The University of Georgia offered 9,000 early action applicants to the Class of 2028.

A total of 26,760 applications were received, up 3.5 percent from the previous year, resulting in an admit rate of 34 percent.  

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Williams College announced 249 early decision applicants were admitted to the Class of 2028.

A total of 1068 early decision applications were received this year, resulting in an admission rate of 23 percent.   

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Brown accepted 898 applicants to the Class of 2028 under early decision.  

Early decision applications totaled 6,244 this year, down 8 percent and resulting in an early admission rate of 14 percent.

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Boston University announced that it admitted 34.1 percent of Early Decision I applicants to the Class of 2028.  

Overall, 3,832 applications were received and 1,307 accepted. 

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The University of Virginia announced today that it admitted 1,133 early decision applicants to the Class of 2028.  

A total of 4,465 early decision applications were received, resulting in an overall early admission rate of 25 percent.  The resident admit rate was 30 percent versus 18.5 percent for non-residents. 

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Harvard announced today that it admitted 692 applicants to the Class of 2028 under restrictive early action.  

A total of 7,921 early applications were receive, resulting in an early admission rate of 8.74 percent, up over last year's rate of 7.56 percent. 

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Yale announced today that it accepted 9.02 percent of applicants to the Class of 2028 under Single Choice Early Action.

At total of 709 acceptances were offered from a pool of 7,856 early action applicants.  20 percent of applicants were deferred, 70 percent were denied, and 1 percent were withdrawn or incomplete.

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Emory University admitted Early Decision I applicants to the Class of 2028. 705 were admitted to Emory College, 364 to Oxford College and 205 to both.

A total of 2,704 early decision 1 applications were received for admittance to Emory College, Oxford College at Emory or both.  

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Duke announced today that it admitted 806 students via early decision (including QuestBridge scholars) to the Class of 2028.

A total of 6,240 applications were received, an increase of 28% from 2022, resulting in an early decision rate of 12.9 percent. 

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We're putting the finishing touches on the next edition of College Kickstart for High School Counselors and thought we'd give you a sneak peek.  In addition to expanded school coverage, more tags and improved performance, we've enhanced our test-optional and academic rigor capabilities, added decile analysis to CK 360™ and introduced a "standalone" version of CK 360™ for counselors in need of decision support tools to better advise students.

We're putting the finishing touches on the next edition of College Kickstart for Independent Educational Consultants and thought we'd give you a sneak peek.  In addition to expanded school coverage and more tags, we've enhanced our test-optional analysis and commentary and embedded hyperlinks into Personalized Plan PDFs.

We're putting the finishing touches on the next edition of College Kickstart for Students and Parents and thought we'd give you a sneak peek.  In addition to expanded school coverage and more tags, we've enhanced our test-optional analysis and commentary to help you decide whether to submit test scores.

The University of Georgia offered approximately 5,200 in-state early action applicants to the Class of 2028.

A total of 11,500 in-state applications were received, up 8 percent from the previous year, resulting in an in-state admit rate of 45 percent.  

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Looking for a way to enhance admission odds without obligating yourself to attend?  Here's a list of colleges with early action admission rates that are at least 50% higher than their regular decision admission rates.  

Unlike Early Decision, Early Action is non-binding, so it nearly always works to your advantage.  And as the list shows, this advantage can be meaningful if you're a competitive applicant...all for simply applying 45-60 days earlier than normal.  

With most early action deadlines occurring in early November, the time is now to take a closer look. 

Looking for a way to enhance admission odds? Here's a list of schools with early decision admission rates that are at least twice as high as their regular decision admission rates.  

Because Early Decision is a binding commitment, it only makes sense if you're a competitive applicant, affordability isn't an issue, and you're absolutely certain it's the school for you. But as the list shows, there can be a meaningful advantage in applying this way if you are.  For example, at Barnard College, roughly 60% of the Class of 2027 was admitted through Early Decision, and the admission rate was 25% vs. 3% for those who applied via Regular Decision.  Or at Washington University in St. Louis, over 70% of the incoming class was admitted through Early Decision and the admission rate was 26% vs. 9% for those who applied via Regular Decision.  These are differences too big to ignore.

Note: most early decision deadlines occur in early November, so the time is now to consider if it makes sense for you. Click here for more information about early admission, and here to find out how College Kickstart can help you take full advantage.