Freshman applications to Harvard for the Class of 2016 fell nearly 2% after the college reinstated its early action program. Harvard received 34,285 applications down from 34,950 a year earlier. Other members of the Ivy League, Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania, also reported a decline in freshman applicants following years of record increases. [...]
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Penn Accepts 47% of Class of 2016 from Early Decision Pool
December 11, 2011
The Daily Pennsylvanian reported that Penn’s early decision acceptance rate declined by almost 1 percent, from 26.1% last year to 25.4%, as announced by Dean of Admissions Eric Furda on Friday, December 9, 2011. Furda stated 1,148 students were accepted into the Class of 2016 through early decision, compared to 1,192 last year. He added [...]
Penn’s Regular Decision Admit Rate Drops Below 10%
March 31, 2011
The University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate Admissions Office reported that 9.5% of regular decision applicants were admitted to the Class of 2015, down from 11.4% last year. This marks the first time that the University’s regular decision acceptance rate has dipped below the 10% mark. Penn’s overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2015 is 12.3%, [...]
Penn Early Decision Applications Increase 17 Percent
November 16, 2010
U Penn received 17 percent more early decision applications this year, approximately 4,500 — up from 3,851 last fall.
Legacies Have Leg Up in College Admissions
October 7, 2010
Ever wonder about legacy preferences in college admissions? Richard D. Kahlenberg’s book “Affirmative Action for the Rich: Legacy Preferences in College Admissions” examines legacy admission practices at a number of institutions including Brown, Princeton, Harvard, Penn and Dartmouth.
New College Rankings from U.S. News and Forbes
August 14, 2010
U.S. News Best Colleges 2011 and Forbes America’s Best Colleges 2010 have dominated the college admissions headlines recently.
Admission Results for Duke, Penn, Cornell, Dartmouth, Northwestern and More….
March 31, 2010
Class of 2014 Admission Results for Duke, Penn, Cornell, Dartmouth, Northwestern, MIT, Stanford and More….
Penn Sends Out “Likely Letters” to Selected Applicants
March 20, 2010
Penn sent out approximately 200 likely letters in March 2010 – an increase from last year’s 120. According to the Daily Pennsylvanian, many of the students who received the letters expressed interest in studying natural sciences such as physics and chemistry, traditionally “under-enrolled” majors.
Admission Yield & Waitlist Update for Class of 2013
May 19, 2009
Admission yields at Ivy League institutions were in the estimated range. Harvard University’s yield remained at 76%. Yale University reported a 68% yield and the yield at Dartmouth decreased by two percent from last year to 49%. According to published sources, all of the Ivy League schools, except Yale, expressed plans to accept students from their waitlists. Princeton University is expected to admit 31 waitlisted students. Harvard University is expected to admit least 85 students off the waitlist. MIT admitted 63 students (including some international students) off the waitlist to the Class of 2013.
About Lynn Lubell
Lynn Radlauer Lubell is the Publisher of InLikeMe.com, an internationally renowned website for college-bound students, parents and guidance counselors, and the Founder of Admission by Design, an educational consultancy.
A graduate of MIT and Harvard Business School, Lynn completed the IECA's Principles and Practices Institute for Educational Consultants and has broad expertise in college admission strategy and planning.
Lynn served on the MIT Educational Council for ten years interviewing hundreds of undergraduate applicants.
Based in Boca Raton, Florida, Admission by Design, consults with students and families in South Florida and beyond.