Applications Really Are Read

Do admissions officers really read every application? It’s a question we get asked every year and, year after year, our answer remains the same. Yes, even this past year when admissions offices at our nation’s highly selective universities were inundated with applications in an unprecedented fashion. Admissions officers really do … 

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How Applications Are Evaluated and Decisions Are Made

Of the 1,800 accredited colleges and universities in the U.S., only about 35 are considered highly selective. This highly selective category is reserved for schools that typically admit less that one-third of all their applicants. To determine a college’s degree of selectivity, one needs to know the number of students … 

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