AdmissionSight

MARCH 3, 2025

In this blog, we break down NYUs acceptance rates, including yield rate, Early and Regular Decision admit rates, transfer, and waitlist acceptance rates. The school got an overwhelming 118,000 applications but only admitted 9,440 students. What Is NYUs Acceptance Rate? Meanwhile, NYUs 60.4%

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In this blog, well break down Rice Universitys acceptance rate and key admissions trends, including Regular and Early Admissions, yield, transfer, and waitlist rates. Early Decision 2,886 442 15.3% Class of 2029 stats More recently, Rice dropped its Early Decision results for the Class of 2029.

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Whether youre applying through Early Decision, Regular Decision, or considering a transfer, understanding these stats can help you take a more strategic approach. Also, Carnegie Mellon hasn’t released the full breakdown of Early Decision (ED) and Regular Decision (RD) data yet, so a direct comparison isnt possible.

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AdmissionSight

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Well break down trends, compare Early Decision and Regular Decision rates, and take a closer look at transfer and waitlist statistics. Early Decision 5,207 1,174 22.6% The Early Decision acceptance rate is significantly highera trend seen across most elite schools. See the difference?

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

JANUARY 13, 2025

In keeping with that theme, lets venture to a topic that some of you may find highly relevant as college admission decisions are being released: deferrals. There are few things more anti clear-cut than decisions like defer and waitlist. Will more students choose to apply in our regular decision round than early?

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 1, 2024

Yale Acceptance Rate Trends Yale Regular Decision Acceptance Rate Yale Early Action Acceptance Rate How to Get Accepted into Yale Yale Transfer Acceptance Rate Yale Waitlist Acceptance Rate Frequently Asked Questions Takeaways What Is Yale’s Acceptance Rate? It’s a public university’s non-binding Early Action program.

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Admissions.Blog

MARCH 24, 2023

Northwestern University, located in Evanston, Illinois, finalized is Regular Decision selection process and notified applicants of their decisions today, Friday, March 24. Northwestern previously admitted about half of its incoming Class of 2027 through Early Decision, and the university’s overall admit rate will stay roughly 7%.

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Berkeley² Academy

DECEMBER 20, 2024

You will receive one of the following decisions: Accepted: Congratulations, the college wants you to enroll! Waitlisted: The college doesnt have space within a specific school or major. Consider applying Early Decision II Another option to increase your chances is to apply Early Decision II at a school that offers this plan.

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AdmissionSight

APRIL 14, 2025

University of Florida Acceptance Rate Trends University of Florida Early Action and Regular Decision Policies How to Get Accepted into University of Florida University of Florida Transfer Acceptance Rate University of Florida Waitlist Acceptance Rate Frequently Asked Questions Takeaways What Is the University of Floridas Acceptance Rate?

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

That’s why we suggest starting with a simple to-do list during your junior year of high school. There are plenty of other ways to learn about schools! By the time you’re halfway through your junior year, it’s a good idea to start looking into traditional scholarships designed for high school seniors.

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Spark Admissions

MAY 30, 2023

For instance, if no one from your high school has matriculated at a college recently, you can bet that your application will be flagged. And if colleges sense they might be your safety school, they may turn your application away even if you do everything right. How do colleges protect their yield?

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The Thoughtful College Search

APRIL 6, 2025

( Originally published in Inside Higher Ed om April 7, 2025) It gets late early out there. We already have early decision and early decision 2, both binding, and early action and restricted early action, not binding. That is a strikingly tiny waitlist.

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Ivy Central

JUNE 13, 2023

Applicants who accept their offers of admission will join the 255 incoming students admitted through the early decision program in December to form the Class of 2027. In addition to the 858 students who were accepted, 14 students were deferred from the early decision round. Start today!

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AdmissionSight

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Well also give you tips to help boost your odds, break down important deadlines, and share insights into transfer and waitlist stats. The difference between the two is negligible, so no matter how you apply, the bar is sky-high. It operates under a Restrictive Early Action (REA) policy. What Is Caltechs Acceptance Rate?

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Spark Admissions

JULY 7, 2022

Boston University : For the Class of 2026, BU reported only a 14% admission rate, down from 18% last year, a rate comparable to that of much higher-ranked schools. Furthermore, more students than ever are applying—and being admitted—under Early Decision plans , a trend that serves to drive down overall admission rates.

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AdmissionSight

JANUARY 23, 2025

Ivy Day is when all eight Ivy League schoolsBrown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yalesimultaneously release their undergraduate admissions decisions. On this day, youll be notified whether youve been accepted, denied, or waitlisted into your chosen school or schools.

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AdmissionSight

MARCH 20, 2025

Ivy Day is when all eight Ivy League schoolsBrown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yalesimultaneously release their undergraduate admissions decisions. On this day, youll be notified whether youve been accepted, denied, or waitlisted into your chosen school or schools.

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AdmissionSight

APRIL 1, 2025

Look for programs like the Research Science Institute or Cornells own Summer College for high school students. Consider applying through Early Decision (ED). If Cornell is your top choice, applying through Early Decision can significantly boost your chances of acceptance. Interested in research?

