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January 18, 2022

On Sob Stories and Fake Patents in College Essays

January 17, 2022

Students Allege Price Fixing in Elite College Admissions

January 11, 2022

A federal class action lawsuit has been filed in Illinois against 16 universities — Brown University, California Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Emory University, Georgetown University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, Rice University, …

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Tags: Financial Aid, Financial Aid at Ivies, Financial Aid in Elite College Admissions, Price Fixing in College Admissions, Students Allege Price Fixing in Elite College Admissions

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Defending Early Decision Policies

January 10, 2022

There he goes again. In a tirade in The New York Times entitled “Merit Aid (or Lack Thereof) Makes Early Decision Ever Murkier,” Ron Lieber writes “Early decision isn’t binding, and Northeastern should say so on its website, using those same italics that are already there. (It is indeed as …

Categories: Early Decision / Early Action

Tags: Applying Early Decision, Binding Early Decision, Defending Early Decision Policies, Early Decision Admissions, Early Decision Commitment

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Notre Dame Class of 2026 Early Action Statistics

The University of Notre Dame has notified Early Action applicants to its Class of 2026 of their decisions. In all, an all-time record 9,683 students applied Early Action to Notre Dame this fall. Last year, this same figure stood at 7,744. EA applications were thus up over 25% year-over-year, an …

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Tags: Notre Dame 2026 Admission, Notre Dame Admissions, Notre Dame Class of 2026 Early Action Statistics, Notre Dame Early Action, University of Notre Dame 2026

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A New Generation of UC Applicants

January 9, 2022

There’s a piece in The Los Angeles Times that tells the story of “a new generation” of University of California applicants, dubbing this group of young people “the unentitled kids.” The piece focuses on a group of students from Downtown Magnets High School in Los Angeles, a school with students …

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Tags: A New Generation of UC Applicants, Admission to University of California, Cal Admission, UC Admission, UC Applicants

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On Committing Early Decision

One of the core objectives of this college admissions blog has long been to debunk misconceptions about the highly selective college admissions process. And today we will do just that as we address an article in The New York Times by Ron Lieber entitled “Early Decision Isn’t Binding. Let Us …

Categories: Early Decision / Early Action

Tags: Applying Early Decision, Early Decision, Early Decision Admission, Early Decision Commitment, On Committing Early Decision

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Princeton Delays Reporting Admissions Statistics

January 8, 2022

Princeton University has joined institutions like Cornell University, Columbia University, and Stanford University in choosing not to release admissions statistics. Of course, the data ultimately becomes publicly available and will eventually appear in our comprehensive Ivy League Admissions Statistics. So it’s not as though Princeton — or Cornell, Columbia, or …

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Tags: Early Action 2026 Princeton, Princeton 2026, Princeton Admissions Stats, Princeton Delays Reporting Admissions Statistics, Princeton Early Action 2026

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Harvard Extends Test-Optional Admissions Policy

January 7, 2022

Over the nearly 30 years in which we’ve been reporting on elite college admissions, there have been many trends. Colleges doing away with legacy admissions. Colleges switching to virtual tours and information sessions due to the pandemic. Colleges delaying the reporting of admissions statistics. But one trend has remained a …

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Tags: Harvard Admissions, Harvard Extends Test-Optional Admissions Policy, Harvard Test Policy, Harvard Test-Optional, Harvard Testing Optional Policy

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NYU Class of 2026 Application Numbers

January 6, 2022

New York University has announced its application tally for the Class of 2026. Between Early Decision I, Early Decision II, and Regular Decision, NYU received over 105,000 applications. This marks a 5% increase from last year for the Class of 2025, a year that marked the first time the Greenwich …

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Tags: NYU 2026, NYU Admission, NYU Class of 2026, NYU Class of 2026 Application Numbers, NYU Early Decision

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Georgetown Class of 2026 Early Action Statistics

January 5, 2022

Another Early Action cycle at Georgetown University is in the books. In all, 8,832 students applied Early Action to Georgetown’s Class of 2026. Of these students, 881 earned admission. As compared to last year, for the Class of 2025, applications rose by 1.4% and the admission rate dropped by 0.79% …

Categories: Early Decision / Early Action

Tags: Admission to Georgetown 2026, Georgetown 2026, Georgetown Class of 2026, Georgetown Class of 2026 Early Action Statistics, Georgetown Early Action 2026

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Vanderbilt Class of 2026 Early Decision I Statistics

January 4, 2022

Vanderbilt University has notified Early Decision I applicants of their decisions. In all, approximately 2,700 students applied to Vandy in the first round of the school’s binding Early Decision program. Of these students, around 650 earned admission, marking an ED I admission rate of about 24.1%. And here’s where we’d …

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Tags: Early Decision at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt Class of 2026, Vanderbilt Class of 2026 Early Decision I Statistics, Vanderbilt Class of 2026 Early Decision Stats, Vandy 2026

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