Category: Admission Stats
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MIT Reinstates SAT or ACT Admissions Requirement
Beginning with the Class of 2027, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology became one of the first extremely-competitive schools to reinstate its SAT or ACT score requirement, which the Institute suspended during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic due to testing disruptions. According to MIT, “scores can yield important insights into students’ potential when considered alongside…
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Brown Releases Class of 2026 Admission Stats
Brown received 50,649 applications for the Class of 2026, a nine percent increase over last year, making it the largest application pool in the University’s history. The admitted cohort of 2,546 students comprises 1,651 Regular Decision offers made on March 31, 2022, and 895 Early Decision admission offers made in December 2021. The overall admit…
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Survey: Nearly 80 Percent of College Students Want Legacy Admissions Eliminated
Being the child of an alumnus should not give a college applicant an admissions edge, according to a 2021 Student Voice survey conducted by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse. For more information, read Inside Higher Ed’s article, featuring additional survey results and analysis. Of the more than 2,000 college students surveyed, 79 percent support…
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Georgia Tech Admits 18 Percent of Applicants to the Class of 2025
Georgia Tech admitted 18 percent of freshman applicants to the Class of 2025. A total of 45,350 applications were received, up 11 percent year over last year. Students admitted to the class of 2025 were academically talented and more diverse than the prior year, including 28% more Black students, 20% more first-generation students, and 12%…
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Test-Optional Momentum Continues to Grow
Indiana University in Bloomington and Northern Illinois University grabbed 2020 headlines for joining the expanding test-optional movement. While IU and most other test-optional schools do not require test scores, admissions officers will still consider submitted scores. Strong scores can improve a student’s admissions standing and may also influence scholarship consideration. The test-optional movement continues to…
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Students Advised to View College Marketing Mailings with Skepticism
Students frequently receive unsolicited letters and marketing materials from universities. These mailings may come in the form of a personalized letter congratulating the student on strong grades or PSAT scores and encourage the recipient to apply for admission. It isn’t unusual for students (and their parents) to interpret this correspondence as an indication of strong…
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7% Admitted at Harvard – Record Rejections at Ivy Schools
Despite the poor economy, interest in attending many of America’s most competitive colleges and universities has not subsided. According to the New York Times, this year, 7 percent of applicants will be admitted to the Class of 2013 at Harvard, down from 8 percent last year. The Times reported that representatives of Harvard, Stanford, Dartmouth,…