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 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. In general, this cycle was both challenging and exciting,” Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Christoph Guttentag said. “It of applicants were accepted. “In

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

If you’re wondering about Vanderbilt’s GPA requirements, the acceptance rate, or how their admissions process compares to the Ivy League, this blog will break it all down. What Other Admission Requirements Do You Need? With that many high-achieving students fighting for admission, the competition is fierce. acceptance rate.

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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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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. increase over last admissions cycle, and BU expects to enroll approximately 58-60% of its first-year class through ED1 or ED2. The ED numbers represent a 0.4%

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Class of 2028 had a 5.16% overall acceptance rate. Transfer students may still take advantage of a test-optional policy. Contact us to discuss our Essay Guidance Program or Personal Boot Camp and improve your odds of admission with expert guidance. 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. By working on your applications now , you will be able to reap the benefit of increased odds in the early round of admissions. The post University of Michigan: Supplemental Essays appeared first on Top Tier Admissions.

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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

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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BestColleges

AUGUST 26, 2024

Last summer, the Supreme Court prohibited universities from considering race in admissions decisions. Race-neutral admissions policies have historically failed to boost racial diversity among college students. Black and Hispanic representation has declined at MIT, while the number of Asian Americans has increased.

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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. Washington University in St. 2023-2024 WashU Supplemental Prompts REQUIRED: 1. Good luck to all those students applying to join Washington University in St. Start drafting engines!

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 4, 2023

See highlights from Yale’s official announcement below: Yale College admitted 2,275 students to the class of 2027 from its largest-ever pool of 52,250 applicants, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions announced on Thursday. The remaining 1,433 received their offers of admissions Thursday. percent for the class of 2026, 4.62

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Berkeley² Academy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

You may be able to appeal the decision depending on the colleges’ appeal policies which you will find on their websites. These changes are new for both applicants and Colleges Admissions teams: be patient and check your application portals regularly.

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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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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 26, 2024

See Highlights From The Brown Daily Herald’s article Below: With an acceptance rate of 14.4%, the Class of 2028 early decision cycle was the second-most selective in Brown University’s history. 22 students, just 3% of those who applied, gained admission to Brown’s combined undergraduate and medical school program.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

See Highlights From The Emory Wheel Article Below: Emory University accepted 345 Early Decision II applicants to the Class of 2028 on Feb. Emory continued its test-optional policy this year and reported that 29% of ECAS applicants and 33% of Oxford applicants did not submit test scores. Want To Read More About Emory’s Acceptance Rate?

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Admissions.Blog

JULY 31, 2023

As most high school seniors applying to Penn do so through the Common Application, most Penn applicants will also need to respond – and respond well – to one of the Common App’s main essay prompts in order to be considered for admission at Penn. Good luck to all those students applying to join Penn’s Class of 2028. Start drafting!

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 1, 2024

Since 2018, the university has ceased disclosing acceptance rates in real time, instead waiting months after admissions decisions have been made to report publicly available data. 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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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. The materials posted by MIT in connection with the class profile included a detailed blog post written by long-time Dean of Admissions Stu Schmill.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

See Highlights From The Vanderbilt Hustler Article Below: On December 14, 2023, Vanderbilt University sent out its EDI notifications, but, for the second year in a row , no admissions statistics were released about this cycle. At Top Tier Admissions, we are committed to making the college admissions process more transparent.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 19, 2024

of its 1,068 binding early decision applicants to the Class of 2028. In total, Williams admitted 249 students, deferred 155 to the regular decision round, and denied admission to 658 this winter. At Top Tier Admissions, we are committed to making the college admissions process more transparent.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JULY 8, 2024

In the meantime, please let us know how we can help you crack the the college admissions code. You can also learn more about our 1-on-1 college admissions support here. Admissions officers are looking for students who have developed a strong sense of what they might study and why Cornell is the best place to pursue that major.

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BestColleges

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Supreme Court ban on race-conscious admissions. For the class of 2028, that figure fell to 16%. Maybe, says Jayson Weingarten, a college admissions consultant with Ivy Coach and a former admissions officer at Penn. Weingarten also points to test-optional policies as a culprit. MIT is hardly alone in this regard.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In a break from recent years, Dartmouth did not report how many legacy students were admitted to the Class of 2028. It’s interesting to note that the test optional admissions policy did not achieve the desired aim of a more diverse applicant pool. Want To Read More About Dartmouth’s Acceptance Rate?

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College Essay Guy

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Think of it as your friendly trail guide leading you through the Northwestern admissions wilderness. The good news is we’ve created this guide on how to get into Northwestern to help you navigate its admissions requirements. Applicants should score between 1520 and 1600 on their SAT to be strong candidates for admission to this school.

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Admissions.Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

At the same time, Northwestern becomes the most selective Common App college to no longer require submission of the Common Application main essay in order to be considered for admission. Good luck to all those students applying to join Northwestern’s Class of 2028.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

We look for students,” the Dean of Undergraduate Admissions says , “who operate at the intersection of imagination and impact.” The rate of admission for the Class of 2028 in the regular decision cycle was only 4.1%. The Public Policy major at Duke is seriously impressive. This plays out in the numbers.

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Solomon Admissions

JUNE 29, 2023

While SAT/ACT scores hold weight in the admissions process, it is important to note that they are only one part of an application and not the determining factor. Still, SAT/ACT scores provide a standardized benchmark that helps admissions officers make informed decisions about an applicant’s suitability for admission.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Colby isn’t an Ivy, but it boasts Ivy acceptance rates, with the Class of 2028 boasting a 6% acceptance rate. With those kinds of numbers, and their test-optional policy (which you should submit if you can), we think no supplement is wild. And here’s the kicker: there’s no supplement. NO SUPPLEMENT?!? Absurd, we say.

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Admissions.Blog

JULY 31, 2023

This is up to 1,000 additional words of supplemental writing applicants can use to further differentiate their applications for first-year admission. Good luck to all those students applying to join Harvard’s Class of 2028. Only Princeton has yet to release its supplemental essay prompts for the 2023-2024 admissions cycle.

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 30, 2024

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. Tufts has always been well-respected, but it has become especially competitive from an admissions perspective over the past 10 years. of applicants.

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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% Northeastern has become highly, highly competitive over the last few years. acceptance rate and almost 100,000 applicants. Don’t plagiarize us.

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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. They extended an offer of admission to 1,685 students, resulting in an overall admission rate of only 5.3% — a record low. You should be studying for the SAT or ACT.

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Admissions.Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2024

What does a decade’s worth of increasingly identity-based admissions look like at University of Wisconsin-Madison? As a result of these factors, the number of first-year applicants has surged, leading to increasingly competitive admissions processes in recent years. You’re about to find out.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The University of Chicago doesn’t jump to release their most recent admissions statistics, but sources at an admissions event for accepted students reported a 4.1% overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2028. It’s what UChicago thrives on.

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DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 5, 2023

While we all hope that the early admission decisions will bring good news, it takes some of the pressure off to know that all of the essays are finished, no matter what. A big mid-cycle shift like this has the potential to throw all the admission models into chaos this spring.

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The Koppelman Group

JUNE 14, 2024

The acceptance rate for the class of 2028 was only 10%. The NESCAC conference also has shared policies for attracting athletes and recruitment that may come as a surprise to some prospective athletes, so you’ll need to review them carefully. In this post, we’ll break down what you need to know as an athlete applying to Tufts.

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