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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 are Your Chances of Getting off the Waitlist?

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!

Regular Admissions Trends for the Class of 2026

Test optional admissions policies, surging applications, over-enrollment, and increasing selectivity have culminated in a wild admissions cycle for the Class of 2026. Read more to find out how future applicants should craft a college list and maximize admissions chances.

Maureen Meyer2022-05-11T13:46:01-04:00May 11th, 2022|Categories: Admissions trends, class of 2026, college admissions, college applications, college list, Collegiate Gateway, Common Application, Early Action, Early Admissions, early admissions trends, Early Decision, ED2, international students, Regular Admissions, Regular Decision Admissions, test-optional, Wait Lists, yield|Tags: admissions trends, Class of 2026, college, College Admissions, College Applications, college early applications, college list, Columbia University, common application, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, deferrals, Duke University, early action acceptance rates, early admissions, Early admissions trends, early decision, early decision acceptance rates, Harvard University, Northwestern University, Princeton University, Regular Admissions, regular decision acceptance rates, regular decision admissions, Stanford University, test-optional colleges, undergraduate admissions, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, Wait Lists, waitlist, Washington University in St. Louis, Williams, yield|

Another Year of Record-Breaking College Applications!

After last year’s admissions cycle shattered application records at many selective schools, it is incredible that this year, many colleges saw steady or increasing applications again! We take an in-depth look at how rising applications affects college admissions and what this means for future applicants.

Collegiate Gateway’s Guide to Early Admissions Policies

If you are confused about restrictive and non-restrictive early admissions policies for college applications, you are not alone! We can answer many of your questions about the differences in ED (early decision), REA (restrictive early action), SCEA (single-choice early action), and EA (early action) policies among a selection of top colleges.

Who Benefits From Early Decision?

How does Early Decision benefit students and colleges? What is the impact of Early Decision on Regular Decision admissions programs, and why are more colleges using Early Decision to fill almost half of their incoming classes? Find out the answers to all of these questions and more!

Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2026

Take a look at this year’s trends from colleges’ early admissions cycle. From another year of high application numbers to consistently low admission rates, we’ve analyzed the stats at selective schools.

Maureen Meyer2022-01-11T21:35:31-05:00January 10th, 2022|Categories: Admissions trends, class of 2026, college, college admissions, college applications, college early applications, Deferrals, Early Admissions, early admissions trends, Early Decision, ED2, Regular Admissions, Regular Decision Admissions, test-optional|Tags: application deferral, Barnard College, brown university, Class of 2026, College Early Admissions, collegiate gateway, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, early action acceptance rates, Early Action Application Numbers, Early admissions trends, early decision acceptance rates, Early Decision Application Numbers, Georgetown University, Harvard University, Ivy League Early Admissions Results, julie gross, MIT, Princeton University, Stanford University, Test-optional Admissions, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Williams College, Yale University|

When Will You Hear Back From Colleges?

Congratulations on submitting your college applications! Now, when will you learn your admissions results? See our list of regular decision notification dates for many selective schools for the Class of 2026 application cycle.

Maureen Meyer2022-01-08T23:11:15-05:00January 8th, 2022|Categories: Admissions trends, class of 2026, college, college admissions, college applications, Regular Admissions, Regular Decision Admissions|Tags: College Admissions, College Applications, College Decisions, regular decision, regular decision notification dates, waitlist letter of continued interest|

Early Admissions Decisions: Your Next Steps

After receiving your college decisions for early admissions, there are a variety of actions you can – and should – take. If you’ve accepted a binding admissions decision, we’ll tell you how to start off your college career on the right foot. If not, we’ll help you maximize your admissions chances going forward.

Maureen Meyer2021-12-20T21:55:10-05:00December 20th, 2021|Categories: class of 2026, college, college admissions, college applications, college early applications, Deferrals, Early Action, Early Admissions, Early Decision, ED2|Tags: College Acceptance, College Admissions Outcomes, College Application Withdrawal, college deferral, College Early Action, College Early Admissions, College Early Decision, EA acceptance, ED acceptance|

College Applicant Portals

Why should students take the time to set up a college applicant portal? Read on to find out more about the functionality of these online platforms and why it’s important to follow through and set up your account.

Maureen Meyer2021-11-11T11:30:14-05:00November 11th, 2021|Categories: class of 2026, college, college admissions, College Applicant Portals, college applications, college early applications, Regular Admissions|Tags: college, College Admissions, College Applicant Portal, College applicants, College Applications, collegiate gateway, demonstrated interest, early admissions, julie gross, undergraduate admissions|