The Yale University Class of 2027 Early Action notifications have been released. 7,744 students applied Early Action to Yale’s Class of 2027. Of these students, 776 earned admission. This marks an Early Action admission rate of 10.02% for the New Haven, Connecticut-based Ivy League institution. To put these admissions statistics …
Yale University has claimed solo possession of the 2022 Ivy League football crown after defeating Harvard University 19-14 in a game this past weekend that came down to the final minute of play. Yale finished its season with a 6-1 mark in Ivy League action and 8-2 overall. Princeton University …
The Rhodes Trust has recognized the American Rhodes Scholars-elect for 2023. Their recognition, according to The Rhodes Trust, is “subject to ratification by the Rhodes Trustees after acceptance by one of the colleges of Oxford University.” In all, 32 Americans were named Rhodes Scholars this year — joining a list …
It’s literally Harvard College’s motto: Veritas — as in truth. Yet an alarming number of Harvard students, or former Harvard students shall we say, don’t seem to believe in the truth. In a six-year high, during the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 Harvard undergraduate students were forced to withdraw from the …
Longtime University of Pennsylvania admissions staffer John T. McLaughlin, has announced that he will depart UPenn’s admissions office at year’s end to lead Hamilton College’s admissions staff. At Hamilton, McLaughlin will assume the role of the dean of admissions and associate vice president. McLaughlin, who has served in the role …
It’s been all Tigers, Tigers, Tigers. No, we’re not just talking about leading the annual US News & World Report college rankings. We’re talking about the 2022 Ivy League football season. Princeton University, with an 8-0 overall record and 5-0 in Ivy League play, currently sits alone atop the Ivy …
While America’s highly selective universities have not yet tooted their own horns that applications are up in the Early Decision / Early Action round of admissions, we have the early word from one of America’s top universities. That school? Dartmouth College. Hey, we’re The Dartmouth Whisperer if you didn’t already …
Colleges across America should send Harvard College a giant “thank you” note. Maybe they should add in some boxes of chocolate and perhaps some bath soaps as well. And why? Because Harvard has largely footed the entire bill in defending the practice of Affirmative Action not only at Harvard but …
Some days ago, we shared the very sad news that Dartmouth College President Emeritus James Wright, a former Marine and one of the nation’s fiercest advocates for veterans in higher education, died at his home in Hanover, New Hampshire, not far from the College on the Hill he once led …
When one thinks of a president of an Ivy League institution, maybe one thinks of an older white man with closely cropped gray hair sporting a tweed jacket. Or maybe former Harvard College President Larry Summers comes to mind from the acclaimed movie The Social Network. Remember when Armie Hammer’s …