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College Admissions Glossary of Terms

Admissions Village

Admissions Decision: The outcome determined by a college's admissions committee regarding a student's application. Possible decisions include acceptance/admission, deferral to the regular decision pool (for applications submitted in the early rounds), placement on a waitlist, or denial of admission.

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A Simplified College Application Timeline Every High Schooler Needs

AdmissionSight

Junior Year – Fall (September to November) Take the PSAT. The PSAT, or Preliminary SAT, is a standardized test that gives you a sneak peek at what the SAT will be like. Plus, taking the PSAT puts you in the running for the National Merit Scholarship Program , which could help you earn some serious scholarship money for college.

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Mid-season Update on College Acceptance Trends for Class of 2024

CTK College Coach

As we summarized in our newsletter this time last year in Early Action Acceptance Rates for High School Class of 2023 — CTK College Coach , colleges are using deferrals much more heavily in the last few years, leaving many early action and early decision applicants waiting much longer for a final decision.