An article in yesterday’s edition of Inside Higher Education commented on the National Association for College Admissions Counseling’s annual “State of Admissions Report.” The article mainly focused on the finding that more colleges are admitting students through the early decision process.
The report showed that about 47% of colleges stated that they had an increase in early decision applications last year, which is comparable to previous years. However, 65% of colleges reported admitting more students through early decision, versus 43% the previous year.
Some students and parents may read this statistic and be elated, but this is not your “easy in” to your favorite college. There still are some very important questions you need to consider before you sign that binding agreement. Applying early decision is not something you can do just to have a better chance at being admitted.
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Mark Montgomery
Mark is the Founder and CEO of Great College Advice, a national college admissions consulting firm. As a career educator, he has served as a college administrator, professor of international relations at the University of Denver and the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, program consultant at Yale and the University of Kansas, government instructor at Harvard and Tufts, high school teacher of French, and a Fulbright teacher of English in France. He has personally helped hundreds of students from around the world map their college journeys. Mark speaks on college preparation, selection, and admission to students and parents around the world, and his views have been published in major newspapers and journals.
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Mark Montgomery
Mark is the Founder and CEO of Great College Advice, a national college admissions consulting firm. As a career educator, he has served as a college administrator, professor of international relations at the University of Denver and the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, program consultant at Yale and the University of Kansas, government instructor at Harvard and Tufts, high school teacher of French, and a Fulbright teacher of English in France. He has personally helped hundreds of students from around the world map their college journeys. Mark speaks on college preparation, selection, and admission to students and parents around the world, and his views have been published in major newspapers and journals.