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Students navigating the college admissions process continue to experience unique challenges and changes, including the announcement of an entirely digital SAT, continued test-optional policies, increasing application numbers, and each st…
The COVID-19 pandemic shifted the way higher education institutions review applications, with many colleges choosing to adopt a test-optional application review process. However, with record-breaking applicant pools and record-low admit…
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Class of 2028 Regular Decision Notification Dates
Are you ready for Regular Decision notification dates? Admissions offices across the U.S. are working hard to get through hundreds of thousands of Regular Decision college applications for the class of 2028 in order to notify students of th…
For waitlisted students, it can be hard to judge just how much of a chance they have of getting accepted off the waitlist. Data around waitlist acceptances can be scarce, especially as waitlists at top colleges grow and more and more schoo…
After many colleges reported all-time low acceptance rates, some students might be curious about their yield rates, or just how many of these admitted applicants have chosen to enroll. Yield is a priority for every college because it impac…
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When Should You Write a Letter of Continued Interest?
A letter of continued interest (often referred to as a LOCI) is a written statement that a student sends to the admissions office of a school they are still interested in attending, despite being deferred or waitlisted. Generally, these let…
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In-State and Out-of-State Colleges: Acceptance Rates, Public Universities, Tuition
Choosing between in-state and out-of-state colleges is an important decision that can significantly impact your college experience. In-state institutions often offer financial advantages, with lower tuition costs and potential access to sta…
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Transfer Admission Rates: What are Your Chances of Getting In?
The transfer admissions process can often be even more selective than regular undergraduate admissions, and with 35% of college students transferring at least once, it’s important to understand exactly how difficult (or not!) it is t…
Students who plan to go to medical school generally spend their undergraduate years pursuing a pre-med course of study to prepare them for a career in medicine or other health fields. But what exactly is pre-med, and what courses are you ex…
While the Common Application is the most widely used college application, it’s not the only option for students who are getting ready to apply to their best-fit colleges. The Coalition Application is an alternative that now counts more th…
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How to Get Into UVA: All You Need to Know
The University of Virginia is one of the most competitive and exclusive public universities in the country. It was famously founded by one of the Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, in 1819 in the beautiful city of Charlottesville, Virginia…
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How to Answer the “Why This College?” Essay Prompt
…er thought-provoking supplements, like University of Virginia's 2022 prompt: "If you could create a college course that all UVA students would take, what would it be about and why?" Picturing yourself on campus can help you brainstorm ans…
Here are the Colleges That are Open for On-Campus Visits After more than a year without in-person college tours, some universities are reopening for on-campus visits. Visiting colleges can be a valuable opportunity for students to get a com…
…, Accepted as a Transfer Student to the University of Virginia "Thank you all so much for you support and guidance in my application. It was obvious that you and the rest of the staff invested a lot of time and energy editing my essays and…
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Top MBA Programs Where You Can Apply As a College Senior
…% GMAT average: 733 Deferred Enrollment University of Virginia's Darden School of Business Upon applying for the Future Year Scholars Program, students in the final year of their undergraduate studies are able to go on and gain two, thre…
Here are the Colleges that Superscore the ACT Superscoring is the practice of considering only the highest section scores across all SAT or ACT test scores that are submitted when evaluating applications. Many schools already superscore for…
…IT and also worked in admissions at the University of Virginia and Colgate University. Katie Katie is a former Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at MIT. How The IvyWise Roundtable Works Once students have drafted their applications,…
Colleges Continue to Report Record-Low Admission Rates, Stanford Admits 4.69% of Applicants for the Class of 2020 It was another competitive admission season for the class of 2020, with admission rates for the incoming freshman class…
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