College Admissions
23 articles
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From Virginia Community College to UVA: How the Guaranteed Admission Agreement Works
Students who are not admitted to the University of Virginia as freshmen have a well-defined second route: earning a transfer associate degree at one of Virginia's community colleges and transferring under a guaranteed admission agreement. This guide explains, as of November 2026… May 6, 2025
- Northwestern Admits Just Over 7% of Applicants to the Class of 2029 This article was originally reported in April 2025. Results for the Class of 2030 and the 2026–27 application cycle are in the latest update at the end. Northwestern University admitted just over 7% of applicants to its Class of 2029, down from 7.6% a year earlier, after receivi… May 2, 2025
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Dartmouth Dean Lee Coffin’s Admissions Beat Podcast Reaches 100 Episodes
This article was originally reported in April 2025. Lee Coffin, dean of admissions and financial aid at Dartmouth College, released the 100th episode of his podcast Admissions Beat on April 29, 2025. The guest was TV writer, producer and actor Mindy Kaling, a 2001 Dartmouth grad… Apr 30, 2025
- UC San Diego’s Eight Undergraduate Colleges: How the College System Works UC San Diego is one of a handful of large American research universities that organize undergraduates into residential colleges. Every undergraduate belongs to one of eight colleges, each with its own general education (GE) curriculum, advising office, residence halls and tradit… Apr 18, 2025
- Brown University Admits 2,418 to the Class of 2029, Its First Need-Blind Class for International Students This article was originally reported in March 2025 and has been updated with Brown's Class of 2030 results from March 2026. Brown University offered admission to 2,418 students for its undergraduate Class of 2029 from a pool of 42,765 applicants, the university announced on Marc… Mar 29, 2025
- Cornell Admits 5,824 Students to the Class of 2029 This article was originally reported in March 2025. Cornell University released regular decision results for the Class of 2029 on March 27, 2025, the Ivy League's common notification date. In all, 5,824 students were admitted to the class that entered in fall 2025. They came fro… Mar 28, 2025
- UF Innovation Academy: How the Spring-Summer Program Works and Who Can Join The Innovation Academy (IA) at the University of Florida is one of the more unusual admission offers in American higher education: students are admitted to UF but take classes in the spring and summer, leaving every fall free for internships, research, study abroad or online cou… Mar 25, 2025
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The Importance and Controversy of Standardized Testing in College Admissions
Introduction: The Landscape of College Admissions in the U.S. The recent announcement from Ohio State University (2025 USNews Ranking: 41) (OSU) to reinstate standardized testing requirements for the 2026 admissions cycle has sent ripples through the college admissions landscape… Mar 12, 2025
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The Rise of Early Decision Admissions in U.S. Colleges
Introduction to Early Decision Admissions at USC Marshall The University of Southern California (2025 USNews Ranking: 27) (USC) is stepping up its game in the college admissions arena by launching an Early Decision (ED) admission option for its undergraduate business and account… Mar 4, 2025
- Boston University’s CGS January Start and Gap Semester: How It Works Some first-year applicants to Boston University (BU) are not offered a regular fall start. Instead they receive "full admission to BU through CGS," the College of General Studies, which begins in January. The fall before is a gap semester that students plan themselves. This guid… Feb 6, 2025
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