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Founded in 1861 to accelerate the nation’s industrial revolution, MIT’s motto is “mens et manus,” or “mind and hand,” signifying the fusion of academic knowledge with practical purpose. Truly without rival, MIT faculty and graduates have invented fundamental technologies, launched new industries, and created millions of American jobs. As noted on its website, “the MIT […]
When it comes to admissions facts and figures, Stanford has become notorious for holding its cards close to the vest. Since 2018, the university has refrained from joining other highly selective schools in disclosing acceptance rates as soon as the cycle ends, instead holding off until the fall when it reports publicly available data to […]
Cornell joins the rest of the Ivy ranks in historically low acceptance rates for the Class of 2025. With a 30% surge in application volume over last year’s pool of 51,500, Cornell received roughly 67,000 applications this past cycle and admitted 5,836—that makes for an 8.7% acceptance rate, down from 10.7% last year. For perspective, […]
Founded in 1789, Georgetown is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit university in the United States. Since then, Georgetown has grown to be a major international research university with nine schools, an affiliated hospital, and many top-ranked academic programs. Georgetown University comes in at #23 in the most recent US News and World Report rankings of […]
Thousands of college seniors are now sitting on college waitlists. What’s interesting about waitlists is that well over half of waitlisted applicants secured acceptances to other schools they love more, either in the early or regular round, and they no longer even want to take up space on a waitlist. That slices the list down […]
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