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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|

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|

Early College Admissions Notification Dates 2021-22

Congratulations on submitting your early college applications! Now when will you find out your college admissions results? See our list of early admissions notification dates for many selective schools for the 2021-22 application cycle.

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|

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|

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|

Covid-19 and the SAT/ACT: What You Need to Know

Many aspects of college admissions have changed in response to Covid-19. Juniors and seniors in high school may need to create college lists and make decisions about where they want to spend the next four years without visiting campus. And – perhaps the most unsettling change felt by applicants and ...

Maureen Meyer2020-10-26T00:01:15-04:00October 25th, 2020|Categories: ACT, Admissions trends, college, college admissions, Covid-19, Early Admissions, Regular Decision Admissions, SAT, Testing|Tags: ACT, admissions factors, College Admissions, College Applications, SAT, SAT Subject Tests, Standardized Testing, test dates, test flexible, Test Optional, test prep, testing centers, undergraduate admissions|

A Summer Timeline for Starting Your College Applications

You’re about to finish a hectic junior year of working hard at school and participating in extracurricular activities—not to mention going on college visits, taking standardized tests, and possibly learning to drive! As your summer stretches before you, here are some ways to consider getting a jump start on your ...

collegiategateway2020-06-13T07:13:48-04:00March 25th, 2019|Categories: ACT, college admissions, college research, Common Application, Early Admissions, Early Decision, SAT|Tags: College Admissions, college essays, college resume, college visits, common application, personal essay, summer timeline|

Who Benefits From Early Decision?

Early Decision is a relatively new phenomenon in the college admissions landscape. But in the few decades since its inception, it’s become such a prominent feature of college admissions that many colleges fill up to half their freshman class through Early Decision applications. There is much controversy surrounding its impact ...

collegiategateway2020-06-13T07:14:16-04:00March 14th, 2019|Categories: Admissions trends, college admissions, Early Admissions, Early Decision|Tags: college, College Admissions, discrimination in early admissions, early action, early admissions, early admissions controversy, history of early decision, single choice early action, undergraduate admissions|