Brown University Waitlist Acceptance Rate

The below is Brown University’s waitlist data for the Class of 2026 through 2008, covering 19 years of waitlist statistics for the Providence, Rhode Island-based institution. This data stems from Brown’s Office of Institutional Research (through its reporting to The Common Data Set). Brown Waitlist Acceptance Rates and Statistics Brown … 

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Dartmouth College Waitlist Acceptance Rate

The below is Dartmouth College’s waitlist data for the Class of 2026 through 2008, covering 19 years of waitlist statistics for the College on the Hill. This data is drawn from the figures Dartmouth self-reported to The Common Data Set. Dartmouth Waitlist Acceptance Rates and Statistics Dartmouth College Class Year … 

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Harvard University Waitlist Acceptance Rate

If you’ve been waitlisted to Harvard University’s Class of 2027, you might wonder if you’ve got a legitimate chance of admission. You might internally debate if it’s even worth getting your hopes up and crafting a Letter of Continued Interest. Does Harvard pull a significant number of students each year … 

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University of Pennsylvania Waitlist Acceptance Rate

The below is UPenn‘s waitlist data for the Class of 2026 through 2014. UPenn reliably reported the number of students waitlisted, the chunk who opted-in, and the number of accepted students off the waitlist each year during this span, except for the UPenn Class of 2021. UPenn Waitlist Acceptance Rates … 

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The Scoop on the Harvard Z-List

Originally Published on August 2, 2018: Have you heard of Harvard University‘s Z-List? About 60 students earn admission to Harvard through the Z-List each year. Unlike typical admits, these students do not gain admission in the Early Action or Regular Decision rounds or earn a spot off the Harvard waitlist. … 

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UPenn GPA Requirements

What constitutes an impressive GPA for the University of Pennsylvania? As UPenn is one of the most selective universities in America, it’s likely no surprise that, for the Class of 2026, most admitted students boasted perfect grade point averages. So how can a student’s GPA wow UPenn admissions officers, and … 

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Cornell’s Admissions Process

Originally Published on November 24, 2018: Are you wondering what happens to your application once you submit it to Cornell University? Let’s satiate that curiosity once and for all. When an applicant first submits their application to Cornell, a school that has seen a surge in applications since the pandemic, … 

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Donations to Harvard

  Originally Published on July 25, 2022: The Students For Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College lawsuit, which was argued before the United States Supreme Court on October 31, 2022, and is awaiting a decision that will come down in late 2023 by the nation’s highest court, … 

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What To Do If You’ve Been Deferred by Columbia

Did Columbia University defer your admission in the Early Decision round? If so, it’s normal to wonder if you genuinely have a shot of earning admission to the Morningside Heights-based school in the Regular Decision round. It’s also normal to wonder what you should do next to optimize your case … 

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What To Do After Being Deferred by Yale

Were you deferred in the Early Action round to Yale University? If so, we encourage you not to be demoralized, as you’ve still got a shot of earning admission to the New Haven, Connecticut-based university in the Regular Decision round. While some universities defer most of their Early pools, in recent years, … 

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