Humbach Education Consulting

MARCH 13, 2020

What does it mean to be on the waitlist? Why do colleges have waitlists? If a college realizes they may fall short of their enrollment target, they can accept students from their waitlist to fill the gap. So – I'm on the waitlist. Essentially, you can reply to the waitlist offer one of two ways: 1. “No,

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Humbach Education Consulting

MARCH 14, 2019

What does it mean to be on the waitlist? Why do colleges have waitlists? If a college realizes they may fall short of their enrollment target, they can accept students from their waitlist to fill the gap. So – I'm on the waitlist. Essentially, you can reply to the waitlist offer one of two ways: 1. “No, No, thanks!”

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Top Tier Admissions

AUGUST 30, 2024

52% of applicants submitted SAT scores while 18% submitted ACT scores. Essay Guidance Get our expert guidance on your college essays. LEARN MORE Michigan maintained their “test-flexible” policy for the Class of 2028. The post University of Michigan: Supplemental Essays appeared first on Top Tier Admissions.

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Admissions Village

APRIL 25, 2023

Part 3: This Process Is Opaque In the first part of this series, we discussed the role that the rise of test-optional (it is now optional to submit standardized test scores, SAT or ACT, at most colleges) has played in opening up the applicant pool to highly selective colleges. Waitlists are being utilized more than ever before.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 12, 2024

Decisions for transfer students have not yet been released and waitlist decisions will be released once admitted students accept or decline their offers. I imagine we will see a rise in students signing up for additional ACT and SAT tests to boost scores. SAT Tutoring Expert one-on-one guidance to boost your score.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

JUNIOR YEAR September - January Schedule and sit for standardized ACT or SAT tests if the student is taking them. May Study for and take SAT or ACT tests, if offered. June-August Study for and take SAT or ACT tests, if necessary. SENIOR YEAR September Plan to take the ACT or SAT one last time, if necessary.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 22, 2024

Peterson said MIT placed a “modest number” of applicants on their waitlist. According to past data, between 10-35 students get off the waitlist each year, primarily because MIT has a high yield rate — around 85% of admitted students joined the Class of 2027. Last year, 32 of 619 waitlisted students were admitted, or 5.2%.

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Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 20, 2024

It is very important to perform well in your senior year as colleges may make requests for updated, mid-year transcripts—especially for students who are waitlisted or deferred from their top schools. Since SAT Subject Tests are no longer offered worldwide, AP/IB exams are the only standardized exams showing subject competency and mastery.

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

and an average standardized test score – for those who submitted a score at all – of 1450 on the SAT and 32 on the ACT. Tulane also prioritized avoided waitlisting students EDII applicants who were deferred in the Early Action round as to not leave them in limbo for a second time.

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Admissions.Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

Interestingly, only roughly one third of those accepted to both Emory College and Oxford College Regular Decision did not submit ACT or SAT scores. Interestingly, only roughly one third of those accepted to both Emory College and Oxford College Regular Decision did not submit ACT or SAT scores.

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Berkeley² Academy

MARCH 15, 2024

For the past three admissions cycles (students applying to the university for 2021-2024 admission), students have had the choice of whether or not to submit SAT or ACT scores to be considered as part of their holistic review. Students who submit applications by October 15 will receive an admissions decision response by January 15.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 12, 2024

An advocacy call is a call by a school counselor to college admissions, after a deferral or waitlist decision, emphasizing the strength of your application. However, more than 50% of accepted and enrolled students in recent years have submitted either an SAT or ACT score.

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The Ivy Dean

MARCH 13, 2023

In keeping with national trends, Cornell University has extended its two-year suspension of SAT/ACT requirements to 2023 and 2024 applicants. While undoubtedly competitive, Cornell has a higher acceptance rate than some other schools in the Ivy League: 10%. However, this is a significant decrease from its 14% acceptance rate in 2016.

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The Ivy Dean

MARCH 13, 2023

As such, applicants may submit an ACT or SAT score only if they wish to do so. Moreover, the school introduced and has extended its test optional policy for first-year and transfer applicants for the next three admission cycles applying in the falls of 2023, 2024, and 2025.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 13, 2023

The College waitlisted 1,970 students and denied admission to 7,487. Last year, the College admitted one waitlisted student. Students who choose to submit their scores have an SAT score between 1490–1550 or an ACT score of 34–35.

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CTK College Coach

MARCH 17, 2022

Make a list of any other academic submissions and send them in a timely manner: many schools require an official transcript and official SAT/ACT and AP test scores reported by the testing agency (if you applied and were accepted with unofficial scores). Waitlisted– Now What? Read more about what to do if you are waitlisted.

