Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 26, 2024

Ivy Day typically falls in late March or early April and is the day when Ivy League institutions and several other prestigious colleges release their regular decision admissions results. This year, Ivy Day will be on Thursday, March 28. Keep yourself occupied with activities or healthy hobbies that you enjoy.

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Top Tier Admissions

MARCH 22, 2024

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. Last year, 32 of 619 waitlisted students were admitted, or 5.2%.

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Admissions Madness

JULY 9, 2022

A 2020 data assessment by Ivy Coach crunched the numbers to determine which Ivy League universities admit ED applicants deferred to the regular admissions pool. Occasionally, deferred students are offered a spot on the waitlist, a kind of double-limbo. Another tool in the enrollment manager’s kit is the elusive waitlist.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

ACT or the College Board for the SATs) and university website for up-to-date offerings and application deadlines. Plan ACT or SAT test dates with the goal of achieving scores you’re happy with by the end of the summer before your senior year. Study for ACT or SAT. ACT, AP, SAT) be sent to the schools on your list.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Stanford, Duke), you’re probably encouraging them to consider applying to perhaps the most famous, prestigious, historical, and globally admired of the Ivies: Harvard. Harvard University ranking Harvard is routinely at or near the top of Ivy League rankings : Forbes: 9 Niche: 4 U.S.

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The Koppelman Group

JULY 28, 2024

This attracts many top high school applicants, often with the fallacy that it’ll be easier to get into than the Ivy League — but that isn’t really the case anymore. Williams isn’t a member of the Ivy League, but it is like getting into the Ivy League. The acceptance rate for the class of 2028 was only 7.5%.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

But before you start asking how to get into UPenn, take a moment to learn as much as possible about the spirit of the school that calls itself “the Ivy League without the ivory tower.” As is the case for any Ivy League school, the competition to gain admission is fierce. Thanks for everything—it's certainly paid off!"

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Georgia Tech Admissions Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In fact, last year our denied SAT average was over 1400–the top 5% of global test takers. If you are applying to a number of schools with admit rates of 1 out of 4 or less, expect turbulence along the way, including deferral and waitlist decision. Don’t get mad about it. You chose that. More here. Don’t get frustrated.

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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. That differential is one indicator of how much or how little each school weighs test scores What’s the best way to prepare for the Digital SAT? for most students than the old SAT.

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Caltech , Stanford ) and is interested in pursuing a career in a STEM-related field (science, technology, engineering, and math), you may want to encourage them to apply to one of the most prestigious Ivy Plus schools: MIT. Many students pursue minors in non-STEM fields, such as writing, political science, and comparative media studies.

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CTK College Coach

MARCH 31, 2022

I know your numbers and experiences-- you have essays just as compelling, SAT scores just as high, letters of recommendation just as glowing, transcripts just as impressive. Getting Rejected from Ivy League Schools When I was sixteen years old, I had my heart set on Princeton. And then I was waitlisted.

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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. Learn the UChicago acceptance rate and admissions requirements, plus strategies for UChicago supplemental essays the university of chicago is ranked #6 by u.s.

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CTK College Coach

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

SAT, ACT, and test optional: with Dartmouth now requiring test scores, will the test optional trend reverse? 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. You can see my fulsome update on the digital SAT here.

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Top Tier Admissions

APRIL 26, 2024

Columbia University , an Ivy League institution founded in 1754, is located in New York City and ranks #12 (tied with Cornell and University of Chicago) in the 2024 U.S. Recently, peer institutions like Dartmouth College , Yale University , Brown University and Cornell University announced a return to requiring SAT or ACT scores.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies.

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Spark Admissions

JANUARY 23, 2023

After the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies.

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Spark Admissions

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Because the COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult or impossible for many students to take the ACT and the SAT, the vast majority of American colleges and universities chose to institute temporary (or, in some cases, permanent) test-optional policies. University of Washington: Test-Blind permanently (except for waitlist considerations).

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Shemmassian Academic Consulting

JULY 25, 2023

When Mr. Lopez looked bored, I sat by him to read books. I slowly sat next to him and attempted to converse as usual. Offers of admission from the waitlist are also extended based on this ranking. So, I tried to show Mr. Lopez extra care by saving him some leftovers whenever I oversaw food distribution.

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