Admissions Village

JUNE 19, 2024

Admissions/Application Language*: Acceptance/Admission: An offer of admission to a college for its incoming class. Possible decisions include acceptance/admission, deferral to the regular decision pool (for applications submitted in the early rounds), placement on a waitlist, or denial of admission.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

If you’ve applied and received your acceptance, congratulations! Factors to Consider When Committing to a College What to Do if You’re Waitlisted Frequently Asked Questions Takeaways How Do You Commit to a College? Accept the school’s offer and decline others. But don’t rush just yet—you have until May 1st to make your call.

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IvyWise College Admissions Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

Given this competitive admissions rate, some very talented students are going to find themselves on Harvard’s waitlist. Before diving into the specifics of the Harvard waitlist, it’s important to understand what being waitlisted means in general. How Many Applicants Does Harvard Waitlist?

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

APRIL 30, 2023

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? When colleges put out acceptances during their early and regular rounds, they use prior year’s yield models in order to hit class goals.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 14, 2025

What is legacy acceptance anyway? Based on the admissions at Harvard from 2010 to 2015, legacy applicants were admitted at a rate of 33% , higher than the overall acceptance rate of 6%. And for the Class of 2026, Princeton’s legacy acceptance rate stood at 10%. The overall acceptance rate (around 4% in recent years).

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Admissions Mom

JANUARY 1, 2025

And, there are lots of amazing schools still taking applications, where you can find and be your awesome self Ill be making posts throughout the semester with lists of colleges still accepting applications. So many students don’t bother because they see the stats on how few students get in off waitlists and just give up.

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CTK College Coach

JUNE 27, 2024

Having a strong score is always an asset, so if your student has a shot at that, putting time and effort into test prep can pay off in acceptances and merit aid. He in turn spent time with them outside of class and developed those relationships so that when it was time for him to seek letters of recommendation, they were eager to help him.

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Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 6, 2024

Most responses will be a final decision of acceptance or rejection. However, some students may find themselves placed on a school’s waitlist. In this blog, we’ll go through what being waitlisted means, what to do about it, and how to strategically move forward with other college decisions.

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CTK College Coach

APRIL 10, 2024

Colleges have an interest in protecting their yield— keeping acceptance percentages as high as possible— as well as managing enrollment— not over or under enrolling the number of students needed per year— so that is one place we see the intersection of yield and wait lists. First, read the admissions letter.

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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? Waitlisted? Here’s What You Should Know Were you waitlisted and are you now wondering about your odds? By following these simple steps, you can raise your chances of getting accepted into the school of your dreams! Don’t panic.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

APRIL 4, 2023

After the long process of college applications, it can be tough to be waitlisted at one of your top choice colleges. The first thing to do is to decide if you want to accept a place on the college's waitlist. Some colleges use their waitlists more than others. You can accept a spot on more than one waitlist.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Last year, the in-state acceptance rate was about 42%, while the out-of-state rate was only about 10%. Many schools maintain a waitlist, and UNC is one of them. Every year, schools accept more applicants than they need. They do this because they know that not every student they accept will choose to attend their school.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 22, 2024

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). MIT OVERALL ACCEPTANCE RATE This year, 28,232 students applied to join the MIT Class of 2028 through Early Action (non-binding) and Regular Decision.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

So you have been waitlisted at UVA; you might be asking yourself, ok, what do I do now? Getting waitlisted isn’t fun, we’re sorry. UVA actually publishes a sizable list of FAQs about their waitlist. They are very transparent about their waitlist, which is honestly refreshing. Who is on the waitlist right now?

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Ivy College Essay

MAY 5, 2023

What Are My Chances of Getting Off An Ivy League Waitlist like Harvard? With an acceptance rate of less than 10%, it’s no surprise that many qualified candidates are placed on a waitlist rather than receiving a definitive acceptance or rejection. First, what is a waitlist? Big difference!

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

If you’ve ended up on this post, you’ve most likely been on the receiving end of a waitlist offer from NYU — or you’re nervous you might get one and want to have a plan of action in advance in case you do. This is the situation at most schools, as they can’t simply accept more kids. But you probably already know all of this.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Ask for advice on which high school teachers to ask for letters of recommendation. Ask two teachers for letters of recommendation. Determine if there is a third person whom you can ask for an additional letter of recommendation, if a specific college allows you to submit one.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 3, 2023

The acceptance rate is minuscule, and applicants are competing against the best students in the world. With an acceptance rate of only 3.68% , Harvard is the only US undergraduate college with a lower acceptance rate. Being waitlisted by Stanford is even less likely than getting in. Please, don’t call.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

In 2022, they accepted 3,549 students out of 54,588 – a 6.5% acceptance rate. But you are obviously aware of how competitive Penn is because you’re here for something else – waitlist info. Before we talk about how to get off the waitlist, let’s dive into their recent data re: waitlist. You’ll do this in April.

