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College Waitlists: What are Your Chances of Being Accepted?

Waitlisted and not sure what to do next? Read our tips for analyzing your waitlist chances and follow our next steps to demonstrate your continued interest!

Maureen Meyer2023-04-08T00:01:28-04:00April 7th, 2023|Categories: Admissions trends, class of 2025, class of 2026, class of 2027, college, college admissions, college applications, college early applications, college list, College update letter, college visits, Collegiate Gateway, Early Action, Early Admissions, Early Decision, ED2, Julie Gross, Uncategorized, virtual college admissions events, Wait Lists, yield|Tags: accepted waitlist offer, admitted from waitlist, Amherst, Bates, Boston College, Boston University, bowdoin, brown, college admissions factors, college admissions trends, collegiate gateway, Columbia, cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, johns hopkins, julie gross, Lehigh, Michigan waitlist, Northwestern, NYU waitlist, Penn State, Princeton waitlist, Stanford waitlist, Tufts, Tulane waitlist, UC Berkeley, University of Miami, University of Miami waitlist, waitlist admission, waitlist letter of continued interest, WashU, Williams|

What Will College Look Like in the Fall 2021?

Will college life look more normal this fall? Will vaccines be required for all students returning to campus? Will students still need to wear masks in the classroom? Read more to find out what colleges have planned for the fall of 2021.

Maureen Meyer2021-05-05T21:16:05-04:00May 5th, 2021|Categories: class of 2025, college, college admissions, college vaccine requirements, coping with covid, Coronavirus, Covid-19|Tags: brown university, College Vaccine Requirements, collegiate gateway, Cornell University, Covid Vaccines, Dickinson state University, Duke, Georgetown University, harvard, julie gross, University of Illinois, University of Notre Dame, USC, Yale|

Regular Admissions Trends for the Class of 2025

Test optional admissions policies, more applications, more deferrals from early admissions, and longer waitlists have culminated in a wild admissions season for the Class of 2025. Read more to find out how future applicants should craft a college list.

Maureen Meyer2021-04-19T12:39:25-04:00April 19th, 2021|Categories: Admissions trends, class of 2025, college, college admissions, college applications, college early applications, college list, Common Application, Deferrals, Early Admissions, early admissions trends, Early Decision, Regular Admissions, Regular Decision Admissions, Wait Lists, yield|Tags: Boston College, class of 2025, College Admissions, College Applications, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, early action acceptance rates, early decision acceptance rates, Harvard University, Northwestern University, Princeton University, regular decision acceptance rates, Stanford University, test-optional colleges, undergraduate admissions, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, waitlist, Washington University in St. Louis, Williams|

Colleges Increase Use of Waitlists

How likely are you to be admitted to college off a waitlist, and how can you improve your chances of admission? Here are some tips for being realistic about your admission chances and continuing to demonstrate interest to your top college choices.

Sibling Legacy in College Admissions: Does It Exist?

If your older sibling attends your dream school, will this help you to get in? If twins apply to a college together, will it give them any advantage? Does sibling legacy provide a hook into college admissions?

Maureen Meyer2021-03-23T10:52:25-04:00March 23rd, 2021|Categories: Admissions trends, class of 2025, college, college admissions, college applications, Early Admissions, Sibling Legacy|Tags: CalTech, college admissions for multiples, college admissions trends, Duke University, Harvard University, legacy admissions, MIT, Primary Legacy, Secondary Legacy, sibling legacy, University of Notre Dame|

Rise in Applications at Selective Schools

The pandemic created the perfect storm for college applications to explode at highly-selective schools. What does this mean for the Class of 2025 and what should you do to improve your chances of admission?

Maureen Meyer2021-03-15T12:01:47-04:00March 15th, 2021|Categories: Admissions trends, class of 2025, college, college admissions, college applications, college early applications, college list, Common Application, Covid-19, Deferrals, Gap year, Regular Admissions, Wait Lists|Tags: College acceptance rate, College Admissions, College Applications, Columbia, Dartmouth, harvard, notre dame, NYU, princeton, Regular Admissions, regular decision, Standardized Testing, undergraduate admissions, UVA, Williams, Yale|

Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2025

During this unprecedented pandemic, applying early to colleges has had its challenges. From SAT and ACT test cancellations to the reduced ability to visit colleges in person, early admissions have been different this year. Nevertheless, students have pressed onward and submitted their early apps. Whatever your early admissions outcomes, it ...

Maureen Meyer2020-12-19T23:44:26-05:00December 19th, 2020|Categories: Admissions trends, apps, class of 2025, college, college admissions, college early applications, college list, college visits, coping with covid, Early Admissions, early admissions trends, Early Decision, ED2, Testing|Tags: BU, College Admissions, Columbia, cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, early action, early admissions, early decision, Georgetown, harvard, MIT, Northwestern, notre dame, princeton, Stanford, Testing, undergraduate admissions, Williams, Yale|