This post about the Harvard supplement to the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you complete the 2012 Common Application supplement for Ivy League schools. Last year, almost 35,000 students applied to Harvard College. Of those, 2158 received offers of admission to join the class of 2015. That’s…
Ivy League Acceptance Rate Down
Acceptance rates at Ivy League institutions hit an all-time low this year, reports a Daily Pennsylvanian article last week. Penn, for example, accepted only 12.3% of applicants this year, compared to 14.2% last year. And this low rate is actually the second highest in the Ivy League, following Cornell admitting 18%, the highest rate….
College Applications Continue to Rise…
…which means competition for colleges is also on the rise. Ivy League schools in particular are receiving record numbers of applications, some with double-digit percentage increases for the second year in a row. According to a Philly.com article, “Competition for colleges increasing as applications rise,” 1.5 million students apply to four-year colleges every year. This…
How to Attend College at a Low Cost
SmartMoney just published an article on the most affordable colleges in America. While the increase in sticker prices pretty much across the board may suggest otherwise, this article reports that colleges across the country are actually becoming more generous. “No-loan” policies have been adopted by 74% of colleges, including all of the Ivy League schools,…
Application Volume Soars at Top Colleges
We recently posted an article on the increase of applications at Harvard; apparently it’s not the only school experiencing an undergraduate application boom. A few more articles were recently published which report on record-breaking application increases at other top colleges in the U.S. According to a Bloomberg.com article, applications at Duke University and the University…
Harvard Reports Record Breaking Application Volume
A Harvard Gazette article reports that Harvard College received a record-breaking 35,000 applications for admission to the Ivy League school next fall. That number reflects a 15% increase from last year and a 50% increase from four years ago. The increase is at least partly attributed to Harvard’s “significantly enhanced” need-based financial aid program…
College Admissions News: Family Connections Count!
A Chronicle article, “At Elite Colleges, Legacy Status May Count More Than Was Previously Thought,” discusses a study that examines the impact of family connections at 30 highly selective colleges. The study, which was conducted by Michael Hurwitz, a Harvard University researcher, concludes that when all other things are equal in a college application, legacy…
A Few of the Mostest at Accepted.com
This is the time of year to look back at the most, best, (worst), etc. I am going to stick to the positive. Top Ten Most Visited Accepted Admissions Almanac Posts of 2010: In a nutshell, rankings and application tip posts rule. (I am only listing the current tip post when last year’s tip post…
