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A Simplified College Application Timeline Every High Schooler Needs

AdmissionSight

Starting early gives you time to study and feel confident when test day rolls around! Explore as many colleges as possible. Start exploring your college options by using online search tools, going to college fairs, chatting with college reps, and even asking friends who are already in college about their experiences.

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Deferred Early Decision by Boston University (BU) 2024-2025

The Koppelman Group

Step Four: Updates BU has very little info on their website about deferrals: “If you are an Early Decision applicant who is not admitted, your application may be deferred for consideration during the regular admissions cycle. Once you’ve submitted, it’s time to focus on the deferral itself. Up next: your final appeal to BU.

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Deferred Early Decision by Pomona 2024-2025

The Koppelman Group

Address your email to your regional counselor by name if you can, especially if you've met them during a college tour, school visit, or at a college fair. We don’t want you coming across as clingy!!! If you don’t have that, any professional address should work, like “Dear Pomona Admissions,” etc.

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The College Admissions Lifecycle: A Guide Through High School

Great College Advice

College Exploration : Begin general college research – consider preferences regarding size, location, and academic programs. Attend local college fairs and visit nearby campuses to get a feel for different environments.

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What is Demonstrated Interest in College Admission?

Great College Advice

The main way colleges are now manipulating their yield rate is to heavily favor early applicants over applicants who apply in the early round. Apply early An early application indicates your demonstrated interest. You are trying to get the sales people (a.k.a. Your registration is a signal of your interest.

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How 2023 Acceptance Rates Affect Juniors' College List Building

CTK College Coach

Know whether a school includes early decision in its offerings, as that heavily influences the regular decision pool - Many schools, including most public schools, do not even offer an early decision round and thus don’t play that particular game of admitting a large pool of students who are pre-committed.

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Why Demonstrated Interest Matters in College Admissions

StandOut College Prep

Demonstrated interest refers to the actions a student takes to show a college or university that they are interested in attending. This can include attending information sessions, visiting the campus, reaching out to admissions officers with questions, and applying early decision or early action.