StandOut College Prep

DECEMBER 27, 2022

As shared in the post about early admissions, if you apply to college during Early Action and Early Decision cycles , you will face a lot of competition. When more students apply early, you’re also likely to be deferred from at least one college. Have you been deferred or waitlisted from college?

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 22, 2024

The elite college admissions landscape has never been more competitive (or more confusing for applicants to navigate). News & World Report and has an undergraduate enrollment of about 4,500. MIT offered admission to 1,275 students, for an overall acceptance rate of 4.5% (slightly lower than last year’s 4.8%).

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 15, 2024

The University of Texas at Austin is a public research university founded in 1883 with an undergraduate enrollment of over 42,000. ENROLL NOW Last year, UT Austin’s Class of 2027 received an all-time high number of applications — around 73,000. News & World Report in 2024. all else equal.”

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Admissions Village

APRIL 22, 2023

The downside to a more robust, diverse applicant pool is that college admissions are increasingly more unpredictable. This flood of applications is not just unpredictable for students. Earlier in this blog, we mentioned many colleges had fewer applicants this year. Their applications decreased by a third.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

It’s been another wild ride for 2024 high school seniors, and we’re only halfway through the admissions cycle. Whether you have been deferred in the early action round or are just waiting for your regular decision outcomes, it is completely normal to not hear from many schools until March or even the first week of April.

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BestColleges

APRIL 23, 2024

Yield is the percentage of accepted students who choose to enroll. A high yield rate helps colleges minimize the volatility of the admissions cycle. Colleges aim to boost their yield through several strategies, including early admissions policies. In the world of college admissions, two metrics indicate popularity.

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