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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|

The Impact of Superscoring the SAT and ACT

What does "superscoring" the ACT and SAT mean? Which colleges allow superscoring and how are the scores reported to schools? Read on to find out our tips for how to evaluate your standardized test scores as part of the college admissions process.

Maureen Meyer2022-05-09T23:23:08-04:00May 9th, 2022|Categories: ACT, Admissions trends, college, college admissions, college applications, Collegiate Gateway, SAT, Superscoring, Superscoring ACT, Superscoring SAT, test-optional, Testing|Tags: ACT, American University, Amherst College, Boston College, College Admissions, CollegeBoard, collegiate gateway, Indiana University, johns hopkins, julie gross, SAT, Superscoring, Tulane, University of Colorado|

Everything You Need to Know About the New Digital SAT

Within the changing landscape of college admissions, the SAT will offer a new version of its test: shorter, digital, and section-adaptive. Read about what will change and what will stay the same!

Maureen Meyer2022-04-30T00:24:08-04:00April 30th, 2022|Categories: college, college admissions, SAT|Tags: adaptive SAT, collegiate gateway, Digital SAT, julie gross, National Merit Scholarship Program, Standardized Testing|

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.

Crafting Your College List, Part I: Best-Fit College Features

When crafting your college list, consider your personality and preferences and how they relate to the features of each college you are considering. Use these "best-fit" features to help you determine at which colleges will you be most able to grow academically, socially, and personally.

Maureen Meyer2022-04-13T16:09:59-04:00April 12th, 2022|Categories: college, college admissions, college applications, College Features, college list, College Majors, college research, Collegiate Gateway, Fit|Tags: college, College Admissions, college extracurricular activities, college features, college location, college size, college visits, collegiate gateway, internships, julie gross, study abroad|

Crafting Your College List, Part II: College Visits

In part two of our step-by-step guide to Crafting Your College List, we will help you narrow down a list of schools for you to research further, and then visit, either in-person or virtually. You will start to see your preferences emerge more clearly with each visit, and your college list will come into focus!

Maureen Meyer2022-04-07T23:56:24-04:00April 7th, 2022|Categories: college, college admissions, college applications, College Features, college list, college research, college visits, research colleges online, virtual college admissions events|Tags: Boston College, CampusReel, College Admissions, college fit, college list, college visits, CollegeScoops, collegiate gateway, in person campus tours, julie gross, New York University, research colleges online, virtual college tours, YOUniversityTV, YouVisit|

Crafting Your College List, Part III: Balancing Your List from Reach to Realistic

As part three of our blog series, Crafting Your College List, now it’s time to narrow down the list of schools you will apply to, and ensure that your list is balanced in a way that is right for you. The ultimate goal is not only to be accepted, but to succeed and thrive at the college you choose to attend!

Maureen Meyer2022-04-13T16:09:31-04:00April 4th, 2022|Categories: Admissions trends, college, college admissions, college applications, College Features, college list, college visits, Collegiate Gateway|Tags: balanced college list, College Admissions, college candidacy, college list, college visits, collegiate gateway, Naviance, Scattergrams, Test Optional|

Meet the Collegiate Gateway Team! Q&A with Julie Raynor Gross, Founder and President

Did you know that it’s been almost 20 years since Julie Raynor Gross founded Collegiate Gateway? Over the past two decades, so much has changed, both in the organization and in college admissions. To mark this milestone, here’s a peek at the inner workings of Collegiate Gateway via interviews with its staff members. First up: Julie Raynor Gross herself!

Meet the Collegiate Gateway Team! Q&A with Caroline Ferrucci, Associate College Counselor

Meet Caroline Ferrucci, Associate College Counselor, at Collegiate Gateway. Caroline joined the company in January 2012 as a Research Assistant. Find out how her role has grown and changed at Collegiate Gateway, and the advice she has for college applicants.

Maureen Meyer2022-03-20T22:08:10-04:00March 16th, 2022|Categories: college, college admissions, college applications, College Essays, college list, college research, High school planning, independent educational consulting, Law School Admissions, Medical School Admissions, medical school planning, Uncategorized|Tags: Caroline Ferrucci, College Admissions, collegiate gateway, Educational Consulting, graduate school admissions|