Admissions Trends

Events College Admissions 101 Series: Bringing the College Admissions Rubric to Life with Case Studies DATE AND TIME On Demand Free Register ABOUT THIS EVENT When it comes down to two applicants, how do colleges decide which student gets in and why? Join IvyWise college admissions counselors - each with experience in admissions committees making tough decisions in the room where it all happens - as they demystify how U.S.

College Admission Statistics The admissions process, while time-consuming and complex, is also fun and fascinating. Below, we've included some important college admissions statistics, facts, and figures that will help you understand the trends in admission over the past decade. 2023 college admission rates dropped as low as 3.

In a recent interview on the Smartless podcast, renowned scientist and MIT professor Max Tegmark was asked how he explains his job to people he just met. If he doesn’t feel like talking to the person asking, he explained, he simply says he works in physics, which is boring and confusing enough that there are typically no follow-up questions. If he feels like talking, however, he calls himself an astronomer, which usually leads to more interesting and entertaining conversations.

Summer can be a time for sleeping in, seeing friends and family, and almost forgetting you were a student for a bit. But it’s also an opportunity to work on projects you didn’t have time for during the school year. The real question is how to balance the summer with relaxing and being both personally and academically productive.

In light of the recent dissolution of the SAT Subject Tests by the College Board, many students in the US and around the world are wondering how now to demonstrate their academic knowledge to universities. While stellar grades, internships, and independent research will always remain a core part of this process, we also know that some colleges still value being able to compare student achievement in standardized test settings. If you’re already enrolled in AP or IB courses at your school, good news!

IvyWise counselors Carolyn, Victoria, and Zach review one of our pro bono students' profile, transcript, Common App personal statement, and Stanford University Supplements on the Just Admit It! college admissions podcast, giving listeners expert insight from former admissions officers. Listen Now!

It’s important for college-bound students to stay up to date on the latest college admissions trends. With the 2023-24 admissions cycle underway, now is an excellent time to reflect on recent updates and keep an eye toward the future. 2023 continued the trend of tremendous change that affected almost every aspect of college-bound students’ lives — including the college admissions process.

IvyWise counselors Victoria and Christine break down the college admissions rubric and discuss examples of different hard and soft factors that admissions officers evaluate on the college admissions podcast, giving listeners expert insight from former admissions officers. Listen Now! When making admissions decisions, colleges and universities in the US don’t just look at grades and test scores.

Once upon a time, it was cool to study history and literature, but this fall, some of the most in-demand college classes will not be covering Shakespeare or the Cold War, or even supply and demand, but rather the language , that of zeroes and ones. Last year, for example, over 500 (or nearly one in 10) undergraduates filled CPSC 100, a.k.

In 2006, Kenyon College’s Dean of Admissions, Jennifer Delahunty Britz, wrote a editorial apologizing “To All the Girls I’ve Rejected" — those female Kenyon applicants who were denied admission in favor of valuable male applicants. Since then, the ratio of female students in applicant pools has only gotten bigger, and colleges across the U.S.

By Rod, IvyWise College Admissions Counselor  Applying to U.S. colleges can be a confusing and stressful process.