Top Tier Admissions

MAY 3, 2024

Dartmouth offered admission to a total of 1,687 students for the Class of 2028 for an overall acceptance rate of 5.3%, down from last year’s 6.23%. Dartmouth experienced an all-time high of 3,550 students applying ED — an 18% increase from last year’s applicant pool.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

As the academic year marches on, with most college application deadlines behind us, some high school seniors still find themselves in “college admissions purgatory.” Pssstttt… Check out our Exploring Colleges with Late Application Deadlines for even more options! LEARN MORE COLLEGES STILL ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS # = U.S.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 31, 2024

Between ever-increasing early application numbers, unexpected current events and other external factors, colleges seeking to further diversify (gender diversity, economic diversity, geographic diversity, etc.) TOP 10 EARLY ADMISSIONS TRENDS: CLASS OF 2028 1. Yale , for instance, had a 9.02 Yale , for instance, had a 9.02

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 19, 2024

BROWN UNIVERSITY: OVERALL ACCEPTANCE RATE REMAINS STABLE Brown offered admission to 5.16% of its applicants to the Class of 2028, slightly down from last year’s acceptance rate of 5.23% for the Class of 2027. For the Class of 2028, 3.8% This year, Brown’s dual degree programs both saw their largest applicant pools.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

JANUARY 10, 2024

Although there has been some variability, more students are applying Early Decision or Restrictive Early Action to highly selective colleges resulting in even lower admission rates. Here is a summary of early admissions statistics for the Class of 2028. Duke’s ED applicant pool increased 28% for the Class of 2028.

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Those students who are being reviewed Regular Decision for Boston University’s Class of 2028 will receive their admissions decisions on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Such first-year applicants will receive emails when their decisions are available within their BU web accounts on the MyBU Applicant Portal.

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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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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

is pretty intimidating, knowing the numbers upfront can actually help you shape a stronger, more targeted application. For the Class of 2028 , the MIT acceptance rate stands at 4.5%. Let’s do the math: out of 28,232 applications, only 1,284 students made it through. F or the Class of 2028, MIT’s yield rate was a hefty 86%.

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Top Tier Admissions

AUGUST 14, 2024

ENROLL NOW TIPS FOR THE CLASS OF 2028 1.) You likely relayed to your college that you’re capable of becoming a leader on campus in some part of your admissions application or essays. The post Your Ultimate College Freshman Checklist: Tips for the Class of 2028 appeared first on Top Tier Admissions. Now prove it.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 10, 2024

DUKE UNIVERSITY: ACCEPTANCE RATE Duke University’s overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 was 5.1% — marking a record low for the increasingly competitive university. Duke accepted a total of 2,790 students from a pool of 54,191 applicants. of applicants were accepted.

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The early application rounds offer clear advantages for students who are well-prepared and have a preference for specific colleges or universities. At Top Tier Admissions , we ensure our seniors have a solid early strategy in place (for example, an Early Decision I and Early Decision II school, backed up with multiple Early Action schools).

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Students for Fair Admissions sent letters to Yale, Princeton, and Duke demanding they explain why the percentages of Asian American students in their incoming classes declined. SFFA contends these three universities aren't abiding by the Supreme Court's ban on race-conscious admissions. You are now on notice. last year to 7.7%.

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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. They will join the 692 applicants accepted during the Early Action cycle.

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Many students have reached a major milestone in the college admissions process: submitting their applications to early round schools – now, we wait ! Remember, college admissions can be unpredictable, and there are many paths to success, but the key is to be 100% prepared for any scenario. But waiting can’t be all you do.

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Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 26, 2024

As spring draws to a close and Decision Day approaches, colleges are beginning to release their admissions data for the most recent round of applications. Consider NYU—although it is ranked #35 by US News & World Report, its acceptance rate for the class of 2028 was just 8%, a more than 50% decrease from the class of 2024 (15.29%).

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Berkeley² Academy

MARCH 6, 2024

With each passing year, college admissions grows increasingly competitive. As a result, more and more students are applying under Early Decision and Early Action admissions plans. Schools that saw an increase in early applicants include Columbia (+4.72%), Dartmouth (+17.98%), Yale (+1.54%), and MIT (+5.36%).

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Top Tier Admissions

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Vanderbilt University , located outside Nashville, Tennessee, continues to soar in popularity among college applicants as both a “ New Ivy ” and “ Southern Ivy.” of students in the Regular Decision round for the Class of 2028, for an overall acceptance rate of just 5.1%. Vanderbilt admitted a record-low 3.7%

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BestColleges

AUGUST 30, 2024

Over the 2023-2024 application season, 1,425,083 distinct first-year applicants applied to Common App member schools — a 7% increase from 2022-2023. The number of applicants who identified as an underrepresented minority increased by 11% in 2023-2024. Each applicant this cycle submitted an average of 6.65

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Top Tier Admissions

AUGUST 16, 2024

for the Class of 2028. While there were some slight wording changes, this format is the same as last year’s application. One unique aspect of the Duke application is the option to submit a 1 to 1.5-minute minute video through the Glimpse platform for admissions officers to “get to know you better.”

