By Zohra D. Yaqhubi April 2, 2013 (The Harvard Crimson) — Increased application rates of highly selective schools and the fixed number of spots available have led to speculation that the recent decline in Harvard’s acceptance rate shows no signs of slowing anytime soon. The College accepted a record low 5.8 percent of applicants this year, the […]

By Zohra D. Yaqhubi Oct 24, 2013 (The Harvard Crimson) — The Office of Admissions and Financial Aid will launch a new digitally driven outreach initiative this fall in an effort to encourage low-income students to apply to Harvard and other selective institutions of higher education, the College announced in a press release Thursday. The undertaking, […]

By Daphne C. Thompson April 16, 2015 (The Harvard Crimson) — Fifty years ago, Harvard sent acceptance letters to 20 percent of roughly 6,700 applicants to the Class of 1969. By 2006, that figure had dropped to 9.7 percent for the class of 2010 and since then has continued on a downward trend overall, reaching a record-low 5.3 percent acceptance rate […]

By Alyssa Schwenk Jan 16, 2008 (The Daily Pennsylvanian) — Penn’s early decision acceptance rate decreased by 1 percent from last year to match the school’s lowest-ever admissions rate of 28 percent. Of the 3,912 high-school seniors who applied to Penn early decision last fall, 1,147 were accepted in December. Those students will compose about […]

By Naomi Jagoda Jan 24, 2008 (The Daily Pennsylvanian) — Penn’s admissions office is changing how prospective students can apply to the University. For the 2008-2009 admissions cycle, Penn is eliminating its own application and adding the Universal College Application as an option for students. Applicants will be able to use either the UCA or […]

By Naomi Jagoda Apr 03, 2008  (The Daily Pennsylvanian) — A shake-up in the admissions office and a projected lower yield rate likely contributed to Penn’s slightly higher acceptance rate this year, admissions experts say. Penn’s acceptance rate increased to 16.4 percent this year, up from 16 percent last year. In contrast, the other Ivies […]

By Winnie Ma March 11, 2014 (HER CAMPUS) — So let’s get this straight—you weren’t accepted to your top college, but you weren’t rejected, either. Now what? Like most things in life, college admissions aren’t all black and white. If you applied to college early decision or early action and got a letter saying you […]

By Emily Schmidt July 26, 2017 (HER CAMPUS) — With the release of this year’s Common App essays on the horizon, you’re probably already thinking about the upcoming deadlines. The beginning of November usually marks the first round of application due dates. If you’re a little late to the application scene, it’s really important to […]