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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 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.

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|

Regular Admissions Trends for the Class of 2023: A Look Back to Help You Plan Ahead!

If you are in the midst of planning for your early and regular applications, a look back on last year’s college admissions cycle could provide helpful insights to keep in mind as you delve into the college admissions process. As a follow-up to our previous blog on Early Admissions Trends for ...

collegiategateway2020-05-15T15:56:31-04:00October 27th, 2019|Categories: Admissions trends|Tags: acceptance, affordability, Class of 2022, college, College Admissions, Columbia, common app, cornell, Dartmouth, Deferral Stats, deferrals, Diversity in college admissions, Duke, early action, early admissions, Early admissions trends, early decision, ED1, ED2, Georgetown, harvard, january admissions, johns hopkins, Middlebury, MIT, Northwestern, princeton, QuestBridge, regular decision, rejection, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, Wesleyan, Williams, Yale|

Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2023

As the pool of applicants increases and schools continue to expand admissions options, applying early has become a game of strategic calculations and daunting choices for students. This year alone, many schools saw sharp increases in early applications and most schools experienced a drop in admit rates. By now, students have ...

collegiategateway2020-06-13T07:14:03-04:00March 14th, 2019|Categories: Admissions trends|Tags: acceptance, affordability, Class of 2022, college, College Admissions, Columbia, common app, cornell, Dartmouth, Deferral Stats, deferrals, Diversity in college admissions, Duke, early action, early admissions, Early admissions trends, early decision, ED1, ED2, Georgetown, harvard, january admissions, johns hopkins, Middlebury, MIT, Northwestern, princeton, QuestBridge, regular decision, rejection, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, Wesleyan, Williams, Yale|

Regular Admissions Trends for the Class of 2022

It was another exciting year in regular decision college admissions! As a follow-up to our previous blog on Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2022, here’s an in-depth review of this year’s regular decision trends. To assist applicants who will be applying this fall, our analysis will conclude with a ...

collegiategateway2018-06-05T19:16:12-04:00June 3rd, 2018|Categories: Admissions trends|Tags: Amherst, brown, CalTech, college acceptance rates, college acceptances, College Admissions, Columbia, cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Early admissions trends, Georgetown, harvard, high school graduation rates, johns hopkins, KIPP Foundation, Middlebury College, MIT, princeton, QuestBridge, regular decision, regular decision acceptance rates, regular decision admissions, Stanford, University of Chicago, UPenn, UVA, Vanderbilt, Williams, Yale|

Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2022

As the pool of early applicants increases and schools continue to expand early admissions options, applying early has become a game of strategic calculations and daunting choices for students. This year alone, early applications rose by over 10% at many highly-selective schools. In turn, more applications have led to greater selectivity. ...

collegiategateway2018-01-31T20:36:20-05:00January 31st, 2018|Categories: Admissions trends, college, college admissions|Tags: acceptance, affordability, Class of 2022, college, College Admissions, Columbia, common app, cornell, Dartmouth, Deferral Stats, deferrals, Diversity in college admissions, Duke, early action, early admissions, Early admissions trends, early decision, ED1, ED2, Georgetown, harvard, january admissions, johns hopkins, Middlebury, MIT, Northwestern, princeton, QuestBridge, regular decision, rejection, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, Wesleyan, Williams, Yale|

Regular Admissions Trends for the Class of 2021

It was another exciting year in regular decision college admissions! As a follow-up to our previous blog on Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2021, here’s an in-depth review of this year’s regular decision trends. To assist applicants who will be applying this fall, our analysis will conclude with a ...

collegiategateway2017-07-17T23:31:47-04:00July 16th, 2017|Categories: Admissions trends, college, college admissions, Common Application, Wait Lists|Tags: A Better Chance, Amherst, brown, CalTech, college acceptance rates, college acceptances, College Admissions, Columbia, cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Early admissions trends, Georgetown, harvard, high school graduation rates, johns hopkins, KIPP Foundation, Middlebury College, MIT, princeton, QuestBridge, regular decision, regular decision acceptance rates, regular decision admissions, Stanford, University of Chicago, UPenn, UVA, Vanderbilt, Williams, Yale|

Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2021

The early admissions train was packed this year with more and more students applying early action and early decision to their top college choices. By now, most students have received their early admissions decisions and are either elated by acceptance, disappointed with rejection, or stalled in the waiting room of ...

collegiategateway2017-05-03T21:00:45-04:00January 21st, 2017|Categories: Admissions trends, college admissions, Early Decision|Tags: acceptance, affordability, college, College Admissions, Columbia, common app, cornell, Dartmouth, Deferral Stats, deferrals, Diversity in college admissions, Duke, early action, early admissions, Early admissions trends, early decision, ED1, ED2, Georgetown, harvard, january admissions, johns hopkins, Middlebury, MIT, Northwestern, princeton, QuestBridge, regular decision, rejection, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, Wesleyan, Williams, Yale|