Top Tier Admissions

MAY 4, 2023

Now that we have reached May 1 ( National College Decision Day ), colleges and universities are moving to their waitlists and accepting students who have been stuck in limbo. WAITLISTED? The first step is to understand WHY you were waitlisted and then to implement your action plan to move forward… into your dream school!

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 1, 2023

As regular decision notifications are released, we know there are many seniors who will be waitlisted. This feeling of limbo, where you’re neither accepted nor rejected, where time almost stands still, can be extremely stressful for students, especially if you don’t have a strong list of Early Action acceptances in your back pocket.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

APRIL 30, 2023

Did I get into admissions or parenting for that purpose? But, since it’s that time of year in admissions land, I’m going to embrace those two letters to explain a few truths about waitlists. Can I give someone from the waitlist my spot? Is the waitlist ranked? They have 560 students on their waitlist.

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Ivy College Essay

MARCH 27, 2024

What To Do If You’re Waitlisted? What to do if you’re waitlisted? Were you just waitlisted on Ivy Day? That eagerly anticipated day when all of the Ivy League colleges release their admissions decisions? If you got waitlisted and have gotten this close to your dream school, know you CAN still get in.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 5, 2024

This can be overwhelming for students who are also applying to schools that use the Common App or Coalition App, especially if you’ve been waitlisted, so we’re here to help. The nine UC schools receive over 206,000 applications for freshman admission each year. All the UC schools operate with a waitlist, with one exception: Merced.

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Top Tier Admissions

JULY 19, 2024

VANDERBILT: RECORD-LOW ACCEPTANCE RATE While initially declining to report Early Decision statistics , we now know that Vanderbilt received 5,835 ED applicants to the Class of 2028, the most in its history. Its combined ED acceptance rate was 15.2%. However, Vanderbilt admitted a record-low 3.7% For those admitted RD, 13.4%

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Spark Admissions

MAY 30, 2023

Every year, college admission rates seem to get lower. This might be expected at Ivy League schools like Harvard University, Yale University, and Brown University, whose admission rates have dropped to record lows in recent years. But the trend is widespread at selective schools. News and World Report.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 21, 2023

See Williams’ official announcement below: The College admitted 858 students on March 17 through its regular decision process, according to Dean of Admission and Student Financial Services Liz Creighton ’01. The total acceptance rate for the 2022-2023 admission cycle is 9.8 Last year, the College admitted one waitlisted student.

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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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Anna Ivey Consulting

JANUARY 24, 2023

Law schools keep preposterously deep waitlists. Over the next few months, you can decide which waitlist schools you actually want to fight for during the summer, and which ones you want to let go. Is a “hold” the same thing as a waitlist? Don’t expect to get scholarships off of waitlists. Manage your expectations.

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Anna Ivey Consulting

MARCH 7, 2023

Here are my top tips for taking control of your law school waitlists — and preserving your sanity in the process. It's important for you to have a process for managing your waitlists (and for managing your applications more generally!). You can take agency over your waitlists and your mindset. unlikely to be granted a deferral.

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IvyWise College Admissions Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

In fact, in the latest admissions cycle, just 3.19% of applicants were offered a seat in the first-year class of 2026. Given this competitive admissions rate, some very talented students are going to find themselves on Harvard’s waitlist. How Many Applicants Does Harvard Waitlist?

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Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 12, 2024

This admissions cycle has made clear just how selective these colleges have become. overall, Duke’s acceptance rate is even lower than some Ivy League universities. overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2028. The combined early round acceptance rate was much more forgiving at 15.2%. Rice’s ED acceptance rate was 15.3%.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 1, 2024

With an acceptance rate of only 3.7% That tiny number highlights how selective the admissions process is and how wildly popular Yale is among top-tier students aiming for the Ivy League. If you’re eyeing a spot at Yale, getting familiar with its acceptance rate matters. What Is Yale’s 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. They will join the 692 applicants accepted during the Early Action cycle.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 17, 2024

LOWEST EVER YALE ACCEPTANCE RATE Yale University accepted 3.73% of the record-high 57,465 total students who applied to the Class of 2028. This represents a decrease from last year’s overall acceptance rate of 4.35%. 773 students — just 1.34% of applicants — were offered a spot on the waitlist according to the Yale Daily News.

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IvyWise College Admissions Blog

MARCH 29, 2023

You put time and effort into your application and supplements, only to find out you’ve been placed on the waitlist. What Is a College Waitlist? A college waitlist is a list of students who are waiting for admission into a specific school. What Are the Chances to Get Accepted if You Are Waitlisted?

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Spark Admissions

JULY 7, 2022

Even setting aside the record-low admission rates at Ivy League schools this year, admission rates have dropped precipitously across the country. Below, we’ve highlighted some of the colleges and universities in the United States that saw a particularly significant drop in their admission rates.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Dartmouths latest acceptance rate is just 5.3%, the lowest in the schools history and one of the lowest in the country. In this blog, well unpack everything you should know about the Dartmouth acceptance rate. Well dig into trends, compare Early Decision to Regular Decision rates, and explore transfer and waitlist stats.

