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Early Admissions for the Class of 2028: Part III: Deferral Stats

Take a closer look at deferral rates for some of the most selective colleges for the Class of 2028. If you have been deferred, what does this mean and what are your next steps?

College Waitlists: What are Your Chances of Being Accepted?

Waitlisted and not sure what to do next? Read our tips for analyzing your waitlist chances and follow our next steps to demonstrate your continued interest!

Maureen Meyer2023-04-08T00:01:28-04:00April 7th, 2023|Categories: Admissions trends, class of 2025, class of 2026, class of 2027, college, college admissions, college applications, college early applications, college list, College update letter, college visits, Collegiate Gateway, Early Action, Early Admissions, Early Decision, ED2, Julie Gross, Uncategorized, virtual college admissions events, Wait Lists, yield|Tags: accepted waitlist offer, admitted from waitlist, Amherst, Bates, Boston College, Boston University, bowdoin, brown, college admissions factors, college admissions trends, collegiate gateway, Columbia, cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Emory, johns hopkins, julie gross, Lehigh, Michigan waitlist, Northwestern, NYU waitlist, Penn State, Princeton waitlist, Stanford waitlist, Tufts, Tulane waitlist, UC Berkeley, University of Miami, University of Miami waitlist, waitlist admission, waitlist letter of continued interest, WashU, Williams|

College Interviews

Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about college interviews, including the role they play in the admissions process, changing college policies, how to prepare, and tips for interview day.

Maureen Meyer2022-09-12T12:23:57-04:00September 12th, 2022|Categories: college, college admissions, college applications, College interviews, college video submission, college visits, Collegiate Gateway, interviews|Tags: alumni interviews, Barnard College, Bates College, Brandeis, brown, Colgate, college interview tips, college interviews, collegiate gateway, Columbia, Connecticut College, cornell, Dartmouth, demonstrated interest, Duke, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Grinnell College, harvard, johns hopkins, julie gross, MIT, Northwestern, on-campus interview, princeton, short video submission, Stanford, Syracuse University, thank you letter, Tufts, UChicago, university of michigan, University of Notre Dame, University of Rochester, University of Virginia, UPenn, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Wake Forest, WashU, Wesleyan University, Williams College, Yale|

What are Your Chances of Getting off the Waitlist?

Waitlisted and not sure what to do next? Read our tips for analyzing your waitlist chances and follow our next steps to demonstrate your continued interest!

Regular Admissions Trends for the Class of 2022

It was another exciting year in regular decision college admissions! As a follow-up to our previous blog on Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2022, here’s an in-depth review of this year’s regular decision trends. To assist applicants who will be applying this fall, our analysis will conclude with a ...

collegiategateway2018-06-05T19:16:12-04:00June 3rd, 2018|Categories: Admissions trends|Tags: Amherst, brown, CalTech, college acceptance rates, college acceptances, College Admissions, Columbia, cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Early admissions trends, Georgetown, harvard, high school graduation rates, johns hopkins, KIPP Foundation, Middlebury College, MIT, princeton, QuestBridge, regular decision, regular decision acceptance rates, regular decision admissions, Stanford, University of Chicago, UPenn, UVA, Vanderbilt, Williams, Yale|

How to Demonstrate Interest to Colleges

In recent years, “demonstrated interest” has become an increasingly important part of the college admissions process. Most valued by colleges that are private, smaller, and more selective, this “informed” interest allows you to reveal your knowledge of the college and make a stronger case as to why the school is a good fit for you. Demonstrated interest helps ...

collegiategateway2018-03-17T15:58:49-04:00March 17th, 2018|Categories: college, college admissions|Tags: brown, college interviews, college tours, colleges, cornell, demonstrated interest, early admissions, Lehigh, Northwestern, Stanford, tours, university of michigan, University of Rochester|

Regular Admissions Trends for the Class of 2021

It was another exciting year in regular decision college admissions! As a follow-up to our previous blog on Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2021, here’s an in-depth review of this year’s regular decision trends. To assist applicants who will be applying this fall, our analysis will conclude with a ...

collegiategateway2017-07-17T23:31:47-04:00July 16th, 2017|Categories: Admissions trends, college, college admissions, Common Application, Wait Lists|Tags: A Better Chance, Amherst, brown, CalTech, college acceptance rates, college acceptances, College Admissions, Columbia, cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Early admissions trends, Georgetown, harvard, high school graduation rates, johns hopkins, KIPP Foundation, Middlebury College, MIT, princeton, QuestBridge, regular decision, regular decision acceptance rates, regular decision admissions, Stanford, University of Chicago, UPenn, UVA, Vanderbilt, Williams, Yale|

Early Application Options for US Colleges

All colleges offer high school seniors the option to apply through Regular Decision application plans, in which students typically apply by early January, are notified of admissions decisions by April 1, are not restricted by how many colleges to apply to, and are not bound to attend. Sounds straightforward, right? ...

How to Demonstrate Interest to Colleges

In recent years, "demonstrated interest" has become an increasingly important part of the college admissions process. Most valued by colleges that are private, smaller, and more selective, this "informed" interest allows you to reveal your knowledge of the college, and make a stronger case as to why the school is a good fit for you. Demonstrated interest helps colleges ...

collegiategateway2016-11-21T13:56:48-05:00November 21st, 2016|Categories: college, college admissions|Tags: brown, college interviews, college tours, colleges, cornell, demonstrated interest, early admissions, Lehigh, Northwestern, Stanford, tours, university of michigan, University of Rochester|

Majoring in English: How to Find the Best Fit College

The current educational climate is very focused on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). College majors that teach specific pre-professional skills toward a set career path are also surging in popularity. But where does that leave the liberal arts majors? In his book, In Defense of a Liberal Education, journalist and ...

collegiategateway2016-03-31T15:28:40-04:00March 31st, 2016|Categories: career, college, College Academics, College Majors|Tags: brown, college major trends, college majors, double major, english major, interdisciplinary study, johns hopkins, literature, princeton, study abroad, UC Berkely, university of michigan, why english, Yale|