Top Tier Admissions
Regular decision notification dates are ALMOST here! For those anxiously awaiting these results, winter can feel like the longest season ever. Some of the most popular schools in the country (University of California system, we’re talking to you!) don’t offer any type of early application round, meaning many students around the world anxiously await their […]
For those with a top-choice Early Decision and/or Early Action school, you’ve hit “submit” or are poised to do so before the next deadline. Congrats! The college admissions landscape has changed dramatically over the years but two things are consistent: 1. Odds still go WAY up at most schools in the early rounds and 2. […]
Here in New England, you learn to really appreciate the first signs of spring: birds chirping, plant nubs sneaking their way through the soil (or snow), new buds on trees, and our all-time favorite sign of spring… REGULAR DECISION NOTIFICATION DATES! NOTE: The below dates are subject to change as release dates near. We will […]
With early round college admissions decisions releasing daily and regular decision deadlines looming, we want to ensure our readers are covered with an action plan, whether you’ve not yet applied, were deferred, denied or accepted. It’s always been our goal to make admissions more transparent to ease the stress for families by sharing our “behind […]
“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” –Jean Baptiste Alphonse Karr Over the last two years, the college admissions world has seen myriad changes. Subject tests abandoned, lack of testing opportunities for students, many colleges and universities adjusting their testing requirements due to COVID-19 and the fallout from the pandemic, to now […]
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