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. Admission Rate: The proportion of the pool of applicants that is admitted to the college.

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AdmissionSight

APRIL 1, 2025

But what does Cornell look for in an applicant, exactly? So, lets break down what Cornell looks for in an applicant. What Does Cornell Look for in an Applicant? How to Boost Your Chances of Getting into Cornell Cornell Application Deadlines Frequently Asked Questions Takeaways What Does Cornell Look for in an Applicant?

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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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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Applying to college and going through the college application timeline is excruciatingly overwhelming, especially if you don’t have someone like a parent or older sibling who’s been through it to guide you. With so many steps involved—like writing your essay and asking for recommendation letters—it’s easy to feel lost.

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AdmissionSight

MARCH 3, 2025

For the Class of 2028 , NYU set a record-low acceptance rate of just 8%, out of a massive pool of over 118,000 applicants in a single admission round. The schools exclusivity definitely makes things harder for applicants. The school got an overwhelming 118,000 applications but only admitted 9,440 students. Meanwhile, NYUs 60.4%

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

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? What to Do if You’re Waitlisted Getting waitlisted can be nerve-wracking, especially when some colleges admit very few students off their waitlist.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In addition to being two of their toughest academic years, your child will be tasked with maximizing their standardized test scores, continuing to pursue high-impact extracurricular activities, securing recommendation letters, and working on their college applications by writing essay upon essay.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 14, 2025

MIT doesnt give preferential treatment to legacy applicants, unlike many other elite colleges. 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. Does MIT do legacy? The short answer is no.

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Admissions Mom

JANUARY 1, 2025

Every year lots and lots of applicants are deferred from some of their favorite colleges. 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. Happy 2025!

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

You will need it for summer jobs, and it can be helpful when meeting with people about your college applications. Ask for advice on which high school teachers to ask for letters of recommendation. Ask two teachers for letters of recommendation. Begin creating your Activities List for college applications.

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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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CTK College Coach

JUNE 27, 2024

While Yale, Cal Tech, and Haverford will want to see the highest rigor in courses across the board (along with As), not every school will, and getting Cs and Ds instead of As and Bs will make life much harder for the college applicant. Be patient: deferrals and waitlists Oh, the agony of the deferral! How Do I Pick the Right Courses?

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Berkeley² Academy

APRIL 6, 2024

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. A waitlist decision puts prospective students in limbo.

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the college spy

MAY 20, 2020

Colleges utilize five types of application deadlines. Early Decision (ED) Applications are due between October 15 and November 15 (check each college’s website). Admitted students must withdraw all applications to other colleges. Students must prepare their application materials early in the school year.

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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? How does the college waitlist work? When do I get a decision ? How can I increase my chances of admission ? Don’t panic.

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Ivy College Essay

JANUARY 2, 2024

What Do Schools Look for in a Transfer Application? Introduction: Transferring from one college to another is a significant decision that requires careful consideration and a well-crafted application. This article explores the key factors that admissions committees typically consider when evaluating transfer applications.

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CTK College Coach

APRIL 10, 2024

It may provide answers to the following questions: May I send additional letters of recommendation? Will the school consider a letter of continuing interest (LOCI)? May I supplement my initial application with updated grades, scores, and other accolades? Thank you for considering my application again.

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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. Applicants do not need to submit the writing section. Introduction of a waitlist for the first time in many years. 15, with a guaranteed decision communicated to applicants by Jan.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Many schools maintain a waitlist, and UNC is one of them. Every year, schools accept more applicants than they need. This is when they start to pull from the waitlist. UNC’s waitlist is competitive, and where you live will affect it. UNC is thankfully very upfront about publishing data and FAQs about their waitlist.

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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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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. In the 2021-2022 application cycle, NYU had a 12.45% acceptance rate. But you probably already know all of this.

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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. Being waitlisted by Stanford is even less likely than getting in. Being waitlisted by Stanford is even less likely than getting in. Then, if they were off a little, they can dip into the waitlist if they need to.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In the 2021-2022 application cycle, the overall acceptance rate was 6.7%. Vanderbilt did not share the number of students who were given a waitlist decision the most recent cycle for which they released comprehensive statistics (2021-2022), but they did share how many students were selected off of the waitlist.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 15, 2024

UT AUSTIN: STANDARDIZED TESTING REQUIRED After four years of test-optional admissions for undergraduate admissions, the University of Texas at Austin will once again require standardized testing scores , beginning with applications for the Fall 2025 semester. SAT Tutoring Expert one-on-one guidance to boost your score.

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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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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 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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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? You are in limbo, waiting for a decision.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

But you’re not here for that basic knowledge, you’re here for waitlist info. For 2022, which is the most recent data we have, we know that Stanford offered the waitlist to 553 students, and 457 of those students accepted their spot on the waitlist. And we’ve got it for you. Thank you, Stanford! Stanford hopes so!

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

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. Out of those 2,508 students, 147 were admitted off the waitlist. You gotta tell them that you wanna be there!

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In the 2021-2022 application cycle , 14,707 applicants vied for those 400ish spots. 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.

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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%. This is where the waitlist comes in. Notre Dame has a waitlist, but they don’t share the numbers.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In the 2021-2022 admissions cycle, they admitted 2,730 out of 31,443 applicants, or 8.7%. 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%. Get on the Waitlist First, you need to get on the waitlist.

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Admissions Mom

MARCH 10, 2023

? Hello, beautiful seniors and other applicants. 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.

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Admissions Mom

MARCH 6, 2024

? Hello, beautiful seniors and other applicants. 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.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

In this guide, we’ll break down the Columbia Medical School application piece-by-piece in order to prepare you to put your best foot forward when the application deadline rolls around. Let’s take a look at some numbers for the class of 2025: Applications: 8,080 Interviews: 852 Matriculants: 140 Median GPA: 3.93

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

APRIL 26, 2021

You will need it for summer jobs, and it can be helpful when meeting with people about your college applications. Ask for advice on which high school teachers to ask for letters of recommendation. Ask two teachers for letters of recommendation. Begin creating your Activities List for college applications.

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