Spark Admissions

APRIL 11, 2023

In recent years, the percentage of students applying Early Decision and Early Action to American colleges and universities has steadily risen, often outstripping the overall rise in applications. At some of the most selective schools, early applications seem to have plateaued after spiking during the prior two admission cycles.

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Spark Admissions

APRIL 11, 2023

In recent years, the percentage of students applying Early Decision and Early Action to American colleges and universities has steadily risen, often outstripping the overall rise in applications. At some of the most selective schools, early applications seem to have plateaued after spiking during the prior two admission cycles.

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PrepScholar

OCTOBER 2, 2023

And if you’ve done some checking, you’ll notice that some schools offer early action, some offer early decision, and some offer both. While early action means you apply early and hear the college’s decision early, some confusion exists around early decision.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

You are the kind of student who applied early decision to Dartmouth, which tells us that you are probably extremely Type A. We see a lot of students who get rejected from an Ivy League in early decision and end up at Ivy and Ivy+ schools in regular decision, because they didn’t panic. Don’t worry, so are we.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If you were denied admission by your early round target school, you are not alone. for Early Decision 1) are reporting increasing numbers of early round applications. This in turn means record-low early decision (ED) acceptance rates. Schools such as UVA (up 4.4% RD) or Yale (<4.3%

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

All you have to do is put the work in, and you can turn it around for regular decision. Last year , their overall acceptance rate was just over 6%, and their early decision acceptance rate was just under 17%. You should check your list to see if any of your schools offer a second early decision round.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 19, 2024

You applied to Wellesley Early Decision, and this wasn’t the plan. In this post, we’ll break down what you need to do to increase your chances of turning a deferral into an offer of admission. First, let’s talk about Wellesley Early Decision. You were going to get in, or you weren’t. Let’s get real, though.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

JANUARY 10, 2024

Although there has been some variability, more students are applying Early Decision or Restrictive Early Action to highly selective colleges resulting in even lower admission rates. Here is a summary of early admissions statistics for the Class of 2028. Read release here. Read press release here.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Students who apply Early Decision to Brown tend to pick the university for very specific reasons, and there may not be another school of Brown’s caliber that fully fits the bill. Brown has, in recent years, deferred between 15% and 30% of Early Decision applicants. of Early Decision applicants were accepted.

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Great College Advice

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Inevitably, when I visit colleges and sit through their information sessions, a question comes from a concerned parent in the audience asking about the school’s acceptance rate (the number admitted divided by the number who applied) for Early Decision versus Regular Decision. Neither will gain admission.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 23, 2024

If you applied to Vassar Early Decision, you were probably expecting to get in. The acceptance rate is high enough that strong students approach it with confidence, and since it’s Early Decision the admissions office at the college knows that you are a serious applicant. So, now you’re in a weird spot.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Amherst receives nearly 14,000 applications for first-year admissions, and about 10% of those are submitted in the Early Decision round. At Amherst there are two potential outcomes for an Early Decision application: acceptance or deferral. This is because Amherst typically does not reject Early Decision applicants.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

You were a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed prospective college student when you applied to Middlebury Early Decision, or something like that. Last year, they also experienced an increase in early decision applications, despite a decrease in regular decision applications. of early applicants. Boooooo deferrals.

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College Success

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Navigating the college admissions process can be daunting, with various deadlines and plans to consider. Understanding the differences between Rolling Admissions, Early Action, Early Decision, and Regular Decision can help students make informed choices that align with their college goals.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Bowdoin offers Early Decision I and Early Decision II application options, and they defer students who are neither accepted nor denied from each round to the regular decision cycle. Every year , “many applications with the defer decision are admitted in RD.” This process isn’t lip service.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Applying to Brown Early Decision comes with some advantages. The rate of acceptance is higher than in the regular decision round, and you can confirm your plans for college months before the regular decision cycle sorts things out for most students. Breaking it down, the regular decision rate was actually only 3.8%.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Getting deferred from Early Decision is really disappointing. Then you went through the effort of applying Early Decision — and it didn’t pan out. of Early Decision applicants. There is one sentence, literally, of guidance on the Columbia admissions website, and they do a pretty good job of hiding it.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Cornell has been holding back on releasing their admissions statistics in recent years, which means we have to rely on estimates based on the most recently available data. The early decision acceptance rate that same year was 17.5%. Opt-in First, you need to tell Cornell that you still want to be considered for admission.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 31, 2024

First of all, this admissions decision is not a reflection of who you are as a person or of your hard work and talent. Getting rejected early decision sucks. Many colleges accept a significant portion of their class from early rounds, including ED2! You are exhausted, even if you don’t fully realize it yet.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

