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College Admissions:Penn Acceptance Rate Falls to Record Low

The Daily Pennsylvanian reports that Penn’s undergrad acceptance rated dropped to a record low 15.9%. A few other stats of interest. In its first year using the Common Application, Penn received 22,634...

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College Admissions: Waitlists

The Wall St. Journal reports that higher-than-expected yields mean that colleges are turning to their waitlist less than in past years. The title of the article really says it all: "Hopes Dim for Kids...

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Juniors: This Summer Get a Jump Start in Preparing to Write Your College...

If you are a junior, as your school year draws to a close, you are likely thinking about how over the summer and definitely during the fall, you’ll be working on your college applications and the...

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Perfect Phrases for College Application Essays

Perfect Phrases for College Application Essays by Sheila Bender is a wonderful book if you are just starting the writing process and looking for prompts to give you a jump-start. As Sheila wrote in her...

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College Admissions: Two New Services

Accepted introduced two new services this week for college applicants: The UC Application Package: A comprehensive, flat-fee approach to helping you with your UC application. With the UC Application...

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Medical School Applicant Resources: New Ebook, Online Chat

AAMC just opened its 2010 medical school application, and you will be able to submit your application “on or about June 2, 2009.” We have two new resources to help you with your medical school...

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College Admissions: The Decisions are In

Some members of the class of 2010 are celebrating their acceptances tonight.  Others are re-examining their choices for next fall.  Yes, the Ivy League schools released their admissions decisions on...

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The Admissions Yield

As colleges and universities admit their freshman classes, they are trying to read your mind as to whether you are likely to attend.  That’s right.  To some, a measure of college prestige is the yield...

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Common Application Essay Tips

If you are a rising high school senior, there is a good chance that the Common Application website is bookmarked on your web browser, or printed, sitting on your desk.  An ominous reminder of the...

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Summarizing Your Activities on the Common Application

You’ll find the activities chart just above the essay questions on the Common Application.  It looks straightforward, and in some ways, it is.  However, given the differences between communities, high...

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Tips for Completing Your Yale University Application

This is part of a series of posts providing advice you can use when completing The Common Application for 2011. You can find the entire series, including tips for the Common App’s required essays and...

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Tips for Completing Your Application to Princeton University

This is part of a series of posts providing advice you can use when completing The Common Application for 2011. You can find the entire series, including tips for the Common App’s required essays and...

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Tips for completing the Harvard College Application

This is part of a series of posts providing advice you can use when completing The Common Application for 2011. You can find the entire series, includng tips for the Common App’s required essays and...

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Tips for Completing Your Application: Duke University, Dartmouth College

This is part of a series of posts providing advice you can use when completing The Common Application for 2011. You can find the entire series, including tips for the Common App’s required essays and...

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Tips for Completing Your Application to Brown University

This is part of a series of posts providing advice you can use when completing The Common Application for 2011. You can find the entire series, including tips for the Common App’s required essays and...

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Columbia University’s Application: Tips to Compel

When I was a high school student, my parents agreed that I could apply to any colleges I wanted, with the exception of those in California and New York City.  Consequently, I didn’t set foot on...

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Does Everyone Understand Your Service Project?

As the Early Action/Early Decision deadlines come closer, I’ve been looking at the activities section of the Common Application.  It looks straightforward.  You name your activity, select the closest...

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Tips for Completing the Cornell Supplement to the Common Application

Cornell University has the largest undergraduate population in the Ivy League, and it’s supplement is also one of the most complex.  Undergraduate students at Cornell are admitted into one of seven...

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Three Tips to Jump Start Your Personal Statement

Are you stumped?  It’s mid-November, and those college admissions deadlines are growing ever so closer.  If your Common Application is only completed as far as your siblings names and ages, it’s time...

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A Few of the Mostest at Accepted.com

This is the time of year to look back at the most, best, (worst), etc. I am going to stick to the positive. Top Ten Most Visited Accepted Admissions Almanac Posts of 2010: In a nutshell, rankings and...

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Application Volume Soars at Top Colleges

We recently posted an article on the increase of applications at Harvard; apparently it’s not the only school experiencing an undergraduate application boom. A few more articles were recently...

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College Applications Continue to Rise…

…which means competition for colleges is also on the rise. Ivy League schools in particular are receiving record numbers of applications, some with double-digit percentage increases for the second...

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Hold Off on the Rush to Write Your Essay

   Ready, Set, Stop! Yes the Common Application announced minimal changes for the next application cycle, and no, they didn’t change the essay questions except to provide more guidance on length (now...

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2012 Common Application Essay Tips

   This post about the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you fill out the 2012 Common Application supplement for Ivy League schools.  If you are a rising high school...

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Summarizing Your Activities on the Common Application

   This post about summarizing your activities on the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you complete the 2012 Common Application supplement for Ivy League schools.  You’ll...