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Recommended reading: How to Create Your Own High School Capstone Project ) (Recommended reading: Extracurricular Activities for College Admissions: The Ultimate Guide ) (Recommended reading: The Best Summer Programs for High School Students ) Plan college visits. Consider early action or early decision school acceptances.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

MAY 27, 2024

In the year ahead, you are going to see admission decisions come out that will not make sense to you. Students in your high school will get into colleges you don’t think “they should have.” The published admit rate for a school you are considering is 33%. To them your high school career has been a blink of the eye.

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CTK College Coach

JUNE 27, 2024

After coaching hundreds of high school students over the years, I finally had the chance to guide my oldest child through his college admissions journey, and I am thrilled for him to start college this fall at exactly where he wants to be. It took me too long to realize that, and his grades early in high school suffered as a result.

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The Koppelman Group

MARCH 10, 2024

It’s a highly-competitive school with an acceptance rate around 11%. And while students do get waitlisted, it’s really tough to get off the Carnegie Mellon waitlist. All waitlists are hard to get off. News & World Report , Carnegie Mellon is one of the top 10 hardest schools in America to get off the waitlist.

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The Koppelman Group

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

In fact, we’re guessing you recently received a waitlist decision from Boston College and are trying to decide what to do next. First, though, let’s get the ‘lay of the land’ for the BC waitlist. In the spring of 2021 , over 13,000 students received a waitlist decision from BC. Just 13 were eventually admitted —.1%

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 12, 2024

Early Action deadline of October 15 with a guarantee to receive the admissions decision by January 15. Introduction of a waitlist for the first time in many years. 1, with a guaranteed decision communicated by Feb. A Waitlist Like the essay change, I support this modification.

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Elite Open School

DECEMBER 21, 2020

While all applications eventually end in one of these results, applicants are often either first deferred or waitlisted along the way. What does it mean to be deferred or waitlisted to college? And if you’ve been waitlisted to your dream college, what should you do? Step #2: Understand why you’ve been waitlisted.

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Admissions Madness

JULY 9, 2022

Many of these issues come down to Early Decision and Action processes that I discussed in the previous video. Most early applicants are deferred until the regular admissions deadline when their application is considered among all other applicants. Another tool in the enrollment manager’s kit is the elusive waitlist.

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Top Tier Admissions

JANUARY 18, 2024

Those of you who have heard good news from your Early Decision and Early Action schools can start looking forward to your freshman year of college. Continue looking for ways to boost your profile: Especially if you have applied to regular-round schools, there is always a possibility that you will be waitlisted.

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Admissions.Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

While approximately 78%, of admission offers at Emory are made Regular Decision and roughly 22% of offers are extended to Early Decision applicants, that doesn’t mean an applicant’s statistical odds of getting into Emory Regular Decision are better than getting in Early Decision.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

84 percent of admitted students rank in the top 10 percent of their high school class. BU Early Decision Application deadline: November 1 Admissions notification: Mid December Enrollment deposit due: Early-Mid January If accepted, students must enroll at Boston University and withdraw all their applications at other schools.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

STUDENT ACCEPTED TO UPENN VIA EARLY DECISION "Just wanted to send over a note that I just recently received an invitation to join the UPenn class of 2026! They’ll receive an answer of accepted, deferred to the regular decision pool, or denied by mid-December. Your child can also apply regular decision to Penn, by January 5th.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

As a high school student, now is a common time to be selecting classes for next year. Through binding Early Decision plans or other layered application deadlines, schools can radically depress their admit count because of the guaranteed enrollment of those admits. Why am I doing this? What is driving me?

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Many high school juniors are busy with school work, extracurricular activities, and other responsibilities, not to mention the burdens of the ongoing pandemic. Ask for advice on which high school teachers to ask for letters of recommendation. Make a list of each school’s application deadlines.

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CTK College Coach

MARCH 26, 2025

Final admissions decisions will be released this week for regular decision applicants. High school seniors have been receiving their final admissions outcomes over the last few weeks of March. Admissions season now unofficially culminates t oday with Ivy Day, when colleges in the Ivy League release their decisions.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

MIT admissions officers are looking for students who took advantage of the educational opportunities that they were afforded in high school. If your child attended a high school with a rigorous IB or AP curriculum, MIT will look for a successful track record in those courses.

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the college spy

MAY 20, 2020

Early Decision (ED) Applications are due between October 15 and November 15 (check each college’s website). Students are notified by mid-December as to whether they were admitted, rejected or deferred to the Regular Decision round. Some colleges have two rounds of Early Decision called ED I and ED II.

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BestColleges

APRIL 23, 2024

Colleges aim to boost their yield through several strategies, including early admissions policies. Around this time of year, high school seniors conduct post-mortems on their college applications, trying to make sense of the increasingly unpredictable and seemingly capricious nature of undergraduate admissions.

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DC College Counseling

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Over the next few weeks, many schools will release their early application decisions - especially those with binding early decision plans (some non-binding early action decisions will not come in until January or even February). You agreed to do this when you signed the early decision form.

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