28 February 2017

College Advice: How I Read an Application

Posted in Perspectives

forbesJuniors and parents of juniors—here's an interesting article from Chris Teare at Drew University about how he reads a college application.  You'll find it a useful way to understand how your school profile, transcript and recommendations set the context for reading your application, and what he's looking for once the context has been set. 

Click here for the article.

18 February 2017

Vanderbilt Admits 23.6% of Early Decision Applicants to the Class of 2021

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2021

vanderbilt logoVanderbilt University reported yesterday that it admitted 23.6 percent of Early Decision I/II applicants to the Class of 2021.  

Click here for the news release.

 

08 February 2017

Common App Essay Prompts for 2017-18

Posted in Class of 2022

commonapplogoThe Common App essay prompts for 2017-18 are now available.  Three of the five original prompts have been revised, and two new prompts have been added.  The word count limit remains at 650.

Click here for the list of prompts.

02 February 2017

Class of 2021 Early Notification Dates

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2021

UPDATE #12 (2/2)

student-questionsHere's our latest list of early notification dates for the Class of 2021.  As many of you know, schools often post results in advance of their "official" notification dates, so we've compiled the most recently updated dates for you here where available.

Good luck, seniors!

26 January 2017

University of Virginia Admits 5,914 Early Action Applicants to the Class of 2021

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2021

uva logoThe University of Virginia announced today that it admitted 5,914 early action applicants to the Class of 2021.  

A total of 20,446 early action applications were received, up 22 percent from the previous year, resulting in an early admission rate of 29 percent.  47 percent of in-state applicants were admitted while 22 percent of out-of-state applicants were admitted.  

Click here for the blog post.

 

19 January 2017

Boston University Admits 916 Early Decision I Applicants to Class of 2021

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2021

bulogoBoston University admitted 916 applicants to the Class of 2021 under Early Decision I.  

The total number of early decision I applicants grew to 2,142, resulting in an admission rate of 42 percent.

Another 2,039 applications were received for Early Decision II, with notifications planned for mid-February.  In total, Boston University plans to enroll approximately 35 percent of the the Class of 2021 through students admitted early decision. 

Click here for the news release.

 

19 January 2017

Boston College Admits 2,900 Restrictive Early Action Applicants to the Class of 2021

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2021

bostoncollegeBoston College announced today that it admitted 2,900 restrictive early action applicants to the Class of 2021.  

A total of 9,000 early action applications were received this year, up 5 percent, resulting in an early admission rate of 33 percent.  

Boston College hopes to fill approximately 30 percent of the Class of 2021 with students accepted early action.   

Click here for the news release.

 

15 January 2017

Georgia Tech Admits 4,380 Early Action Applicants to the Class of 2021

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2021

gatech logoGeorgia Tech announced today that it admitted 4,380 early action applicants to the Class of 2021.  

Early action applications grew to 15,715, resulting in an early action admission rate of 28 percent—49 percent for residents and 21 percent for non-residents.

Click here for the news release.

 

07 January 2017

Northwestern Admits 26 Percent of Early Decision Applicants to Class of 2021

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2021

northwestern logoNorthwestern University admitted approximately 26 percent of early decision applicants to the Class of 2021.  

A total of 3,736 early decision applications were received this year, up 20 percent. With total applications topping 37,000, the overall admission rate is projected to fall under 10 percent. 

Click here for the news release.

 

22 December 2016

Middlebury Admits 343 Early Decision I Applicants to the Class of 2021

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2021

middlebury logoMiddlebury College announced today that it admitted 343 early decision I applicants to the Class of 2021.  

A total of 673 early decision I applications were received this year, up 6.5 percent from last year, resulting in an early admission rate of 51 percent.

Middlebury expects admitted early decision applicants to comprise 51 percent of the targeted class size of 705.  

Click here for the news release.

 

21 December 2016

Emory College Admits 474 Early Decision I Applicants to Class of 2021

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2021

emory logoEmory College admitted 474 Early Decision I applicants to the Class of 2021.

A total of 1,493 ED1 applications were received this year, up 9 percent from the previous year.  The overall ED1 admission rate was 32 percent.

Click here for the news release.

 

21 December 2016

Oxford College at Emory University Admits 190 Early Decision I Applicants to Class of 2021

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2021

emory logoEmory College admitted 190 Early Decision I applicants to the Class of 2021.

A total of 712 ED1 applications were received this year, up 53 percent from the previous year.  The overall ED1 admission rate was 27 percent.

Click here for the news release.

 

20 December 2016

Five Strategies That Take Advantage of Colleges' Enrollment Statistics

Posted in Perspectives

forbesThere are many ways to get a great education, and not all of them require that you attend a brand-name institution.  Here's a post from Will Dix at Forbes that suggests five strategies for uncovering opportunities at well-regarded but lesser known institutions that can provide you an excellent education at an affordable price.

19 December 2016

Georgetown Admits 931 Early Action Applicants to Class of 2021

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2021

georgetown logoGeorgetown University admitted 931 restrictive early action applicants to the Class of 2021.  

A total of 7,822 early action applications were received this year, up 11 percent, resulting in an early admission rate of 12 percent. 

 

Click here for the news release.

 

16 December 2016

Johns Hopkins Admits 591 Early Decision Applicants to Class of 2021

Posted in Early Admission, Class of 2021

johnshopkinslogoJohns Hopkins admitted 591 applicants to the Class of 2021 under early decision.  

The total number of early decision applicants remained relatively steady at 1,934, resulting in an early admission rate of 31 percent.

Click here for the news release.

 

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