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Ivies: Number of Early-Admission Applications Near Historic High

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A number of the most selective colleges in the US are reporting near-record numbers of students applying for early admission, the Wall Street Journal recently stated.  Applications for both binding early-decision, and the more flexible early-action option increased last year at elite schools including Harvard University and Brown University. Many schools have canceled their testing …

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Ivy League Colleges Accept Record Low Number of Students

Ivy League Record Low

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a surge of college applications this year, which led to record low acceptance rates at many colleges, including the majority of Ivy League schools.  The eight Ivy League schools, as well as some other highly selective schools, sent out acceptance notifications a …

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Tips for Answering Columbia University Supplemental Essay Prompts [2020 – 2021]

Columbia University supplemental essay tips

Ivy League schools require supplemental essay responses in addition to the basic Common Application or Coalition Application essay. These elite schools try to gain a deeper understanding of the applicant through these supplemental responses. Think of them as your opportunity to explain how this particular school is a good match for you and vice versa. …

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Harvard Accepts Fewest Applicants of All Ivies

Harvard accepts fewest applicants of all Ivies

According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, Harvard University admitted just 4.6% of its applicants – 1,962 students for the entering class of fall 2018. This is down from 5.2% of applicants last year. Ivy League applicants were recently notified about their admission status. Seven of the eight schools making up the Ivy League …

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Ivy Leagues Release Early-Acceptance Rates

Ivy League Early Acceptance Rates

Many students who applied for early decision/action to Ivy League schools can stop checking their mail for their acceptance letters. Nearly every Ivy League university has reported the number of applicants who were accepted early this year, according to a Business Insider article. Harvard had the lowest acceptance rate, with just 14.5% of applicants receiving …

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Tips for Answering the Columbia University 2016-17 Supplemental Essay Prompts

Columbia university supplementary essay tips

Ivy League schools require supplemental essay responses in addition to the basic Common Application essay. These elite schools try to gain a deeper understanding of the applicant through these supplemental responses. Think of them as your opportunity to explain how the school is a good match for you and vise versa. Your goal is to …

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New LinkedIn University Rankings

Exciting news! LinkedIn just launched new rankings that connect prospective students to universities based on career outcomes. Here’s how they did it (in their words) using software developers as an example: 1. First, we identified the top companies where software developers are choosing to work. 2. Next, we found people on LinkedIn who work as software developers and …

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US News 2007 College Rankings:

For those of you who have not yet seen it yet, the Top Ten in US News this year are: 1.     Princeton University(NJ) 2.     Harvard University(MA) 3.     Yale University(CT) 4.     California Institute of Technology 4.     Stanford University(CA) 4.     Massachusetts Inst. of Technology 7.     University of Pennsylvania 8.     …

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