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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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Knowing what the acceptance rates look like can help set realistic expectations and guide you in crafting a stronger, more targeted application. Columbia University is known for its cutthroat admissions process, and the numbers for the Class of 2028 just drive that point home. For the Class of 2028, the yield rate was a solid 65%.

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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%. The admitted class had an average SAT score of 1490 and an average ACT score of 33. While submitting this prompt is optional, we recommend that all applicants do so. Answer honestly and authentically.

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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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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? Or maybe you’re simply late to the game.

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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

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

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.

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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

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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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.

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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

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. This is both a blessing and a challenge!

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BestColleges

AUGUST 26, 2024

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. At the same time, MIT differs from most other Ivy-Plus universities in its reliance on the SAT math score to predict success.

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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. Required of all applicants. Required of all applicants. Required of all applicants.

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Berkeley² Academy

MARCH 6, 2024

On average, more applicants are applying to college every year, and although some schools are increasing their class sizes and introducing new programs, acceptance rates for many continue to decline, especially for majors related to Computer Science, Engineering, and Biology. So what does this mean for Texas high school students?

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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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Admissions.Blog

JANUARY 10, 2024

Purdue University will release its Early Action (EA) decisions to first-year applicants through each EA applicant’s Purdue Application Portal at 5:00 p.m. After several years of record-breaking enrollment, Purdue saw another uptick in applications received by November 1, 2023. Eastern Time on Friday, January 12.

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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. One of the unknowns is whether the applicant pool this year looked substantially different from that of previous years.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 22, 2024

The elite college admissions landscape has never been more competitive (or more confusing for applicants to navigate). To kick off our new series on Regular Decision acceptance rates, we’re covering the newly released Class of 2028 acceptance rate for Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). of applicants. “I

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 26, 2024

For many applicants, it represents the final verdict on their college aspirations, as they eagerly check their email or log into admission portals to discover whether they’ve been accepted, denied, or waitlisted. This year, Ivy Day will be on Thursday, March 28.

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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. However, applicants can expect the REA acceptance rate to be around twice that of its RD rate, which has hovered around 3 to 4 percent in recent years.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 7, 2024

First, though, let’s break down the situation you’re in as a deferred applicant to Tulane. The university offers two types of early application: Early Decision and Early Action. For the Class of 2028, the overall acceptance rate was only about 14%. This doesn’t tell us anything about the strength of your application, though.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

AUGUST 30, 2024

Take note, in order to be considered for merit-based scholarships, your child must apply to USC by December 1st, even though the regular application deadline is January 15th. USC has made it optional for students to submit their SAT or ACT scores until at least the 2024-25 admissions cycle. Who gets into USC?

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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% If accepted, they must withdraw all of their other applications. Average GPA: Cornell doesn’t publish its average admitted student GPA.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In their 6-3 vote on both Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina , they restricted the ability of colleges and universities to consider a student’s race or ethnicity in their review of applicants for admission. LEARN MORE Will legacy preferences end?

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Dartmouth is a highly-competitive Ivy League university that receives around 30,000 applications each year, boasting an overall acceptance rate for the class of 2028 of only 5.3%. A massive number of the applicants admitted Early Decision basically knew that they would get in before submitting. The grades are there.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

With these enticing benefits on the table, it’s no surprise that Ivy League schools receive nearly 400,000 applications every year. 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.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 18, 2024

Tulane remains test-optional for 2024-2025, and the majority of the Class of 2028 did not submit test scores, but with acceptance rates like those, we still recommend sending those scores in. The admitted student profile for the Class of 2028 had an average GPA of 3.71 (unweighted), average SAT of 1461, and average ACT of 33.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

See Highlights From The Dartmouth Article Below: Dartmouth College admitted a record-low 17% of applicants during its binding Early Decision round following an all-time high of 3,550 students applying — an 18% jump from last year’s applicant pool. Want To Read More About Dartmouth’s Acceptance Rate?

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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. The tuition for the Dartmouth program is steep, and students are required to submit test scores and transcripts as part of the application. You should be studying for the SAT or ACT. Take a hike.

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 16, 2024

They received nearly 60,000 applications for the Class of 2027 alone, and the acceptance rate was only 6%. The Class of 2028 was even more competitive — they received more than 65,000 applications, the largest number ever. What you do during the summer, though, can be what sets you apart from all the other impressive applicants.

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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. UNC has also enacted a curious SAT/ACT policy that requires some close reading. Students making up that 18% come from 100 countries!

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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. For the class of 2027, they received 34,000 applications and accepted only 10.1% of applicants. There are also four campuses, each with its own personality.

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The Koppelman Group

MAY 15, 2024

When reviewing applications, they are looking for something super specific. We’ll break it down below so you can write an exceptional application. The application process for international students interested in Williams is the same as for all other applicants. So, this is how to make your application stand out.

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