HelloCollege

JANUARY 9, 2025

Many students will know the feeling of opening an admissions decision and seeing one of two words: deferred or waitlisted. Understanding the distinction in the deferred vs. waitlisted decision is essential to navigating this stage with confidence. What Does it Mean to Be Waitlisted? What Does it Mean to be Deferred?

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 15, 2024

There will be a waitlist for the first time, only applicable to those who are not automatically admitted. Most students will be notified as early as March 1 if they are admitted from the waitlist.

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Testing Standardized Testing Programs Waitlist 98

AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Begin requesting recommendation letters. About a month before the deadline, give your recommenders everything they’ll need to write your letter of recommendation. Submit your CSS PROFILE if you’re applying early. Feel confident going into early admissions interviews!

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 22, 2024

MIT REGULAR DECISION ACCEPTANCE RATE For those considering applying early to MIT next year, it’s important to know that 12,563 students applied early to the MIT Class of 2028 and 661 were offered early admission for a slightly higher acceptance rate of 5.26%. Meanwhile, 8,052 applicants were deferred — 64.1%

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Why Apply to Restrictive Early Action? Applying to Stanford through Restrictive Early Action (REA) can boost your chances of acceptance. Stanford stopped sharing early admissions stats five years ago (Class of 2023), so we can only estimate the Restrictive Early Action (REA) acceptance rate for the Class of 2028.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2024: How are colleges handling the massive increase in applications? If you are facing a deferral, write your letter of continued interest, garner more letters of recommendation if a college will accept them , and go visit the school if you can to show your engagement.

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