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December 17, 2018

Yale Class of 2023 Early Action Statistics

December 16, 2018

Columbia University Class of 2023 Early Decision Stats

December 15, 2018

Cornell University Class of 2023 Early Decision Stats

The Power of the Postmortem Evaluation

December 7, 2018

A parent, who is not our client, recently wrote in saying, “My son, who was recently deferred, has already completed all of his other applications. So we don’t really need a postmortem service on the early school to apply for RD at other schools. We really just need help on the …

Categories: Early Decision / Early Action

Tags: Admissions Evaluation, College Admissions Evaluation, Postmortem Eval, Postmortem Evaluation, The Power of the Postmortem Evaluation

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Early Decision / Early Action Notifications Are Coming

December 6, 2018

Around this time next week, students will begin learning of their Early Decision / Early Action admissions decisions. They say that Christmas is the favorite time of year but for us at Ivy Coach, well, Christmas annually comes early. Since all of our students wisely apply Early Decision / Early …

Categories: Early Decision / Early Action

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Veterans in the Transfer Admissions Round

December 5, 2018

On this day of the memorial to World War II naval aviator and former President George H.W. Bush, we’d like to remind our readers who happen to be veterans of America’s military that we begin working with select veterans on a pro bono basis beginning in the first few days …

Categories: College Admissions

Tags: Transfer Admits, Transfers and Military, Veterans as Transfers, Veterans in the Transfer Admissions Round, Veterans in Transfer Admission

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Why Top Colleges Like Transfer Students

December 4, 2018

Why do highly selective colleges endeavor to admit a round of transfer admits each and every year? It’s simple. Transfer students often significantly contribute to a university’s diversity. You see, in the transfer round, college admissions officers at our nation’s most elite schools are able to offer admission to students …

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Tags: College Transfers, Transfer Students, Transferring Colleges, Transfers to College, Why Top Colleges Like Transfer Students

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Class of 2023 Early Decision / Early Action Notification Dates

December 3, 2018

Since it’s now December, we figured we’d update our readers with anticipated Early Decision / Early Action notification dates. Around the close of not this week but next week, many of America’s most highly selective colleges will be releasing their Early Decision / Early Action decisions. While the Ivy League …

Categories: Early Decision / Early Action

Tags: 2023 Early Action Dates, 2023 Early Decision Dates, Class of 2023 Early Action, Class of 2023 Early Decision, Class of 2023 Early Decision / Early Action Notification Dates

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Connections with Admissions Officers

December 2, 2018

One question we’re occasionally asked by prospective clients goes something like this: “Do you have connections with admissions officers that can help improve my child’s case for admission?” Our answer is a categorical no. And if any private college counselor should suggest to you that he or she has connections …

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Tags: Admission Officers, Admissions Officers, Connections in Admissions, Connections with Admissions Officers, Connections with College Admissions Offices

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Penn Class of 2023 Early Decision Pool

December 1, 2018

Last year, 6,731 students applied to the University of Pennsylvania in the Early Decision round. So how do this year’s figures stack up? 6,746 students applied under Penn’s binding Early Decision policy this fall in the hope of earning admission to its Class of 2023. This marks a 0.22% increase …

Categories: Early Decision / Early Action

Tags: Penn Class of 2023, Penn Class of 2023 Early Decision Pool, Penn Early Decision, University of Pennsylvania Class of 2023, UPenn 2023

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T.M. Landry College Preparatory School Scandal

November 30, 2018

There’s nothing like a good pull oneself up by the bootstraps story. When a student who lacked every advantage in life earns admission to an Ivy League school and comes to realize he just might be able to change his life’s narrative, there is joy. And it’s not just his …

Categories: College Admissions

Tags: Prep School Admission, Prep School Scandal, Prep School Scandals, Scandal at T.M. Landry, T.M. Landry College Preparatory School Scandal

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Yale Deleted Its Evaluative Comments on Applications

November 29, 2018

Before 52 American citizens and diplomats were taken prisoner in the Iran hostage crisis, a treasure trove of papers containing sensitive information were shredded by the Americans at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. After all, these documents contained information important to America’s national security and these American patriots didn’t want …

Categories: Ivy League

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The SAT or ACT in Admissions

November 28, 2018

As more and more colleges drop the SAT or ACT as a requirement for admission — with the University of Chicago’s decision to drop the requirement being the most high profile of the bunch — a university president has spoken out on why his school won’t be dropping the requirement …

Categories: Standardized Testing

Tags: ACT in Admissions, SAT and ACT Testing, SAT at Purdue, SAT in Admissions, The SAT or ACT in Admissions

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