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Vanderbilt's Class of '26 overall admit rate falls to 6.1% from 6.7% last year

These are the stats for Vanderbilt's 3 rounds of applications

ED1 - 650 admits out of 2700 for a 24.07% ED1 rate

ED2 - 250 admits out of 2407 for a 10.33% ED2 rate

RD - 1964 admits out of 41610 for a 4.7 …

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BOSTON UNIVERSITY admits 14.1% vs 18.3% last year, failing to curb enrollement targets

In last month's Daily Free Press, it was stated that BU wanted to curb enrollment at 3200 but ended up enrolling 4011 or 811 more freshman for the Class of '25 vs Class of '24.

https://dailyfreepress.c

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TULANE's CLASS OF '26 acceptance rate is the same 10% as last year.

Even though official numbers are not out, this newsletter spills the beans and states that Tulane received about 42000 applications (vs 45517) and that they are going to accept about 10% this year (vs …

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2 years ago
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EMORY RESULT IN - EMORY drops to 10.66%, EMORY OXFORD drops to 14.38%

This is a huge surprise because in the past couple cycles Emory was struggling to be competitive with say Tulane, USC, WashU. Now they have dropped to the "uber"-competitive category of near-elite col …

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2 years ago
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What’s a better way to study for test and quiz’s

Please give out tips

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2 years ago
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What’s a better way to study for test and quiz’s

Please give out tips

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2 years ago
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Accredited online college level and AP classes

Can anyone recommend accredited online AP and/or college level classes?

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2 years ago
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RICE UNIVERSITY admission rate falls to 8.56% vs 9.48% from last cycle

For the Class of 2026, the acceptance rate at Rice was 8.56%.

This year Rice receive a record 31424 applications and admitted 2691.

Last year Rice received 29544 and admitted 2802 (from RICE press relea …

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Davidson College slightly improves at 16.8% vs 17.8% for the Class of 2026

Davidson, a small highly regarded liberal arts college with a long list impressive alumni, remains highly competitive posting a 16.8% acceptance rate for the Class of 2026.

Applications remained relati …

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Dickinson College in Carlisle PA breaks the 35% admit barrier, a historical low.

Props to whomever is marketing Dickinson College. 2 years ago they had a 51.8% admit rate and last year it was 48.4%. This year it is 34.99%

They received a record 8230 applications up from 6366 or a 2 …

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2 years ago
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BOSTON COLLEGE pre-2026 STATS 16.50% vs 18.90% last year.

Although decisions won't be out for another few hours, BC will be sending out 6678 admissions acceptances to the pool of 40484 applicants today.

This marks the lowest admit rate in BC history.

Stay tune …

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IVY DAY is 3/31/2022 @ 7PM EST !!!!!! POSTED 3/23/22

IVY will come a week earlier this year than last year. I'm predicting this 8 days before Ivy day.

My Class of '26 predictions are as follows

Brown - 4.9%-5.1% (Actual rate turned out to be 5.0%)

Columbia …

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2 years ago
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Williams College Class of 2026 acceptance rate is 8.51% versus 8% from last year.

This year Williams received a record 15321, 2821 more applicants than the 12500 they received last cycle. They admitted 1304 students which is a 304 increase from the 1000 they admitted last cycle.

Alt …

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2 years ago
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Swarthmore admit rates hit record 6.95% low from 7.79% last year.

Just out, Swarthmore college announced that the Class of 2026 cohorts are comprised of a lucky 1021 that were selected from a large pool of 14700 applicants.

Last year, they admitted 1014 from 13012.

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2 years ago
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Colorado College Acceptance rate hit record low of 11.50% down from 14.25%

Colorado College Acceptance rate hit record low of 11.50% down from 14.25%

This cycle 1266 applicants out of 11007 were admitted to the Class of '26.

Last cycle 1556 applicants out of 10917 were admitte …

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Thanks a lot. Why was I waitlisted at a safety?

If I could give this website one star, I would. Waitlisted at a school that says I have an "80% chance" of getting in. Yeah right. I wouldn't recommend this website to a goldfish.

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Colby College drops below 8% (7.44%) for the first time in history!

The Class of 2026 at Colby college was announced.

1258 applicants made it through the most competitive pool at Colby in history. The average SAT was 1500 and the average ACT was 34. 40% were persons of …

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What is a theory and methodology of essay?

It is critical to justify why the theories you have picked are relevant when presenting your theoretical beginning points, using https://essaypay.com/ or your purpose as a guide.

What exactly is a theo …

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Applying for scholarships and colleges

I just wanted to start a discussion about other people's experiences with applying for scholarships and going to college. Just get some advice and lesson.

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Attn: TO Everyone waiting for college decisions, "WHERE U GET ACCEPTED DOESN'T DEFINE U OK!"

The most important thing you did this cycle was give it your all and completed your applications and tried your best. You can't ask any more of yourselves so give yourself a hug and a loud clap! You w …

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