CTK College Coach

JUNE 27, 2024

We saw a lot of movement in the test-optional space in 2024, with numerous selective colleges returning to requiring SAT or ACT scores. Every student should decide whether to prep for and take tests, which test to take (SAT or ACT) and how and when to prep for tests. Be patient: deferrals and waitlists Oh, the agony of the deferral!

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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.

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ACM College Consulting

JULY 3, 2024

Early Action vs Early Decision and Regular Decision Personal statement/college essay topics Extracurricular activities and how to shape your resume Who, how and when to ask for recommendation letters What to do if your application is deferred or you are waitlisted FAFSA The importance of campus visits Is demonstrated interest important?

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 12, 2024

All Fall 2025 freshman applicants must submit an official SAT or ACT directly from the testing agency to be eligible for admission. 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.

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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 Village

JUNE 19, 2024

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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Admissions Village

APRIL 25, 2023

Part 3: This Process Is Opaque In the first part of this series, we discussed the role that the rise of test-optional (it is now optional to submit standardized test scores, SAT or ACT, at most colleges) has played in opening up the applicant pool to highly selective colleges. Duke was transparent in their Early Decision release this year.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

JUNIOR YEAR September - January Schedule and sit for standardized ACT or SAT tests if the student is taking them. May Study for and take SAT or ACT tests, if offered. June-August Study for and take SAT or ACT tests, if necessary. Try to decide whether and where you will apply Early Decision (ED) or Early Action (EA).

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Average ACT score: 33 ACT middle 50%: 30–34 Average SAT score: 1442 SAT middle 50%: 1310-1500 International students: 23% First-generation students: 19% As of Fall 2021, the largest demographic represented among BU undergrads were white students (30%). Suggested reading: What is a Good SAT Score? Average GPA: 3.9

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

It’s neither required nor recommended for applicants to take the SAT or ACT. Among the class of 2024, 41 percent submitted SAT scores and 36 percent submitted ACT scores. Part 3: Applying to UChicago early decision vs. early action vs. regular decision UChicago gives students a variety of options for admission.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Harvard average ACT score: 34 25th percentile: 33 75th percentile: 35 Harvard average SAT score: 1520 25th percentile: 1460 75th percentile: 1580 It should be noted that ACT and SAT tests are now optional at Harvard. Your child can also apply regular decision, by January 1st. Submitting them is entirely up to the applicant.

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CTK College Coach

MARCH 17, 2022

You may already have some acceptances in hand from rolling, early action, or early decision applications, or you may be waiting for your very first acceptance as colleges release their decisions for the regular round. Waitlisted– Now What? Read more about what to do if you are waitlisted.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Part 3: Applying to MIT early action vs. regular decision Your child can apply early to MIT by November 1st and receive a decision of either accepted, deferred, or denied, by mid-December. Your child can apply to other universities and make their final decision in April.

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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

Why am I re-taking the SAT/ACT? Because if I get 20 points higher I’ll be able to beat my brother’s score to rub it in his face—capture! 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.

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Excelsior Admissions Consulting

APRIL 26, 2021

JUNIOR YEAR January-April Schedule and sit for standardized ACT or SAT tests, if the student is taking them. May Study for and take SAT or ACT tests, if offered. June-August Study for and take SAT or ACT tests, if necessary. Try to decide whether and where you will apply Early Decision (ED) or Early Action (EA).

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

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.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

NYU average ACT score: 33 25th percentile: 31 75th percentile: 35 NYU average SAT score: 1550 25th percentile: 1350 75th percentile: 1530 Demographic information for the class of 2027: International students: 22.2% Here are some numbers for the class of 2026: Most accepted students ranked in the top 10% of their graduating high school class.

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University Gurus

APRIL 30, 2020

SAT Update (Including Subject Tests). March, April, and May SAT and Subject Tests have all been canceled. Waitlists – Longer and More Acceptances. Colleges are going to get more flexible → especially about SAT Subject Tests (SAT IIs) Remember: Everyone is in the same boat as you. When To Talk To Colleges.

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Admissions.Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

“To save room for more first-generation college students and students who do not feel comfortable making a binding commitment so early, we reduced our Early Decision offers of admission this year and increased Early Action and Regular Decision offers.” Nearly 5% identified as trans or non-binary.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 26, 2024

The newest members of the Class of 2028 were selected from the third largest applicant pool in Columbia’s history, 60,248 total, through the university’s Early Decision and Regular Decision cycles, according to Columbia’s student newspaper, Bwog.

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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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