Humbach Education Consulting

MARCH 13, 2020

What does it mean to be on the waitlist? Why do colleges have waitlists? With students applying to more and more schools, it’s become more difficult for colleges to predict how many of their admitted students will actually enroll. Students are being accepted to many colleges – but you can only enroll at one. No, thanks!”

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Admissions Madness

JULY 9, 2022

Occasionally, deferred students are offered a spot on the waitlist, a kind of double-limbo. Deferral is the enrollment management equivalent of texting “hey, you up?” Another tool in the enrollment manager’s kit is the elusive waitlist. UT that year offered a few hundred students an invitation to join the waitlist.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

MIT Acceptance Rate Trends MIT Regular Decision Acceptance Rate MIT Early Action Acceptance Rate How to Get Accepted into MIT MIT Transfer Acceptance Rate MIT Waitlist Acceptance Rate Frequently Asked Questions Takeaways What Is MIT’s Acceptance Rate? Out of the 1,284 admitted students, 1,102 eventually enrolled.

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Humbach Education Consulting

MARCH 14, 2019

What does it mean to be on the waitlist? Why do colleges have waitlists? With students applying to more and more schools, it’s become more difficult for colleges to predict how many of their admitted students will actually enroll. Students are being accepted to many colleges – but you can only enroll at one. No, thanks!”

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 15, 2024

The University of Texas at Austin is a public research university founded in 1883 with an undergraduate enrollment of over 42,000. SAT Tutoring Expert one-on-one guidance to boost your score. ENROLL NOW Last year, UT Austin’s Class of 2027 received an all-time high number of applications — around 73,000. all else equal.”

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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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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. Introduction of a waitlist for the first time in many years. Since enough universities have reverted to requiring them, it’s almost certain that you will need to take the SAT.

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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. Waitlists are being utilized more than ever before.

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Admissions Village

JUNE 19, 2024

Small Liberal Arts College (SLAC): Typically a private college that encourages a broad education with a student enrollment of under 3,000. 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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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 22, 2024

News & World Report and has an undergraduate enrollment of about 4,500. Peterson said MIT placed a “modest number” of applicants on their waitlist. According to past data, between 10-35 students get off the waitlist each year, primarily because MIT has a high yield rate — around 85% of admitted students joined the Class of 2027.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 12, 2024

Decisions for transfer students have not yet been released and waitlist decisions will be released once admitted students accept or decline their offers. I imagine we will see a rise in students signing up for additional ACT and SAT tests to boost scores. SAT Tutoring Expert one-on-one guidance to boost your score.

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AdmissionSight

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The PSAT, or Preliminary SAT, is a standardized test that gives you a sneak peek at what the SAT will be like. It’s typically taken during your junior year and is a great way to practice and see how you might score on the actual SAT. Prepare for the SAT and ACT. Worried about the cost?

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Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

and an average standardized test score – for those who submitted a score at all – of 1450 on the SAT and 32 on the ACT. Tulane also prioritized avoided waitlisting students EDII applicants who were deferred in the Early Action round as to not leave them in limbo for a second time.

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Admissions Madness

JUNE 18, 2022

There are many common sources of worry, like whether you will get into your dream school or if your SAT is good enough. Purgatories such as waitlists, deferrals, appeals, and “letters of continuing interest” drag out the process that exclusively serves university needs, which I discuss in another video.

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CTK College Coach

MARCH 17, 2022

You’ll need it for completing the paperwork to enroll as a student. You will need to make a decision about enrolling in a campus-provided health insurance plan or staying on your existing one. You will need to make a decision about enrolling in a campus-provided health insurance plan or staying on your existing one.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 26, 2024

For many applicants, it represents the final verdict on their college aspirations, as they eagerly check their email or log into admission portals to discover whether they’ve been accepted, denied, or waitlisted. Deferral/Denial and Waitlist Analysis & Guidance Launch an action plan to maximize your chances of admission.

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StandOut College Prep

APRIL 10, 2023

Standardized Test Scores (SAT/ACT) : MIT adopted a test-optional policy in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been extended through the 2022-2023 admissions cycle. This means that you are not required to submit SAT or ACT scores as part of your application.

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The Koppelman Group

OCTOBER 12, 2024

An advocacy call is a call by a school counselor to college admissions, after a deferral or waitlist decision, emphasizing the strength of your application. However, more than 50% of accepted and enrolled students in recent years have submitted either an SAT or ACT score.

