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What Happens if The College Board Loses AP Tests?
Just where is that box full of AP exams? If you’re one of the over 100 students who took an AP exam this past spring that was lost in transit to the headquarters of The College Board, aim your arrows at the United Parcel Service. Rest assured that the affected students, those unfortunate test-takers at the Western School of Technology in Catonsville, Maryland, were given the option to receive a projected score calculated by The College Board, retake the test the following July, or receive a full refund for the exam. Talk about being wedged between a rock and a hard place! A Lose-Lose Situation: Retake Your Lost Test or Accept a Projected Score As Elizabeth Worthington reports for ABC’s WMAR 2…
Ivy League Graduation Rates
Ivy League schools pride themselves on their many markers of institutional success, and a high graduation rate is one of the most important of these markers. But just how successful are these schools at getting their students in and out in a timely fashion? According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the six-year graduation rate for first-time, full-time undergraduates at four-year private non-profit institutions was 68% in 2020. The data presented below indicates that every Ivy League school exceeded that metric by a landslide, with the Ivy League-wide average six-year graduation rate sitting at 96.2% for the Class of 2020. But the data still shows some interesting variation between the schools, providing a look at how the Covid-19 pandemic affected…
Do Ivy Leagues Offer Financial Aid?
Colloquial knowledge would have one believe that Ivy League schools are the stomping grounds of the 1%, only affordable to the wealthiest among us. And this PR issue on the part of these elite institutions is somewhat understandable. After all, the richest students in the world are vastly overrepresented on Ivy League campuses, and an Ivy League-wide policy infamously prohibits these schools from offering merit and athletics-based scholarships. This norm is the result of a shared culture of excellence stemming from the idea that every student admitted to an Ivy League school has incredible merit, which defeats the purpose of merit-based aid. Given this context, many are surprised to learn that Ivy League schools are actually among the most affordable schools out there. How is this possible? Liberated…
Class of 2029 College Admissions Statistics: A Year in Review
Over the last few weeks, many of America’s top universities have released their Regular Decision notifications to applicants to the Class of 2029. So, what are this year’s trends in elite college admissions? Was the 2024-2025 admissions cycle the most competitive year ever? You’ve got questions. We at Ivy Coach have got answers. Class of 2029 Elite College Admissions Trends Class of 2029 Admission Rates Are a Mixed Bag Compared to the Class of 2028 Some of America’s elite universities have yet to release overall acceptance rates for the Class of 2029. That said, of the top-ranked schools that have released data, this year’s acceptance rates are slightly higher among Ivy League schools than last year. This year set record lows for many of the prestigious alternatives to the Ivy League, such as Vanderbilt University and Duke University. Among…
Tufts University Class of 2029 Admissions Statistics
A new crop of admitted applicants will soon be going Jumbo and joining the Tufts University Class of 2029. This highly selective private research university in Medford, Massachusetts, is home to some of the world’s top academic programs and facilities, so it’s no wonder that 33,400 students applied this year. Among these thousands of hopefuls, only 10.5% ultimately earned admission. Tufts Acceptance Rate and Admissions Statistics (Classes of 2029 — 2018) Tufts University Class YearTotal Applications ReceivedTotal Applications AcceptedOverall Acceptance RateClass of 202933,400Not Yet Published10.5%Class of 202834,4003,40010.0%Class of 202734,0003,2309.5%Class of 202634,8803,1399.0%Class of 202531,1903,43111.0%Class of 202423,1273,46915.0%Class of 202322,7253,31814.6%Class of 202221,5023,13914.6%Class of 202121,1013,12814.8%Class of 202020,2222,83114.0%Class of 201919,0643,05016.0%Class of 201819,0763,32517.4% Tufts University Class of 2029 in Historical Perspective Was this a record-breaking year…
Colby College Waitlist Acceptance Rate
Colby College has a reputation for academic excellence and a close-knit community that matches its high selectivity from a college admissions standpoint. So, it’s no surprise that many hopeful applicants are left waitlisted each year, unsure whether they’ll go on to earn admission. If you’re in this pool of would-be Mules and would like to put your best foot forward to try and earn admission, here’s how: Colby College Waitlist Acceptance Rate and Statistics Before reviewing the actions you should take to optimize your odds of getting off the Colby waitlist, we must understand how Colby admissions officers conduct their waitlist process. Unfortunately, the Colby Common Data Set can’t be of much help here, as Colby doesn’t publicize this treasure trove of admissions data. We…
Harvard’s Yield Rate
Most highly selective schools -- even the likes of Yale University and Princeton University -- carefully manage their yield rates. For those unfamiliar with the term yield rates, it’s the percentage of admitted students in a given year who choose to enroll at the university. Many of our nation’s most selective universities aim to enroll around 50% of the students they accept. Still, other highly selective universities, including Yale and Princeton, aim to enroll an even higher percentage of admitted students. But in the case of Harvard University, well, let’s just say they don’t spend too much time managing their yield. Why not? Because Harvard knows that most admitted students will choose to matriculate. Harvard is Harvard. What Is Harvard’s…
The Biggest Lies in College Admissions
What are the biggest lies told to parents in college admissions today? Jayson Weingarten, Senior College Admissions Consultant at Ivy Coach and a former UPenn admissions officer, has helped hundreds of prospective students get into the schools of their dreams. In this episode, Jayson shares some of the outrageous lies in college admissions.
