentile: 1540 International students: 10.2% Brooks School of Public Policy Why are you drawn to studying public policy? Average GPA: Cornell doesn’t publish its average admitted student GPA.

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The Koppelman Group

JUNE 16, 2024

This has only increased the popularity of Dartmouth, and they received over 30,000 applicants for the Class of 2028. You should be studying for the SAT or ACT. As a result of a $150 million gift focused on scholarships, more students than ever can attend Dartmouth with zero parental/family contribution.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Duke, which saw its Class of 2028 ED applications soar nearly 30 percent over last year, points to the impact of this new initiative as one key to its rising application numbers. Also of note – 75% of those admitted submitted SAT or ACT scores. The acceptance rate of 17% is a historic degree of selectivity for early decision.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 15, 2024

They received over 63,000 applications for the class of 2028, and only accept about 17% of applicants averaging out across in-state and out-of-state prospective students. This number is kept low partially due to a 1986 policy that mandates that UNC system schools may not have more than 18% out-of-state students in any first-year class.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 29, 2024

We think that’s because they got rid of their supplement in 2018 and then adopted, and have maintained, a test-optional policy during COVID. For the Class of 2028, Northeastern had a 5.6% It makes sense that their middle 50s were 33-35 for ACT and 1460-1530 for SAT. acceptance rate and almost 100,000 applicants.

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 30, 2024

If Tufts is high on your list, you should also know that the university is currently test optional when it comes to the SAT and ACT — at least through fall 2026. This policy isn’t necessarily permanent, but they are testing out what a long-term test optional process would look like and how it would impact their admissions outcomes.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 18, 2024

They receive nearly 12,000 applications, and the acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 was only 7%. You want to have an SAT over 1500 or an ACT over 33 if you are going to submit your scores. If you are curious if you are eligible to apply, we encourage you to look at the Barnard transgender policy. What does this tell us?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

And because Ivy League acceptance rates for the class of 2028 (entering fall 2024) range from 3.59% (Harvard) to 5.16% (Brown) , only 15,000 or so of these hopeful students get accepted. Applicants’ SAT and ACT scores carry significant weight when applying to Ivy League colleges. The Definitive Guide and What Is a Good ACT Score?

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Ivy College Essay

AUGUST 3, 2023

What SAT or ACT scores do I need to get into Harvard? Because of the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students and families, Harvard has announced that it will continue being test-optional for the upcoming classes, including the classes of 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030.

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College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Northwestern Acceptance Rate Northwestern Early Decision, Early Action, Regular Decision, and Transfer Acceptance Rate Northwestern GPA Requirements SAT Requirements to get into Northwestern ACT Requirements to get into Northwestern What does Northwestern look for in students? Northwestern values innovation and entrepreneurship.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 10, 2024

The acceptance rate has held at just over 5% for the past two years, for both the Class of 2027 and the Class of 2028. They also look for exceptional grades, and SAT or ACT scores to match. If you want an idea of what to aim for as you study, you can review the most successful score ranges.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 13, 2024

Pitzer had a 16% acceptance rate for the class of 2027 and a 24% acceptance rate for the class of 2028. They have also instituted a test-free policy, meaning that they do not consider the SAT or ACT at all (at least until 2025).

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 was only 3.7 %, the lowest acceptance rate in the history of the university. You could submit an ACT or an SAT score, but if you aren’t happy with either of those results you could choose to submit all your AP or IB exam scores instead.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 26, 2024

COLUMBIA’S ACCEPTANCE RATE REMAINS STEADY A total of 2,319 students were offered admission to the Class of 2028 by Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science on Ivy Decision Day. The post Columbia University: Class of 2028 Acceptance Rate appeared first on Top Tier Admissions.

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Admissions.Blog

AUGUST 4, 2023

Yet, in an equity -prioritizing environment, even standard English definitions (SAT and ACT analogy questions were earlier victims of the same ideology) are fair game for reconsideration. What, after all, does SAT stand for anymore? It once stood for “Standardized Aptitude Test.”

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 7, 2023

ENROLL NOW EARLY APPLICATION TRENDS: CLASS OF 2028 The University of North Carolina saw its EA volume grow by 13.6 Not to be outdone, the University of Virginia notes that it, too, received a record number of early action and early decision applications for the Class of 2028. percent, having received 43,879 EA applications this cycle.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 22, 2024

The overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 was 5.8% You should also be studying for the SAT or ACT to get the highest score possible. of more than 65,000 applications. Penn has more than 23,000 full-time students, of whom over 10,500 are undergraduates. This makes it one of the largest Ivy League undergraduate populations.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies. the college Class of 2028)? With that in mind, please enjoy the list!

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies. Which colleges will be test-optional for the Class of 2024?

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DC College Counseling

JANUARY 30, 2024

BIGGEST COLLEGE-RELATED NEWS OF THE WEEK JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS TOP 40,000 JMU received a total of 40,232 undergraduate applications for the class of 2028, an increase of 78% over the 22,603 applications they received in 2021. Act, which was passed in April 2022.

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Spark Admissions

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Because the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies. Worcester Polytechnic Institute: Test-Blind (until 2028).

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 31, 2024

ANOTHER RECORD LOW ACCEPTANCE RATE FOR USC USC’s overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 was 9.9% Set your child up for college admissions success today Schedule A Consultation Get Our Brochure USC ADMISSIONS UPDATES Homeschooled Applicants: The University of Southern California continues to operate under a test-optional policy.

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DC College Counseling

APRIL 2, 2024

All applicants have now heard back from their regular decision schools, and a list of reported acceptance rates for the Class of 2028 is now available here. ACT OFFERS SHORTER (EXPERIMENTAL) TEST Students taking the June ACT will have the option to participate in a pilot offering , with fewer questions and more time per question.

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BestColleges

JUNE 24, 2024

Thirty-three senators and 28 members of the House of Representatives co-introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act on Thursday. The Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act would reverse this change and allow students to access Pell for up to 18 semesters once again. after June 15, 2007.

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