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10 Lessons About College Admissions that COVID-19 Has Taught Us in the Past Year

10 Lessons About College Admissions that COVID-19 Has Taught Us in the Past Year

In March 2020, schools began closing because of COVID-19. Since then, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted the education of millions of high school and college students. Colleges, universities, and high schools alike have had to adapt, and many of these adaptations will likely have long-term effects on the future of education. As we reach the…

A Quick Guide to Admissions Options: Early Decision, Early Action, Rolling Admissions and More

A Quick Guide to Admissions Options: Early Decision, Early Action, Rolling Admissions and More

With so many admissions options, when should a student apply? Early policies can maximize a student’s chances to get into a school, but the policies need to be carefully read. While the definitions for each are generally consistent, some colleges have their own early policies. Over 500 colleges and universities offer Early Action (EA) or…

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An Overview of Early Admission Stats for the Class of 2023

Below is a chart of some of the early acceptance data released by a sample of different highly selective schools. College/ University # of ED/EA Applicants # of Accepted ED/EA Applicants % Acceptance Rate of ED/EA Applicants Fall ‘19 % Acceptance Rate of ED/EA Applicants Fall ‘18 Brown 4,230 769 18% 21.1% Cornell 6,159 1,395…

How to Handle a College Early Decision or Early Action Deferral

This month, many students who applied to college Early Decision or Early Action will receive notification that they’ve been deferred. This means they’ve neither been accepted nor rejected – a sort of college purgatory. Unlike a rejection, a deferral offers hope…you have not been rejected!  The college is asking you to wait. Now you have two…