Bates College Waitlist Acceptance Rate
If you applied to Bates College to join the Class of 2029, chances are you were charmed by this private liberal arts college’s quaint campus life, excellent academics, or location in Maine. You’ve probably stumbled across this post because you were waitlisted and are trying to plan your next move, and you’ve come to the right place! Discover Ivy Coach’s game plan for turning a waitlisted application to Bates into a letter of acceptance. Bates College Waitlist Acceptance Rate and Statistics To get started, let’s review the last decade of waitlist acceptance rate statistics at Bates, as compiled in its Common Data Set: Bates College Class YearNumber of Students Waitlisted to BatesNumber of Students Who Chose to Join the Bates WaitlistNumber of…
Haverford College Waitlist Acceptance Rate
Haverford College has emerged in recent years as a highly competitive liberal arts college that many students try and fail to get into each year. So, if your child was waitlisted to Haverford’s Class of 2029, take solace that they’ve already beaten the odds by not earning a flat-out rejection. Instead, your child is in a unique position to turn their application around and secure a spot in the Class of 2029. Learn how how they can do just that! Haverford College’s Waitlist Acceptance Rate and Statistics Haverford College Class YearNumber of Students Waitlisted to HaverfordNumber of Students Who Chose to Join the Haverford WaitlistNumber of Students Accepted Off the Haverford WaitlistHaverford Waitlist Acceptance RateClass of 2029Not Yet PublishedNot Yet…
UConn Waitlist Acceptance Rate
So, you or your child were waitlisted to the University of Connecticut Class of 2029. Would you believe us if we told you you’re in some great company? A waitlisting is by no means a dead end — in fact, you should think of it as a jumping-off point from which admission can be secured. All it takes is some strategic moves in the days following being waitlisted to optimize your odds of admission. You’ve come to the right place to review these very steps! University of Connecticut Waitlist Acceptance Rate and Statistics We need not speculate as to the competitiveness of the UConn waitlist. The admissions officers at this public research university have very helpfully published such data in the school’s Common Data Set, an online archive of admissions information that stretches…
University of Chicago Class of 2029 Admissions Statistics
University officials have kept the University of Chicago’s Class of 2029 admissions statistics under wraps. No one knows how many students applied, how many were accepted, or much else. We all look forward to The Common Data Set that will soon arrive and lay UChicago bare. But chances are, if you’re reading this blog, you’re looking for answers now. And Ivy Coach has got you covered! While UChicago has declined to release any data about this year’s admitted soon-to-be first years, there’s still room for analysis. Sure, we don’t know their gender breakdown, racial and ethnic composition, socioeconomic diversity, or even what states and countries they come from. But we do know why UChicago may have chosen to keep this info close to the vest.…
Georgia Tech Class of 2029 Admissions Statistics
Were you admitted to the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Class of 2029? If so, you’re joining this campus community at a time in its history when its prestige is at an all-time high and its acceptance rate is at an all-time low. In this post, Ivy Coach will review the data and discuss the implications of this most recent triumphant admissions cycle at the home of the buzzing Yellow Jackets (and no, we’re not talking about the TV show!). Georgia Institute of Technology Acceptance Rate and Admissions Statistics (Classes of 2029 — 2019) Georgia Tech Class YearTotal Applications ReceivedTotal Applications AcceptedOverall Acceptance RateClass of 202966,8958,52012.74%Class of 202859,7898,41314.07%Class of 202752,3778,62216.46%Class of 202650,6108,67217.13%Class of 202545,3888,30818.30%Class of 202440,8528,71921.34%Class of 202336,8567,58420.58%Class of 202235,6128,03722.57%Class of 202131,4977,36923.40%Class of…
Caltech Class of 2029 Admissions Statistics
When you imagine the most selective college in the world, what do you think of? Harvard? Yale? Maybe even Stanford? What if we told you that the answer wasn’t one of these big-name schools but the modest (yet fiercely competitive) California Institute of Technology, a school that twice topped the US News & World Report annual college ranking back in the 90s? This private research university in sunny Pasadena, California, set a record last year for the lowest acceptance rate at a four-year institution, with a slim 2.27% of applicants making it into the Class of 2028. We’re still awaiting such data for this year’s Class of 2029, but in the meantime, there are still some pretty insightful details about…
The New College Math: Calculating ROI
“If you’re in the 0.1 percent, your kid will be fine no matter what,” says Jayson Weingarten, senior admissions consultant at Ivy Coach. “We are really talking about upper-middle-class families. Those parents have had to work hard for their life, and they don’t want to see it go down the drain.”
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