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Admissions.Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Northwestern University Deering Library Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois has added six new essay prompts to its 2023-2024 supplement to the Common Application for first-year applicants. What is not yet clear is how such essays will be assessed by colleges’ application review committees.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 3, 2023

There are a few reasons you might be interested in colleges and universities with late application deadlines. Perhaps you were deferred in the early round and want to add more options to your college list without the rush of the (typical) January 1, regular round application deadline? Essay Guidance. LEARN MORE. NOW OR LATER?

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Top Tier Admissions

OCTOBER 26, 2024

After receiving over 30,000 applications for the Class of 2028, Tulane announced an overall acceptance rate of around 13%. Tulane will be test-optional again for Fall 2025 admission. Tulane’s supplemental essay prompt remains unchanged from the 2023-2024 admissions cycle. admissions essay.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 27, 2023

With 2024 fast approaching, it’s time to take a look back at forces and factors that continue disrupting the college admissions process. Later this week, stay tuned for our predictions for the new year and reflections on this past year at Top Tier Admissions. LEARN MORE Will legacy preferences end?

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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’s supplemental essays have not changed for the 2024-2025 application cycle and both questions are required for all applicants. Is College Worth It?

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Class of 2028 had a 5.16% overall acceptance rate. The regular decision acceptance rate was 3.8%, slightly higher than recent years due to a smaller applicant pool. 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.

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Admissions.Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Louis (WashU) has released new supplemental essay prompt options for students applying during the 2023-2024 admissions cycle. Louis’ Class of 2028. 2023-2024 WashU Supplemental Prompts REQUIRED: 1. . ” Students who choose to submit a written response to one of the optional prompts may still opt in to sharing an optional video.

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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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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In fact, some might be thinking that college is off the table until next year’s application cycle. Though the list is slim, there are a number of colleges still accepting applications. College Admissions Private Counseling Maximize your admissions odds with our guidance. ENROLL NOW CLASS OF 2028 INSTEAD?

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

For the Class of 2028, Purdue had an overall acceptance rate of 49.84%. Contact us to discuss our Essay Guidance Program or Personal Boot Camp and improve your odds of admission with expert guidance. Personal Application Boot Camp ® Three days of one-on-one work with a Senior Counselor from the Application Boot Camp® team.

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Admissions.Blog

JULY 31, 2023

University of Pennsylvania has released its 2023-2024 supplemental essay prompts for first-year applicants. All first-year applicants to Penn will complete several Penn-specific short essays; yet, for the first time, the exact prompts students respond to will depend on the school within the university that they are applying to.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

For the Class of 2028, it dropped to 4.5%. Instead it brings their application process in-house. So, you need to push everything you know about the Common Application to the side and focus on what MIT requires. So, you need to push everything you know about the Common Application to the side and focus on what MIT requires.

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Top Tier Admissions

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Dartmouth’s Class of 2028 had a record low Regular Decision acceptance rate of 3.85%. Dartmouth also experienced an all-time high of 3,550 students applying Early Decision — an 18% increase from the Class of 2027 applicant pool. Dartmouth admissions officers want to know what you can and will bring to their community.

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Top Tier Admissions

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Harvard accepted 3.59% of regular decision applicants and 8.74% of early action applicants to the Class of 2028. Harvard has five supplemental essay prompts for the 2024-2025 application cycle. Harvard has five supplemental essay prompts for the 2024-2025 application cycle. News & World Report.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

MIT accepts application Early Action, which is a non-binding process, and regular decision. People outside of college admissions often think that applying in the early round always favors applicants over the regular decision round. MIT defers thousands of students ( 64% of early applicants to the Class of 2028).

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Top Tier Admissions

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Admissions to all three NYU campuses is done via the Common Application. Prospective applicants can choose the Early Decision 1, Early Decision 2, or Regular Decision option for all three campuses. Personal Boot Camp Three days of one-on-one work with a Senior Counselor from the Application Boot Camp® team.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

But there are also actions you need to take to turn things around for your best possible outcomes in the next application round. Tufts received nearly 34,500 applications for first-year admissions to the Class of 2028. Of that pool, they only accepted 11.49% of applicants. Then, it’s time to get back on track.

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Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 29, 2023

Today, the Supreme Court overturned more than 40 years of case law that has consistently confirmed the legality of race-conscious admissions. Admissions leaders across the country have been preparing for this inevitability for years. HOW WILL ADMISSIONS RECRUITMENT CHANGE IN LIGHT OF THIS RULING?

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