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StandOut College Prep

APRIL 10, 2023

Standardized Test Scores (SAT/ACT) : MIT adopted a test-optional policy in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been extended through the 2022-2023 admissions cycle. This means that you are not required to submit SAT or ACT scores as part of your application.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

APRIL 26, 2021

JUNIOR YEAR January-April Schedule and sit for standardized ACT or SAT tests, if the student is taking them. May Study for and take SAT or ACT tests, if offered. June-August Study for and take SAT or ACT tests, if necessary. SENIOR YEAR September Plan to take the ACT or SAT one last time, if necessary.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Average ACT score: 33 ACT middle 50%: 30–34 Average SAT score: 1442 SAT middle 50%: 1310-1500 International students: 23% First-generation students: 19% As of Fall 2021, the largest demographic represented among BU undergrads were white students (30%). Suggested reading: What is a Good SAT Score? Average GPA: 3.9

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Expression of Continued Interest If you’ve read a bunch about deferrals and waitlists, you may have heard of a Letter of Continued Interest. If you did not submit scores with your initial application, you may self-report ACT/SAT scores up until February 1, 2025, the Regular Decision deadline.

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 28, 2024

When we get panicked emails from rejected or waitlisted students (not our clients, to be clear) wondering why they weren’t let in, the most common similarity is that they didn’t submit an optional supplement. They saw “optional,” and they took it seriously. This can be true for test scores too, by the way.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

As we round the bend on the middle of the year, many juniors are taking the ACT or SAT– or wondering whether they should in this largely test-optional world. That differential is one indicator of how much or how little each school weighs test scores What’s the best way to prepare for the Digital SAT?

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

SAT, ACT, and test optional: with Dartmouth now requiring test scores, will the test optional trend reverse? As we round the bend on the middle of the year, many juniors are taking the ACT or SAT– or wondering whether they should in this largely test-optional world. You can see my fulsome update on the digital SAT here.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies.

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Spark Admissions

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Because the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies. University of Utah: Test-Optional for 2023.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

JULY 28, 2022

GPA, 1300 SAT, write a few lines on your essay, do some stuff outside the classroom, and we’ll see you in the fall.”. Instead, they acted like students in the college admission experience—they thought deeply, committed to a dynamic mindset, and were willing to question and test assumptions or information they acquired along the way.

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StandOut College Prep

MARCH 9, 2023

Standardized test scores, such as the SAT or ACT, are also considered. Notification : After the final vote, the admissions office sends notifications to all applicants, letting them know whether they have been admitted, denied, or waitlisted.

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Admissions Madness

JULY 9, 2022

Occasionally, deferred students are offered a spot on the waitlist, a kind of double-limbo. Another tool in the enrollment manager’s kit is the elusive waitlist. No applicant knows why they’re “invited to join” the waitlist rather than outright denied. Some years, everyone gains admission off the waitlist. I’m doubtful.

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 12, 2024

All Fall 2025 freshman applicants must submit an official SAT or ACT directly from the testing agency to be eligible for admission. Introduction of a waitlist for the first time in many years. Since enough universities have reverted to requiring them, it’s almost certain that you will need to take the SAT.

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Admissions Village

JUNE 19, 2024

Historically Black College or University (HBCU): In Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, Congress officially defined HBCUs as institutions of higher learning that were accredited and established before 1964, and whose principal mission is the education of Black Americans. To understand more about this please read our blog.

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Top Tier Admissions

MAY 17, 2024

773 students — just 1.34% of applicants — were offered a spot on the waitlist according to the Yale Daily News. Brown University , Harvard University and Cornell University have also shifted their policies to require SAT or ACT scores, as have many other highly selective schools. Aiming for Yale?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

ACT or the College Board for the SATs) and university website for up-to-date offerings and application deadlines. Plan ACT or SAT test dates with the goal of achieving scores you’re happy with by the end of the summer before your senior year. Study for ACT or SAT. Want help writing your college essays?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

It’s neither required nor recommended for applicants to take the SAT or ACT. Among the class of 2024, 41 percent submitted SAT scores and 36 percent submitted ACT scores. If your child is sure they want to attend UChicago and their application is ready by November, then they should apply early decision I.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Harvard average ACT score: 34 25th percentile: 33 75th percentile: 35 Harvard average SAT score: 1520 25th percentile: 1460 75th percentile: 1580 It should be noted that ACT and SAT tests are now optional at Harvard. tuition, room, board, and fees) ranges from $82,950-$87,450.

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Admissions.Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

last year), a 1473 on the SAT, and/or nearly a 33 on the ACT. By May 1, Tulane predicts fewer than 2,000 students will be holding a space on its waitlist, and it is premature to predict how many will be admitted. As it relates to academic credentials, those students admitted on average had a 3.8 average GPA (up from 3.73

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University Gurus

APRIL 30, 2020

SAT Update (Including Subject Tests). March, April, and May SAT and Subject Tests have all been canceled. ACT Update. Waitlists – Longer and More Acceptances. Colleges are going to get more flexible → especially about SAT Subject Tests (SAT IIs) Remember: Everyone is in the same boat as you.

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