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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|

Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2025

During this unprecedented pandemic, applying early to colleges has had its challenges. From SAT and ACT test cancellations to the reduced ability to visit colleges in person, early admissions have been different this year. Nevertheless, students have pressed onward and submitted their early apps. Whatever your early admissions outcomes, it ...

Maureen Meyer2020-12-19T23:44:26-05:00December 19th, 2020|Categories: Admissions trends, apps, class of 2025, college, college admissions, college early applications, college list, college visits, coping with covid, Early Admissions, early admissions trends, Early Decision, ED2, Testing|Tags: BU, College Admissions, Columbia, cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, early action, early admissions, early decision, Georgetown, harvard, MIT, Northwestern, notre dame, princeton, Stanford, Testing, undergraduate admissions, Williams, Yale|

Regular Admissions Trends for the Class of 2023: A Look Back to Help You Plan Ahead!

If you are in the midst of planning for your early and regular applications, a look back on last year’s college admissions cycle could provide helpful insights to keep in mind as you delve into the college admissions process. As a follow-up to our previous blog on Early Admissions Trends for ...

collegiategateway2020-05-15T15:56:31-04:00October 27th, 2019|Categories: Admissions trends|Tags: acceptance, affordability, Class of 2022, college, College Admissions, Columbia, common app, cornell, Dartmouth, Deferral Stats, deferrals, Diversity in college admissions, Duke, early action, early admissions, Early admissions trends, early decision, ED1, ED2, Georgetown, harvard, january admissions, johns hopkins, Middlebury, MIT, Northwestern, princeton, QuestBridge, regular decision, rejection, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, Wesleyan, Williams, Yale|

Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2023

As the pool of applicants increases and schools continue to expand admissions options, applying early has become a game of strategic calculations and daunting choices for students. This year alone, many schools saw sharp increases in early applications and most schools experienced a drop in admit rates. By now, students have ...

collegiategateway2020-06-13T07:14:03-04:00March 14th, 2019|Categories: Admissions trends|Tags: acceptance, affordability, Class of 2022, college, College Admissions, Columbia, common app, cornell, Dartmouth, Deferral Stats, deferrals, Diversity in college admissions, Duke, early action, early admissions, Early admissions trends, early decision, ED1, ED2, Georgetown, harvard, january admissions, johns hopkins, Middlebury, MIT, Northwestern, princeton, QuestBridge, regular decision, rejection, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, Wesleyan, Williams, Yale|

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|

Early Admissions Trends for the Class of 2022

As the pool of early applicants increases and schools continue to expand early admissions options, applying early has become a game of strategic calculations and daunting choices for students. This year alone, early applications rose by over 10% at many highly-selective schools. In turn, more applications have led to greater selectivity. ...

collegiategateway2018-01-31T20:36:20-05:00January 31st, 2018|Categories: Admissions trends, college, college admissions|Tags: acceptance, affordability, Class of 2022, college, College Admissions, Columbia, common app, cornell, Dartmouth, Deferral Stats, deferrals, Diversity in college admissions, Duke, early action, early admissions, Early admissions trends, early decision, ED1, ED2, Georgetown, harvard, january admissions, johns hopkins, Middlebury, MIT, Northwestern, princeton, QuestBridge, regular decision, rejection, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, Wesleyan, Williams, Yale|

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 Admissions Trends for the Class of 2021

The early admissions train was packed this year with more and more students applying early action and early decision to their top college choices. By now, most students have received their early admissions decisions and are either elated by acceptance, disappointed with rejection, or stalled in the waiting room of ...

collegiategateway2017-05-03T21:00:45-04:00January 21st, 2017|Categories: Admissions trends, college admissions, Early Decision|Tags: acceptance, affordability, college, College Admissions, Columbia, common app, cornell, Dartmouth, Deferral Stats, deferrals, Diversity in college admissions, Duke, early action, early admissions, Early admissions trends, early decision, ED1, ED2, Georgetown, harvard, january admissions, johns hopkins, Middlebury, MIT, Northwestern, princeton, QuestBridge, regular decision, rejection, Stanford, University of Pennsylvania, Wesleyan, 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? ...