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%, [...]
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Legacies Have Leg Up in College Admissions
Admission Results for Duke, Penn, Cornell, Dartmouth, Northwestern and More….
Class of 2014 Admission Results for Duke, Penn, Cornell, Dartmouth, Northwestern, MIT, Stanford and More….
Penn Sends Out “Likely Letters” to Selected Applicants
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.
Record Applications to Princeton, Chicago, Brown, Penn, Duke, Stanford, MIT…..
Harvard, Princeton, Brown, Penn, Chicago and other universities received record numbers of applications for the Class of 2014.
Early Decision Results for Class of 2014
More than 30% of the Class of 2014 has been admitted under binding Early Decision programs at Cornell, Dartmouth, Swarthmore, Columbia, Amherst, Williams College, Middlebury, Wesleyan (CT) and Northwestern.
More than 30% of the Class of 2014 has been admitted under binding Early Decision programs at Cornell, Dartmouth, Swarthmore, Columbia, Amherst, Williams College, Middlebury and Northwestern.
Ivy League, Stanford & Duke Report Increase in Early Applications
Penn, Brown University, Duke University and Dartmouth College reported increases in early decision applications for the Class of 2014. Yale University, which has a non-binding early action programs, experienced a 5-percent decrease in applications. Stanford University, offering a single-choice early option action saw a 4-percent increase in applications.
College Board’s Score Choice Sets Off Debate and Angst — Some Schools to Require All SAT Scores
The College Board’s new policy that lets students report selected SAT scores has set off both a national debate and heightened anxiety. Until now, students who took the SAT more than once had no choice but to submit scores from all test administration dates. Score Choice eliminates that requirement, except when the college or university opposes the policy.