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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. Harvard supplemental essay #1 Harvard has long recognized the importance of enrolling a diverse student body.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

With a network this expansive to support them, it’s no surprise that 94 percent of Boston grads find employment or enroll in a graduate program within six months of earning their degree. If applicants were able to take the SAT or ACT exams and their scores accurately reflect their academic ability, they are encouraged to submit them.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

I looked forward to those meetings the way you look forward to taking an SAT- that is to say- not at all. Sending hundreds of thousands of emails and mailing broadly prospective students- what schools refer to as “student search”- is a big part of their enrollment strategy. Traveling is also time intensive and expensive.

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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. Still Numerator.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

A few CTK tips to consider: Tip # 1: Don’t commit until you are ready (and before the enrollment deadline) For the schools where you have been accepted, don’t let all those emails, glossy pamphlets, and stickers from colleges pressure you into making a commitment before you are ready. You can see my fulsome update on the digital SAT here.

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The Koppelman Group

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Expression of Continued Interest If you’ve read a bunch about deferrals and waitlists, you may have heard of a Letter of Continued Interest. On the form , which is available through Enrollment Connect, you’ll be able to “type any updates or additional information that you wish to add to your application.” Do not wing this.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

As we round the bend on the middle of the year, many juniors are taking the ACT or SAT– or wondering whether they should in this largely test-optional world. A school like the University of Oregon had only 17% of last year’s enrolled first-year students submit test scores. You can see my fulsome update on the digital SAT here.

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Admissions Madness

APRIL 4, 2022

We have waitlists, deferrals, appeals, and letters of continued interest that distribute spaces randomly, but we will never resort to an actual lottery. We prefer to maintain an aura of secrecy to cover our asses in case we enroll certain demographics at the expense of others. Isn’t holistic review wonderful?

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The Koppelman Group

AUGUST 2, 2024

They also require applicants to submit an ACT or SAT score, except for in ‘ exceptional cases.’ We’ve had students come to us after receiving a waitlist or rejection decision who submitted 12-page-long resumes, self-published novels, and a pile of research papers. As a result, the acceptance rate has plummeted. Today, it sits at 3.59%.

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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. Advocate for yourself.

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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. Early action is non-binding , so the applicant applies and receives an admissions decision earlier but is not expected to enroll if admitted.

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StandOut College Prep

APRIL 6, 2023

The committee’s decisions determine whether an applicant is accepted, rejected, or waitlisted for the program or institution. For example, if you have a low SAT score, the committee will look for other indicators of your academic ability and potential. college admissions offices met their enrollment goals.

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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% NYU academic requirements The students NYU seeks to enroll are self-driven, ambitious, and innovative. NYU average GPA: 3.7

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

No matter which school or major students are enrolled in, Penn emphasizes that all undergraduate students receive a thorough foundation in the liberal arts. Penn’s four undergraduate schools include a college of arts and sciences, a business school, an engineering school, and a school of nursing. Thanks for everything—it's certainly paid off!"

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StandOut College Prep

MARCH 9, 2023

Standardized test scores, such as the SAT or ACT, are also considered. Notification : After the final vote, the admissions office sends notifications to all applicants, letting them know whether they have been admitted, denied, or waitlisted. In short, admissions officers can be a valuable resource for students even after they enroll.

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

JULY 28, 2022

From an enrollment and admission standpoint this is also true. GPA, 1300 SAT, write a few lines on your essay, do some stuff outside the classroom, and we’ll see you in the fall.”. Perhaps this will be as minor as angst over your essay topic, having to wait months for decisions, or being deferred or waitlisted by colleges.

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Tex Admissions

MARCH 27, 2022

For fall 2019, 729 CS applicants gained admission with 403 enrolling. Competitive applicants will rank at least in the top 10% scoring a 1480 or higher on the SAT and also have extensive CS/STEM heavy resumes. Summer after sixth grade, I enrolled in a robotics course at the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth summer camp (CTY).

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Admissions.Blog

MARCH 10, 2023

” shared Shawn Abbott, Tulane’s Vice President for Enrollment Management and Dean of Admission. last year), a 1473 on the SAT, and/or nearly a 33 on the ACT. By May 1, Tulane predicts fewer than 2,000 students will be holding a space on its waitlist, and it is premature to predict how many will be admitted.

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Admissions.Blog

MARCH 30, 2023

Interestingly, only roughly one third of those accepted to both Emory College and Oxford College Regular Decision did not submit ACT or SAT scores. Interestingly, only roughly one third of those accepted to both Emory College and Oxford College Regular Decision did not submit ACT or SAT scores.

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