If you’ve been rejected by NYU Early Decision, that’s a major downer. You picked New York University for your Early Decision school because it was a top choice that you knew you wanted to attend, and believed you had a strong chance at. You’ve been rejected by your Early Decision school — not deferred, rejected.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

You were going to get into Duke Early Decision, and that would be it. There was an advantage to applying to Duke Early Decision. The Duke Regular Decision acceptance rate in the most recent application cycle was 4.1%. The Early Decision acceptance rate was much higher. This was not the plan.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 8, 2024

You applied to Williams Early Decision because you wanted a decision, early. About 20% of all accepted students were admitted Early Decision, so the college puts an emphasis on prioritizing ED applicants. If you are reading this post, things have not gone to plan. Next, you’ll need 3-4 target schools.

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Top Tier Admissions

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

If you’re a senior, it’s time to mark your calendars: early decision and early action deadline dates are coming up fast! If you don’t believe us, simply look at last year’s admissions stats; the proof is in the data. in the early round and only 4.8% in regular; Vanderbilt’s early decision acceptance rate was 15.7%

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Inside Emory Admission

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Early Decision II notifications will be posted on Wednesday, February 7, after 6:00 pm ET. The Emory University admission staff have evaluated a record year of Early Decision II (EDII) applicants. How will decisions be released? How will decisions be released? Why are decisions posted at 6:00 pm?

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Inside Emory Admission

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Early Decision I notifications will be posted on Wednesday, December 13, after 6pm ET. The Emory University admission staff have evaluated a record year of Early Decision I (EDI) applicants. How will decisions be released? On December 13, on or after 6pm ET, log in to receive your admission decision.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As the college admissions landscape becomes increasingly competitive, a thoughtful, data-driven application strategy is more important than ever. At Top Tier Admissions , we often talk about the early advantage , which can be a game-changer for applicants who want to improve their chances of getting into their dream school.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 6, 2024

It took time and effort to apply to Northwestern Early Decision, and getting deferred is no one's dream. The Common App essay is only one factor that admissions officers consider; however, it is your biggest opportunity to showcase who you are and your personality. So you got deferred from Northwestern. It’s natural.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 10, 2024

You applied to Swarthmore Early Decision because you wanted an answer, early. But now you’re here, with a deferral decision, and everything is up in the air. They don’t, unfortunately, say much about deferral except to confirm that early decision applicants who aren’t accepted or rejected are deferred.

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The Koppelman Group

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

While their early decision acceptance rate was more like 22%, this number is always a little inflated by recruited athletes, legacies, and other ‘preferred applicants’ who tend to apply in the early round. While essays are only one of many factors that admissions offices look at, they help you stand out.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

There are things you can do to nearly guarantee you aren’t accepted in the regular decision round, though, and things you can do to greatly improve your chances of admission. They also only deferred 10% of Early Decision applicants. This tells us that the Barnard admissions team does not defer students for the fun of it.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Whether you applied Early Decision or Early Action, you were probably invested in getting into the University of Virginia. They write: “Students offered deferral must fill out the defer form in their student portal to be considered again in the Regular Decision process. Getting deferred can be really hard.

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Ivy College Essay

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Deferred from Early Decision or Early Action? Have you been deferred from Early Decision or Early Action? By now, everyone who was applying for college Early Decision for the Nov 1 deadline has gotten everything in and is in a holding pattern. In other words: just waiting.

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Cornell University Undergraduate Admissions Office

OCTOBER 27, 2023

I remember being overwhelmed by the college admissions process because of such probing questions. In order to streamline my application process so I could wholeheartedly focus on my self-worth and interests, I decided to consider early decision (ED). I wasn’t familiar with the term “early decision” at first.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Early Decision acceptance rate is much higher, closer to 17% , which encourages lots of people to apply ED. A massive number of the applicants admitted Early Decision basically knew that they would get in before submitting. They just don’t like it enough, yet, to make an offer of admission. This may be hard.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

You applied to Tufts early decision because you wanted certainty. But now you’re on the receiving end of a deferral decision and it’s not a yes or a no, but a very unsatisfying maybe. There’s little more known about Tufts admissions aside from the acceptance rate, which is 10%. If you got in, you’d be set.

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The early application rounds offer clear advantages for students who are well-prepared and have a preference for specific colleges or universities. At Top Tier Admissions , we ensure our seniors have a solid early strategy in place (for example, an Early Decision I and Early Decision II school, backed up with multiple Early Action schools).

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 7, 2024

You applied to Tulane Early Decision or Early Action because you really want to attend the university. The university offers two types of early application: Early Decision and Early Action. Connect with your Admissions Counselor Next, Tulane asked for something pretty rare when it comes to a deferral.

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