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The Role of Grades in College Admissions

Colleges view your academic performance in high school as the strongest predictor of your academic success in college. Find out which grades matter the most and why colleges weigh them so heavily in assessing your application. Read our tips for optimizing your academic coursework in high school as a foundation for successful college admissions.

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!

Maureen Meyer2025-01-13T11:19:16-05:00January 13th, 2025|Categories: Admissions trends, Class of 2029, college, college admissions, college applications, college early applications, college list, Collegiate Gateway, Early Action, Early Admissions, early admissions trends, Early Decision, Julie Gross, Regular Admissions, Regular Decision Admissions, test-optional|Tags: Barnard College, Boston College, Boston University, brown university, class of 2029, College Early Decision, collegiate gateway, Cornell University (ED), Dartmouth College, Duke University, early decision, early decision acceptance rates, Early Decision Application Numbers, early decision benefits, early decision problems, ED, history of early decision, Johns Hopkins University, julie gross, Northwestern University, QuestBridge, skidmore college, test-optional Early decision admissions, the Kipp Foundation, Tulane University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, UVA, Washington University in St. Louis, Williams College|

Early College Admissions Notification Dates 2024-25

Congratulations on submitting your early college applications! Now you may be wondering when you will find out your college admissions results! See our list of early admissions notification dates for many selective schools for the 2024-25 application cycle.

Maureen Meyer2024-11-04T13:43:57-05:00November 4th, 2024|Categories: Admissions trends, class of 2025, college, college admissions, college applications, College Early Admissions Programs, college early applications, college list, Collegiate Gateway, Common Application, Early Action, Early Admissions, Early Admissions Notification Dates, Early Decision, ED2, Julie Gross, Regular Admissions|Tags: brown university, Case Western Reserve University, College Early admissions notification dates, college early applications, collegiate gateway, Columbia University, Cornell University (ED), Dartmouth College, Duke University, early action, early decision, Georgetown University, Harvard University, julie gross, MIT, Northwestern University, Princeton University, restrictive early action, single choice early action, Stanford University, Tulane University, university of michigan, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, Yale University|

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The Role of Grades in College Admissions

Colleges view your academic performance in high school as the strongest predictor of your academic success in college. Find out which grades matter the most and why colleges weigh them so heavily in assessing your application. Read our tips for optimizing your academic coursework in high school as a foundation for successful college admissions.

Early Admissions for the Class of 2028: Part V: Impact of Early Decision on Regular Decision

Many colleges with Early Decision programs are now filling at least 40% or more of their incoming first-year class through ED. This leaves significantly fewer spots for the vastly greater numbers of students who apply through Regular Decision. For future college applicants, consider our stats in determining where to apply Early and Regular Decision.

Maureen Meyer2024-03-14T13:10:37-04:00March 14th, 2024|Categories: Admissions trends, Class of 2028, college, college applications, College Early Admissions Programs, college early applications, college list, Collegiate Gateway, Common Application, Early Admissions, early admissions trends, Early Decision, ED2, Julie Gross, Regular Admissions, Regular Decision Admissions, yield|Tags: Barnard College, Boston College, Boston University, brown university, class of 2027, College Early Decision, collegiate gateway, Cornell University (ED), Dartmouth College, Duke University, early decision, early decision acceptance rates, Early Decision Application Numbers, early decision benefits, early decision problems, ED, history of early decision, Johns Hopkins University, julie gross, Northwestern University, QuestBridge, skidmore college, test-optional Early decision admissions, the Kipp Foundation, Tulane University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, UVA, Washington University in St. Louis, Williams College|

Early Admissions for the Class of 2028: Part IV: 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!

Maureen Meyer2024-03-14T10:16:20-04:00March 14th, 2024|Categories: Admissions trends, Class of 2028, college, college admissions, college applications, College Early Admissions Programs, college early applications, Collegiate Gateway, Early Admissions, early admissions trends, Early Decision, ED2, Julie Gross, yield|Tags: Barnard College, Boston College, Boston University, brown university, class of 2027, College Early Decision, collegiate gateway, Cornell University (ED), Dartmouth College, Duke University, early decision, early decision acceptance rates, Early Decision Application Numbers, early decision benefits, early decision problems, ED, history of early decision, Johns Hopkins University, julie gross, Northwestern University, QuestBridge, skidmore college, test-optional Early decision admissions, the Kipp Foundation, Tulane University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, UVA, Washington University in St. Louis, Williams College|

Early College Admissions Notification Dates 2023-24

Congratulations on submitting your early college applications! Now you may be wondering when you will find out your college admissions results! See our list of early admissions notification dates for many selective schools for the 2023-24 application cycle.

Maureen Meyer2023-11-16T09:39:24-05:00November 16th, 2023|Categories: Class of 2028, college, college admissions, college applications, College Early Admissions Programs, college early applications, college list, Collegiate Gateway, Early Action, Early Admissions, Early Admissions Notification Dates, Early Decision, ED2, Julie Gross|Tags: brown university, Case Western Reserve University, College Early admissions notification dates, college early applications, collegiate gateway, Columbia University, Cornell University (ED), Dartmouth College, Duke University, early action, early decision, Georgetown University, Harvard University, julie gross, MIT, Northwestern University, Princeton University, restrictive early action, single choice early action, Stanford University, Tulane University, university of michigan, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, Yale University|

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!

Maureen Meyer2023-02-01T10:54:25-05:00February 1st, 2023|Categories: Admissions trends, class of 2027, college, college admissions, college applications, College Early Admissions Programs, college early applications, Collegiate Gateway, Early Action, Early Admissions, early admissions trends, Early Decision, ED2, Julie Gross, yield|Tags: Barnard College, Boston College, Boston University, brown university, class of 2027, College Early Decision, collegiate gateway, Cornell University (ED), Dartmouth College, Duke University, early decision, early decision acceptance rates, Early Decision Application Numbers, early decision benefits, early decision problems, ED, history of early decision, Johns Hopkins University, julie gross, Northwestern University, QuestBridge, skidmore college, test-optional Early decision admissions, the Kipp Foundation, Tulane University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, UVA, Washington University in St. Louis, Williams College|

The Role of Grades in College Admissions

Colleges view your academic performance in high school as the strongest predictor of your academic success in college. Find out which grades matter the most and why colleges weigh them so heavily in assessing your application. Read our tips for optimizing your academic coursework in high school as a foundation for successful college admissions.

Maureen Meyer2022-12-21T12:23:53-05:00December 21st, 2022|Categories: college, College Academics, college admissions, college applications, college list, Collegiate Gateway, Grades, high school curriculum, High school planning, Julie Gross, test-optional|Tags: AP classes, AP test scores, college, College Admissions, College Applications, collegiate gateway, high school curriculum, high school GPA, high school grades, IB program, julie gross, Northwestern University, Stanford University, undergraduate admissions, University of Chicago|