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The Koppelman Group

JANUARY 28, 2024

It’s in the picturesque Northeast, has stellar academics, and an acceptance rate that might scare off a few on-the-edge applicants. If you’re here, you probably made the waitlist for Amherst, and you’re a little worried about what comes next, no fear – we’re here. You’re gonna sit down and write a letter of continued interest.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

After many years as a bit of a hidden gem that was still fairly accessible for top students, the Vanderbilt acceptance rate has plummeted over the past few years, from 18% in 2010 to less than 10% today. In the 2021-2022 application cycle, the overall acceptance rate was 6.7%. That year, 221 students made it off of the waitlist.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Columbia is hard to get into – the Class of 2027 saw 57,129 applicants with an overall acceptance rate of 3.9%. If you’ve been waitlisted by Columbia, you know the path to admission is very hard, but not completely impossible. Today, we’re going to talk about the actionable things you can do to get off the waitlist. Competitive!

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

While Stanford doesn’t release their “official” admissions numbers, they do release the raw data in the Common Data Set, so we know that in 2022, 56,378 students applied to Stanford and that they accepted 2,075 of those students. acceptance rate! But you’re not here for that basic knowledge, you’re here for waitlist info.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

acceptance rate. It’s a less-than-simple math equation, trying to guess what the yield rate will be — and any students accepted off of the waitlist are a result of that yield guess being off. However, Swarthmore has actively used the waitlist in the past. 1019 students were eventually admitted, for a 6.9%

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Anna Ivey Consulting

JANUARY 31, 2023

There’s so much advice floating around about waitlists and letters of continued interest. Now that you know what their priorities are, here is what we recommend for your waitlists: Follow the college’s instructions Some colleges welcome so-called Letters of Continued Interest; others don’t.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The following year, for the 2022-2023 admissions cycle, the number of applications continued on an upwards trajectory to 32,373 — and the acceptance rate with 7.7%. As they’ve become a preferred college of top high school students, Rice hasn’t had to lean on their waitlist to fill the first-year class. And we’re here to help.

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Admissions Mom

MARCH 10, 2023

Here’s the deal: If you’ve been waitlisted, you have some decisions to make… Let’s get started! IMPORTANT PSA ABOUT YOUR PHONE: If you accept or have accepted waitlist positions, be sure that your phone is charged and working and that you can accept voicemails. Don’t check it obsessively.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the 2022-2023 application cycle , Notre Dame received more than 28,354 applications and accepted about 3,400 students leading to an acceptance rate of 12%. They aim for an enrolled class of about 2,000, and the yield — or the percentage of accepted students who choose to enroll — is about 60%.

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Admissions Mom

MARCH 6, 2024

Here’s the deal: If you’ve been waitlisted, you have some decisions to make… Let’s get started! IMPORTANT PSA ABOUT YOUR PHONE: If you accept or have accepted waitlist positions, be sure that your phone is charged and working and that you can accept voicemails. Don’t check obsessively.

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StandOut College Prep

APRIL 10, 2023

However, with a highly competitive admissions process and a low acceptance rate, navigating the journey to becoming an MIT student can be both exciting and daunting. Importance of understanding acceptance rates When considering applying to MIT or any other competitive university, it’s essential for you to understand the acceptance rate.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Request letters of recommendation. Recommended reading: How to Get the Best Letters of Recommendation for College ) Finalize extracurricular capstone project details. Schools typically accept standardized test scores from administrations taken up to a month prior their application deadline.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Begin requesting recommendation letters. About a month before the deadline, give your recommenders everything they’ll need to write your letter of recommendation. Early decision applications, typically due in November, come with a binding commitment—meaning if you’re accepted, you agree to attend.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

Learn the Columbia Medical School acceptance rate and admissions strategies, plus secondary essay examples LEARN HOW TO GET INTO COLUMBIA MEDICAL SCHOOL Part 1: Introduction Part 2: Columbia Medical School MD programs Part 3: How hard is it to get into Columbia Medical School? Part 3: How hard is it to get into Columbia Medical School?

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the college spy

MAY 20, 2020

As with ED I, the decision is binding and students must withdraw all other applications if they are accepted to their ED II school. Benefits of ED: It is easier to get accepted if a student applies Early Decision. Some colleges accept as much as 50% of their freshmen class from their pool of Early Decision applicants.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Examining the profiles of current students can help you determine your child’s odds of getting a Harvard acceptance. Part 3: Applying to Harvard early action vs. regular decision Your child can apply early to Harvard by November 1st and receive a decision of either accepted, deferred, or denied, by mid-December. Who gets into Harvard?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Everything you need to know to get into law school, including how your GPA, LSAT score, personal statement, and letters of recommendation impact your admissions to America's top law schools. Therefore, an earlier submission will likely increase your acceptance rate as your application will be reviewed before all the spots are filled.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

STUDENT ACCEPTED TO UPENN VIA EARLY DECISION "Just wanted to send over a note that I just recently received an invitation to join the UPenn class of 2026! Penn accepts both the Common Application and the Coalition Application. How hard is it to get into the University of Pennsylvania? UPENN CAS 2025!!!!! Thanks again!!!!!!"

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