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December 9, 2022

2023 Regular Decision Deadlines

December 7, 2022

The Game Plan for Deferred and Denied Students

November 28, 2022

Class of 2027 Early Action and Early Decision Notification Dates

Yale Class of 2027 Early Action Applications

November 20, 2022

Early Action applications to the Yale Class of 2027 rose this year — to 7,777 students. It marks the second largest Early Action applicant pool in Yale’s history, trailing only the Early Action pool for the Yale Class of 2025 when 7,939 students applied to the Ivy League institution by …

Categories: Early Decision / Early Action

Tags: Yale Class of 2027, Yale Class of 2027 Early Action Applications, Yale Early Action 2027, Yale University 2027, Yale University Class of 2027

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Stanford, Columbia, and Georgetown Law Join the US News Boycott

November 19, 2022

It’s a party! Or an exodus. Another day, another couple of America’s top law have decided to no longer release their data to US News & World Report for the publication’s annual ranking of law schools. First came Harvard Law School and Yale Law School. Then came the University of …

Categories: The Rankings

Tags: Columbia Law, Georgetown Law, Law School Rankings Boycott, Stanford Law, US News Law School Rankings

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UC Berkeley Law Pulls Out of US News Rankings

November 18, 2022

The University of California, Berkeley, School of Law has followed the lead of Harvard Law School and Yale Law School by announcing that they will no longer be reporting data to US News & World Report for the publication’s annual ranking of law schools. As we have said time and …

Categories: The Rankings

Tags: Cal Law, Law School Rankings, Law Schools and US News Ranking, UC Berkeley Law, UC Berkeley Law Pulls Out of US News Rankings

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Harvard and Yale Law Exit US News Ranking

November 17, 2022

Loyal readers of Ivy Coach’s admissions blog know that there are a few guiding principles that have governed the admissions process for decades at our nation’s elite universities. One such principle? Where Harvard goes, the rest tend to follow. So when Harvard Law School and Yale Law School, the latter …

Categories: The Rankings

Tags: Harvard and Yale Law Exit US News Ranking, Harvard Law Ranking, Ranking of Law Schools, US News Law School Ranking, Yale Law Ranking

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The Affirmative Action Light

November 16, 2022

Loyal readers of Ivy Coach’s college admissions blog know where we stand on the issue of Affirmative Action. In short, we believe it remains a necessary practice to create the America we wish to see, to create an America grounded in equal opportunity. It’s why we stand with Harvard College …

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Tags: Affirmative Action, Stand For Affirmative Action, Stand Up For Affirmative Action, Support Affirmative Action, The Affirmative Action Light

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2023 American Rhodes Scholars

November 15, 2022

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 …

Categories: Ivy League

Tags: 2023 American Rhodes Scholars, 2023 Rhodes, 2023 Rhodes Scholars, 2023 Rhodes Scholarship, Rhodes Scholars

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Medical School Legacy Admission

November 14, 2022

From atop our soapbox in elite college admission, we have long called for an end to the practice of legacy admission. Legacy admission, the act of offering preferential treatment in admissions decision-making to the progeny of a school’s alumni-base is an anachronistic practice more befitting an aristocracy than our proud …

Categories: Applying to Graduate Schools

Tags: Admission to Medical Schools, Legacy Admission to Med School, Med School Admission, Medical School Legacies, Medical School Legacy Admission

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Top Universities Producing Startup Founders

November 13, 2022

Which universities in America produce the most venture capital-backed startup founders? Look no further than Stanford University, the University of California, Berkeley, and Harvard University, according to PitchBook. As PitchBook writes, “Great entrepreneurs can come from anywhere, but some universities have a truly exceptional track record of producing future entrepreneurs. …

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Tags: Ivy League Startup Founders, Ivy Startup Founders, Stanford Startup Founders, Top Colleges Producing Startup Founders, Top Universities Producing Startup Founders

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A Tufts Admissions Scandal

November 12, 2022

Trouble is brewing in the Tufts admissions office. Apparently, Joseph “JT” Duck, Tufts’ Dean of Admissions for the School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Engineering, is being investigated for alleged discrimination against former Tufts admissions staffers. Duck, the former director of admissions at Swarthmore college who assumed …

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Tags: A Tufts Admissions Scandal, Admission to Tufts, Tufts Admission, Tufts Admissions, Tufts Admissions Dean

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International Enrollment Figures Surge

November 11, 2022

On the eve of the Trump presidency in 2016, Ivy Coach’s crystal ball predicted that international enrollment numbers would decline significantly at most of our nation’s 900+ colleges and universities. But we also predicted that international students would continue to flock to America’s elite universities — the 25 or so …

Categories: International Students

Tags: International Applicants, International Candidates, International Enrollment, International Enrollment Figures Surge, International Students

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