Marks Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

As we recently covered , universities are starting to re-evaluate their test optional policies, and many are returning to requiring test scores. This change in admissions requirements seems to have affected the application pools at some schools this year. Requiring scores, however, doesnt necessarily mean lower application pools.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Want to know what is going on in early admissions for the Ivy League colleges for the Class of 2026? Here is a summary of early admissions statistics from December 2021. Brown This year, Brown admitted 896 students Early Decision out of 6,146 applicants for a 15% admission rate. Click here for the article.

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HelloCollege

JANUARY 9, 2025

This is an opportunity to send an email to the admissions committee expressing your continued interest and to get specific about the way that you see yourself being a part of their university community. A deferral is when a college moves a student from their Early Admissions or Early Decisions pool into their Regular Decision Pool.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 11, 2024

One major benefit of applying to college during the early rounds is receiving an admissions decision ahead of the regular timeline. For students who take advantage of the early admissions rounds, there are four possible outcomes: acceptance, denial, deferral, or direct-to-waitlist (a rarer option used at a few schools like UNC).

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Spark Admissions

JUNE 10, 2021

As we all know by now, many colleges and universities in the United States became much more selective during the most recent application cycle, largely due to a surge in applications resulting from both short- and long-term changes. Boston University. Brandeis University. Brandeis University. Brown University.

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Expert Admissions

MARCH 23, 2023

About Harvard University Location: Cambridge, MA Undergraduate Population: 7,153 Demographics: White 40% Asian/Asian American 28% Black/African American 15% Latinx 12.5% About Harvard University Location: Cambridge, MA Undergraduate Population: 7,153 Demographics: White 40% Asian/Asian American 28% Black/African American 15% Latinx 12.5%

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Spark Admissions

JUNE 22, 2023

But when you dug deeper, you found a lot more than “early decision” – you found Early Action, Early Decision I, Early Decision II, and something called Single Choice Early Action, whatever that is. Johns Hopkins University’s jump is even bigger, from 5% to 20%.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 16, 2024

If you enter the binding commitment that comes with any early decision round and are admitted, you may give up the opportunity to compare scholarship and financial aid offers at other universities. HOW DO I KNOW IF EARLY DECISION 2 IS RIGHT FOR ME? This is a typical request that most universities will accommodate.

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Your admissions result does not reflect who you are as a person. Each year the rubric for what a specific college or university might be looking for in a “class” changes, and no one has a crystal ball. Don’t Take It Personally: Regardless of the outcome, remember that you put your best foot forward. 15 t h ; EDII: on or before Feb.

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Admissions Village

APRIL 22, 2023

This year applications were down fairly significantly at both Tulane University (down by 11,231, which is 26%) and Williams College (down by 3,859, which is 25%.) Another example is Boston University. A good example of this is the University of St. Washington University in St. So this year, they took way fewer students.

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BestColleges

AUGUST 8, 2023

Wake Forest University announced an early action for admissions option specifically for first-generation students. That option will let students know of their admission decision by Jan. First-generation students face barriers to applying for college and sometimes miss out on early action deadlines.

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StandOut College Prep

JANUARY 9, 2025

Geisinger Scholarship Students must be first year students entering the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor for the upcoming fall semester. Minot State Cultural Diversity Award This scholarship is available for minority students who are attending Minot State University in Minot, North Dakota. Apply here.

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Berkeley² Academy

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

In this post, well share available early acceptance data from some of our students' most popular colleges along with why schools like Harvard, Princeton, and Cornell are declining to share certain information. In the past few years, weve seen a growing number of top schools step back from releasing their admissions data.

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College Kickstart

MAY 4, 2018

You'll be able to see a complete breakdown of applications, admittances, enrollments and admission rates by admission plan type. We've even included a section to keep you abreast of early admission trends. Matriculation results are broken out based on institution type, geographic region and admissions selectivity.

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Berkeley² Academy

DECEMBER 20, 2024

After spending months working hard on their college applications, our seniors are finally hearing back from schools where they applied under early admissions plans! Today, well share information to help you reach the best possible admissions outcome.

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Frequently Asked Questions Takeaways UC Berkeley Doesnt Offer Early Action Lets get straight to the point: UC Berkeley does NOT offer early application plans like Early Action or Early Decision. Unlike some other top universities, UC Berkeley only has one application cycle, and thats the regular admissions cycle.

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Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 14, 2024

A Yale University admissions officer, Richard Moll, coined the phrase in 1985 to refer to state universities that offer exceptional educations at a fraction of the Ivy league price for in-state students. None of the UCs offer early admission or consider standardized test scores.

