Which schools require mid-year reports?

Hi all! I've done some research and saw that some colleges require a mid-year report to be submitted. Can you guys tell me which schools typically require this? I want to make sure I stay organized and send in all the necessary materials on time. Thanks!

Hi there! The mid-year report is a pretty common requirement among many colleges, especially selective ones. It's a good idea to double-check each college's specific requirements on their admissions websites to be certain, as requirements can vary from one institution to another, but you're likely to encounter many schools that ask for this documentation. To give you a starting point, here are some schools that typically request a mid-year report:

1. Ivy League schools (e.g., Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Penn, Dartmouth, Cornell)

2. Most schools in the "Little Ivies" (e.g., Amherst, Williams, Swarthmore)

3. Top-tier liberal arts colleges (e.g., Middlebury, Bowdoin, Haverford, Wellesley, Pomona, Carleton)

4. Private research universities (e.g., Stanford, MIT, Caltech, University of Chicago, Duke, Johns Hopkins)

5. Flagship state universities (e.g., University of Michigan, University of Virginia, UNC Chapel Hill, UC Berkeley, UCLA)

Keep in mind that this is not an exhaustive list, and there are many other institutions that typically require a mid-year report. It's essential to carefully read through the application instructions for each school on your list. Additionally, you should communicate with your high school counselor to ensure they're aware of each college's requirements and can assist you in submitting the necessary materials on time.

If you'd like to get a sense for how the mid-year report could impact your odds of acceptance at a particular school, I'd check out CollegeVine's free chancing engine, which accounts for all quantifiable elements of your application, including not just grades and course rigor, but also test scores (if you have them), extracurriculars, and so on to give you personalized odds of acceptance at over 1,600 colleges around the country: https://www.collegevine.com/admissions-calculator

You can enter your grades from your mid-year report, as well as those from the courses you completed freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year. The courses on your mid-year report likely won't be weighted exactly the same as those from previous years, as your performance is incomplete, but the chancing engine can still give you a general idea of how you stack up academically against past accepted students, while also factoring in the other elements of your profile.

Best of luck with your college applications!