Top Tier Admissions
In our recent post, “The New Ivies: 2025 Edition,” we looked at Forbes’ second annual list that uses factors such as school size, selectivity, academic profiles, and post-graduation success as part of its methodology. Now that application season is officially upon us, we took another look at this list to unpack this year’s supplemental essay […]
Carnegie Mellon University, a private “New Ivy” institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is known for its engineering and computer science programs, as well as being the first college in the country to offer a degree in drama. CMU announced its School of Computer Science would once again require an SAT or ACT score, while the College […]
The Georgia Institute of Technology, located in Atlanta, has been hailed in recent years as both a “New Ivy” and a “Public Ivy.” A growing number of students are heading to Southern colleges, contributing to a surge in applications at schools like Georgia Tech, which received nearly 67,000 applications to the Class of 2029, a […]
Last year, amid a barrage of negative headlines around Ivy League universities, Forbes introduced a list of New Ivies. These schools, the magazine claimed, reflected public and private universities that were producing smart, successful graduates with excellent employment prospects. This spring, Forbes released its second annual list, using a methodology that considers school size, selectivity, […]
The University of Virginia (UVA), a public university in Charlottesville, Virginia, informally dubbed as one of the “New Ivies” or “Public Ivies,” is rising in popularity. UVA offered admission to 1,282 students through Early Decision this year, from a record-breaking pool of 4,971 applicants. UVA ACCEPTANCE RATE: EARLY TRENDS UVA’s early in-state acceptance rate for […]