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Top Tier Admissions

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Although the November 1 st early admissions deadlines are behind us, most colleges have yet to publicly announce updates on the number of early applications they received. EARLY APPLICATION TRENDS: CLASS OF 2027. For now, the tea leaves suggest a more competitive early admission cycle at top schools.

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AHM Advising

MARCH 23, 2022

Here are 5 fun facts about Carnegie Mellon University : 1) CMU has the only bagpipe major in the country. CMU offers Early Decision and Regular Decision deadlines , as well as an Early Admission plan for high school juniors who are prepared to graduate early and head off to college.

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The United States is home to over 250 universities and colleges featured in the latest higher education global rankings by the Times Higher Education (THE) , U.S. Below, well guide you through choosing the right university and ensuring youre fully prepared to get that coveted acceptance letter. That typically takes two years.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 1, 2024

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is Stanford University — which consistently ranks as one of the most selective schools in the country. If deferred in REA, you are able to apply to other colleges under their Early Decision II plan.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 21, 2025

Emory University , a research university affiliated with the United Methodist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, accepted 995 individuals under its binding Early Decision I policy. EMORY ACCEPTANCE RATE: EARLY Emorys overall early acceptance rate was 31%.

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The Koppelman Group

APRIL 7, 2025

As one of the most famous universities in the world, offering degrees that many see as golden tickets to a prosperous future, they definitely dont need us gassing the school up. Each year, we help strong students get into exceptional universities. First, lets look at the landscape of legacy admissions at Harvard today.

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College Kickstart

MAY 4, 2018

You'll be able to see a complete breakdown of applications, admittances, enrollments and admission rates by admission plan type. We've even included a section to keep you abreast of early admission trends. Matriculation results are broken out based on institution type, geographic region and admissions selectivity.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

JANUARY 6, 2023

Although there has been some variability, the trend in early applications indicates that more students are choosing to apply for Early Decision or Restrictive Early Action to highly selective colleges. Here is a summary of early admissions statistics for the Class of 2027. Click here for the UVA admissions blog.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Yale University , an Ivy League institution in New Haven, Connecticut, accepted 728 Early Action applicants to the Class of 2029. YALE ACCEPTANCE RATE: EARLY TRENDS Of the 6,729 early action applicants, 10.8% Are you thinking about applying to Yale University?

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Ivy College Essay

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Ok, I get it — here are the top 20 schools’ Early Admissions (ED) notification dates — in other words, when you can expect to hear back from the schools if you applied by Nov 1. These dates are never written in stone though, as college admissions is fluid and not an exact science.

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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 the blog here.

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Top Tier Admissions

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As we close out the year, we’re especially proud of our growth at Top Tier Admissions to better serve our students and their families. Non-binding EA programs are booming with tens of thousands of applications at private universities like USC and Northeastern, and flagship public universities like Michigan, UVA, and UNC.

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is Vanderbilt University , located just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. News & World Report ’s list of National Universities. For the Class of 2027, RD and overall acceptance rates were both the lowest in university history at 4.2%

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Top Tier Admissions

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is Emory University — a top 25 university with its largest campus in Atlanta, Georgia. See Highlights From The Emory Wheel Article Below: Emory University accepted 345 Early Decision II applicants to the Class of 2028 on Feb.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 8, 2024

Next up in our series highlighting early round acceptance rates at top colleges is the University of Southern California — the oldest private research university in the western United States with an undergraduate population of around 21,000. USC, located in Los Angeles, CA, consistently ranks in the Top 25 National Universities.

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Top Tier Admissions

JUNE 29, 2023

Today, the Supreme Court overturned more than 40 years of case law that has consistently confirmed the legality of race-conscious admissions. Admissions leaders across the country have been preparing for this inevitability for years. Admissions leaders across the country have been preparing for this inevitability for years.

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BestColleges

APRIL 23, 2024

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. For the class of 2023, the University of Pennsylvania's yield was about 70%. Harvard's rate over the past decade has ranged from 80-85%.

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Expert Admissions

MARCH 30, 2023

Notable Smith alumni include Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Sylvia Plath, Civil Rights activist Yolanda King, feminist pioneer Gloria Steinem, chef Julia Child, and Otelia Cromwell, the first African-American graduate of Smith and the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate from Yale University. Admissions Profile Average GPA: 3.75

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CTK College Coach

MARCH 20, 2023

This is in reference to schools like Clemson, the University of Georgia, and the University of Virginia. On March 1 it issued final decisions in the regular admission round, and its overall acceptance rate has dropped to 36% from last year’s 49% and 2021’s 62%. And I am not talking about Yale anymore.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 29, 2024

These days, your options extend well beyond a semester abroad with exciting options for joint and dual degrees with top universities in the U.S. GLOBAL CAMPUSES Georgetown University in Qatar Through its School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University offers a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service at its campus in Qatar.

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