Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

ENROLL NOW CLASS OF 2029 INSTEAD? Consider taking a gap year or work with us one-on-one in our one-year private counseling program and apply for the Class of 2029. If being a member of the Class of 2028 simply isn’t in the cards; that’s okay! We work with a limited number of students to provide unlimited expert guidance.

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Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 12, 2024

Approximately 8-10% of the incoming class will be admitted from the waitlist according to Vice Provost for University Enrollment Affairs and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, Doug Christiansen. Emory announced it will remain test-optional for the Class of 2029. ENROLL NOW Want To Read More About Selective Schools?

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

The average ACT Math score for Dartmouth’s enrolled Class of 2025 fell between the 25th and 75th percentiles of 32 and 35. For the Class of 2029 and beyond, Dartmouth has reinstated its standardized testing requirement. A score of 34 would place you in the middle 50% of scorers at Dartmouth. What are Dartmouth’s ACT requirements?

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Next Admit College Admissions Blog

MARCH 14, 2024

For the Class of 2029 and beyond, Dartmouth has reinstated its standardized testing requirement. Moreover, Dartmouth allows applicants to self-report their scores on their application, but official score records are required for admitted students who plan to enroll. What are Dartmouth’s SAT requirements?

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 2, 2024

ENROLL NOW GAP YEAR GUIDANCE If you simply aren’t ready to apply to college this year, that’s okay too! Consider a gap year and spend the extra time creating an enriching year that readies you for the Class of 2029 application cycle! We’ve got your back!

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Doyle said it's important for the university to double down on efforts to enroll and support students from different economic backgrounds regardless of financial need. Brown also plans to expand its need-blind admissions in the next admissions cycle for the class of 2029 international undergraduates.

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BestColleges

JANUARY 17, 2023

The bill would let some students from Mexico enroll in California Community Colleges. Current enrollment at a San Diego community college costs $46 per unit. Additionally, nonresidents must pay a nonresident tuition fee of $304, plus enrollment and health fees, according to the San Diego Community College District.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Emory announced last month that it would remain test-optional for the Class of 2029 but has yet to make a decision on a long-term policy. Students who begin at the Oxford campus are guaranteed enrollment at Emory for their junior and senior year, as long as they have completed the requirements at Oxford.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Dartmouth has an undergraduate enrollment of about 4,500, most of whom live on campus. DARTMOUTH REINSTATES STANDARDIZED TESTING Just a few days ago, Dartmouth announced that it would be reinstating its standardized testing requirements , beginning with next year’s Class of 2029.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 23, 2024

Other Ivy League institutions, including Dartmouth College , Yale University , and Brown University , have also recently announced they would require standardized test scores again, effective for the Class of 2029. Last year, 53% of enrolling students submitted test scores. Provost Michael I.

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BestColleges

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

"Under the new regulations, however, all incarcerated people — including those in local and county jails — will have to enroll in a [prison education program] to access Pell Grants," the Center for American Progress website reads.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 5, 2024

This new policy will begin with the class of 2029. Brown’s hesitation to change their binding ED policy and relationship to legacy preferences isn’t surprising given its potential impact on their yield rate (legacy students tend to enroll at higher rates once admitted).

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 19, 2024

There was a 5% decrease from last year’s applicant pool, a decline that Logan Powell, Associate Provost for Enrollment and Dean of Undergraduate Admissions, said was “planned for and expected.” Brown followed the lead of Dartmouth College and Yale University who will also require standardized test scores , effective for the Class of 2029.

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BestColleges

APRIL 19, 2023

Gavin Newsom's big investments in the state's three polytechnic universities are paying off in surging applications and enrollment. The 5% increase is part of a multiyear deal made between the Newsom administration and the CSU system which expects institutions to increase California resident enrollment by 1% each year for the next five years.

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 26, 2024

Only 28% of first-year applicants who enrolled in the fall of 2023 submitted either an SAT or ACT score, but it is still worth trying to get a strong score. For example, “John Doe — White Plains, NY — Prospective Member of the Class of 2029.” This is especially true if you believe you can get above a 1475 on the SAT or 33 on the ACT.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This morning, Dartmouth College announced that they are reactivating the standardized testing requirement for undergraduate admission, effective with the Class of 2029. That said, they are surely amassing data on admission and retention pre- and post-policy. It’s not about reinstating test scores!

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Admissions Village

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Both colleges will start their new testing policy with current high school juniors, the university class of 2029. Lastly, at the end of last year, Aly recorded a podcast for Tests and the Rest with Rob Alexander, the Vice Provost and University Dean of Enrollment Management at the University of Rochester.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 22, 2024

Given that the policy could change, and that 81% of students enrolled as first years in the fall of 2022 submitted an SAT or ACT, we highly recommend that international students submit standardized test scores. But then there are THE tests — the SAT and ACT are notorious in college admissions and among the students who take them.

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DC College Counseling

JUNE 12, 2024

And it also means that colleges are not sure who and how many students will be enrolling for the coming school year! Students applying during the upcoming admissions cycle for the Class of 2029 (those currently finishing their junior year) will still be grandfathered into the current test-optional admissions process.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 13, 2024

Of accepted and enrolled students, 94.5% In February 2024 , this changed when Dartmouth reinstated the testing requirement, which means submitting an SAT or ACT score as part of your application is mandatory beginning with students applying to join the class of 2029. These students really are the best of the best.

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Ivy College Essay

AUGUST 3, 2023

Some schools partner with local colleges or universities to offer dual credit or dual enrollment courses. If this option is available to you, take as many dual credit or dual enrollment classes as you can while you are in high school. This can show your preparedness for college and your self-motivation.

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BestColleges

MARCH 12, 2024

It may also help keep Biden on track to meet his goal of doubling the maximum Pell Grant from 2023-2029, but it’s worth remembering that the federal government has yet to pass a 2024 budget with a Pell Grant increase.

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BestColleges

MARCH 13, 2023

Biden recommitted to doubling the Pell Grant by 2029 in his latest budget proposal. His budget also seeks to raise the discretionary maximum federal Pell Grant another $820 per year in 2024, which would help him reach his goal of doubling the max Pell Grant from 2023-2029. Approximately 6.8

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