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Admissions Village

JUNE 19, 2024

Admissions/Application Language*: Acceptance/Admission: An offer of admission to a college for its incoming class. Admissions Decision: The outcome determined by a college's admissions committee regarding a student's application. For more about activities read our past blog.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Your acceptance has been revoked. So, can a college revoke your acceptance? To make sure this doesn’t happen to you, it’s important to understand what a revoked admission means and familiarize yourself with your college’s policies. Can a College Revoke Your Admission Acceptance Offer? That’s right—it’s possible.

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CTK College Coach

JUNE 27, 2024

After coaching hundreds of high school students over the years, I finally had the chance to guide my oldest child through his college admissions journey, and I am thrilled for him to start college this fall at exactly where he wants to be. He then followed up with his teachers to let them know how he was doing with acceptances.

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Admissions.Blog

MARCH 9, 2023

This Friday afternoon, UC Davis will share via email admission notices with high school seniors who applied to UC Davis for Fall 2023. Students can also check their status in MyAdmissions, the university’s secure admission portal. Thus, admission to the UC Davis Class of 2027 is a great achievement.

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Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The college admissions process can be filled with uncertainty. One source of information that can help reduce the uncertainty — in some respects — are college admissions counselors. But do you know how to write an email to college admissions counselors? However, you also want to avoid being annoying.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 29, 2024

For the Class of 2028, Caltechs acceptance rate was a mere 2.3%! In this guide, well unpack everything you need to know about Caltechs acceptance rate, how its changed over the years, and how it stacks up against other top-tier schools. What Is Caltechs Acceptance Rate? Caltechs admissions process is about as tough as it gets.

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Ivy College Essay

MARCH 25, 2024

Ivy Admissions Day Understanding Ivy Admissions Day For countless high school seniors, the culmination of years of hard work, dedication, and aspirations is encapsulated in a single day known as Ivy Admissions Day. Anticipation Builds Ivy Admissions Day, this year falling on March 28th, is an event shrouded in significance.

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Enrollment Catalyst

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Admissions as Sales – Your goal in the admissions process is to guide the parent through this journey. Application Process – While there is much that I could share about the application process, it is critical that your process is clearly outlined and communicated on your website and in your admissions materials.

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Princeton College Consulting

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

While being deferred or waitlisted can be disappointing and in many respects can feel like a rejection, it is important to understand what being deferred or waitlisted means. Typically, a student who is deferred may still have a very strong application but the admissions committee feels they need to see a bit more from that student.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

With MIT’s latest acceptance rate sitting at just 4.5%, you’re looking at one of the toughest universities to get into. In this blog, we’re going to dig into MIT’s acceptance rates, what the trends look like, and—more importantly—what you can do to give yourself the best shot at getting in. What Is MIT’s Acceptance Rate?

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SSA Online College Prep

JANUARY 26, 2024

Make sure to accept your waitlist spot! Get ready to decide if you get accepted! Read more college admissions tips on our blog ! What should you do if you’re on a college waitlist? The coronavirus pandemic has upended the college admissions process this year. Submit a deposit to another school.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 3, 2024

For the Class of 2027, the Stanford acceptance rate was only 3.9%. In this guide, we’ll unpack the numbers behind Stanford’s acceptance rate, looking at everything from Regular Decision and Early Action stats to transfer and waitlist rates. What Is Stanford’s Acceptance Rate? That’s an acceptance rate of just 3.9%.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 14, 2025

In this article, well unpack why MIT doesnt consider legacy admissions, explore some stats (like the MIT Common Data Set and MIT deferral rates), and share tips on how to crush your MIT application. MIT is one of the few elite institutions that doesnt have legacy admissions because it holds steadfast to a meritocratic admissions process.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Applications for freshman admission increased 24.3% Standardized test scores dont change admissions decisions for automatic admits , but they are used to match these students to their choice of majors. There will also be a waitlist for the first time, only applicable to those who are not automatically admitted.

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Ivy College Essay

DECEMBER 15, 2023

What to Do if You Are Waitlisted – Ivy League College Admissions Letter of Continued Interest: The College Waitlist What to do if you are waitlisted? College waitlists can be a frustrating experience for students. However, being waitlisted is not necessarily the end of the road. The adcom is BUSY.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 19, 2024

If youve got your sights set on joining the Class of 2029, heres the deal: Browns acceptance rate for the Class of 2028 hit a low of just 5.2%. In this blog, well break down Browns acceptance rate and share tips to help you put your best foot forward. What Is Browns Acceptance Rate? for the Class of 2027 and 5.0% 2027 51,302 5.1%

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SSA Online College Prep

JANUARY 5, 2024

How do college waitlists work ? How do colleges decide who is admitted off the waitlist? How can I increase my chances of admission ? Read more college admissions tips on our blog ! Waitlisted? Here’s What You Should Know Were you waitlisted and are you now wondering about your odds? Don’t panic.

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Admissions.Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

Overall, Northwestern reviewed over 52,000 first-year applications from over 10,000 high school around the world for a class that will ultimately only include roughly 2,100 students, according to Liz Kinsley, Northwestern’s Associate Dean & Director, Undergraduate Admission. Last year Northwestern reviewed 51,554 applications.

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