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Are You Applying to Harvard College?

   This post about the Harvard supplement to the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you complete the 2012 Common Application supplement for Ivy League schools.  Last year,...

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Tips for Completing your Cornell Supplement to the Common Application

   This post about the Cornell supplement to the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you complete the 2012 Common Application supplement for Ivy League schools.  A friend of...

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Tips for Completing Your Penn Supplement to the Common Application

   This post about the Penn supplement to the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you complete the 2012 Common Application supplement for Ivy League schools.  As an...

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Tips for Completing Your Application to Columbia University

This post about the Columbia supplement to the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you complete the 2012 Common Application supplement for Ivy League schools. When I visited...

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Princeton Supplemental Application Tips

   This post about the Princeton supplement to the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you complete the 2012 Common Application supplement for Ivy League schools.  I’ve...

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Tips for Completing Your Brown Supplement to the Common Application

   This post about the Brown supplement to the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you complete the 2012 Common Application supplement for Ivy League schools.  Today, when I...

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College Admissions 101: An Introduction to Getting In

Getting ready to apply to college? Then surely you’re familiar with “101 courses” – those undergraduate lectures that provide you with an introductory look into your chosen subject. We’ve recently...

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Ivy League and the Common App: New, Updated Info!

   It’s a new application season, which means we have new advice for college applicants using the 2012 Common Application. We’ve updated our special report, Ivy League and Common Application Tips: How...

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Last Minute Common App Tips

When I flipped the calendar to October this past weekend, I had a moment of panic that was likely shared with many high school seniors across the country.  That’s right, rolling application cycles are...

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Last Week’s Most Read Blog Posts

Here are the five most read posts at Accepted during the past week. Check them out! Chicago Booth 2012 MBA Essay Tips UC Berkeley Haas 2012 MBA Essay Tips 2012 Common Application Tips Why Write a Blog...

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Five New Year’s Resolutions for High School Juniors

Of course the New Year inspires all sorts of resolutions and fresh starts.  If you are a member of the high school class of 2013, it also marks the time for you to begin your college planning in...

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College Admissions News Roundup

Does SAT Prep Work?- Inside Higher Ed looks at research published in the journal, Sociology of Education, about the effects of test prep on the college-going population.  The research shows that East...

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2013 Common Application Essay Tips

This post about the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you fill out the 2013 Common Application supplement for Ivy League schools. Our tips are in blue. If you are a rising...

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4 Tips for Answering the Common App Short Answer Question

“Take control of the remaining components of your application” When the Common Application went live last week, were you there?  Did you create your account, and fill in your biographical information?...

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Tips for Completing Your Brown Supplement to the Common Application

This post about the Brown supplement to the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you complete the 2013 Common Application supplement for Ivy League schools.  Today, when I...

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Tips for Completing Your Columbia Supplement to the Common Application

When I visited Columbia University, it was clear to me that the undergraduate college takes distinct pride in two things: the 100-year-old Core Curriculum and the University’s relationship with the...

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2013 Tips for Completing Your Yale Supplement to the Common Application

Yale Admissions This post about the Yale supplemental essay to the Common Application is part of a series of posts providing advice you can use when completing The Common Application for 2012-13. A...

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2014 Common Application Essay Prompts

“Begin thinking…” Each year, the Common Application makes small changes to its application, which is used by more than 400 colleges and universities.  Most years, the changes are small, but the changes...

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Applying To Too Many Colleges Can Hurt Your Chances

Grace Oberhofer decided to apply to an even dozen colleges. “I wanted to have options,” says the 2011 graduate of Tacoma School of the Arts in Washington. She got them: Though wait-listed by first...

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What is “Passion” in Admissions?

Years ago, when I first heard b-school representatives talking about wanting to see passion in applications, I thought to myself, “You’re looking for passion from a bunch of investment bankers and...

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2014 Common Application Advice

UCLA The newest version of the Common Application (www.commonapp.org) launches this week, on August 1. Certainly some students and counselors are anxiously waiting for the opportunity to login and look...

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The New Common Application is Live!

CA4, the newest version of the Common Application is here! The easy-to-navigate site was launched at midnight on Aug 1 and had over 1,000 registrants in its first 20 minutes. Check out the Common...

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Penn Sees Huge Increase in Early Decision Applications

A Daily Pennsylvanian article notes Penn’s new high in early decision applications. This year, 5,133 students applied to Penn early decision, an increase of 6.6% from last year and of 41% since 2008...

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Common App Supplemental Essay Tips

For each college that you apply to via the Common Application, you’re going to need to create a supplemental essay that answers that school’s specific questions while showcasing your talents and...

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Tips for Answering Common Application Essay Prompts

Tell the adcom something that is not already conveyed in your app. If you are beginning your senior year of high school, this is the prime time to write your Common Application essay. The sooner you...

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