Top Tier Admissions
Ivy Day 2026 is almost here! All eight Ivy League schools will release regular decision admissions results for the Class of 2030 around 7:00 PM ET. Here is everything you need to know before decisions drop. When Is Ivy Day 2026? Ivy Day is the annual date when Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Penn, Brown, Cornell, […]
Northwestern University, a private research university in Evanston, Illinois, received more than 5,600 Early Decision applications to the Class of 2030, according to the Daily Northwestern. Dean of Undergraduate Admission Liz Kinsley characterized this as a decline of roughly 7% from the prior cycle, the first notable dip in Northwestern’s ED volume since the pandemic-era […]
Spring break is one of the most popular times for college visits. Campuses are active, classes are usually in session, and students have time to explore multiple schools in a single trip. But a college visit shouldn’t just be a quick walk across campus. The most valuable visits are intentional and focused on understanding what […]
The newest application-cycle update from the Common Application provides an early snapshot of how the 2025–26 college admissions season is unfolding, aligning with insights from Top Tier Admissions Senior Private Counselor and former Dean of Admissions at Dartmouth College, Maria Laskaris, in her recent post, Class of 2030 Early Application Trends: Reading the Tea Leaves, […]
Emory University, a top-25 research university in Atlanta, Georgia, received a record 3,593 Early Decision I applications to the Class of 2030 and admitted 1,041 students for an early acceptance rate of 29%, according to the Emory Wheel. The 8.5% jump in applications extends a six-year streak of consecutive growth that has nearly doubled the […]
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