Tag Archives: Yale
MIT Early Action: Record Breaking Year
The greatest-ever number of Early Action applicants, 5,684, applied to MIT this fall, with a consequent all-time low percentage of Early Action admits: 10.4%. 17.4% were rejected outright, and 68.5% were deferred. With an increase of 13% Early Action applications … Continue reading
Strong Students Need Not Be Intimidated By Low Admission Percentages
As students, parents, and guidance counselors watch acceptance percentages drop each year at the very most selective US colleges and universities (last year, Stanford and Harvard were below 6% admitted, Princeton , Yale and Penn were hovering below 8%, etc.), … Continue reading
Grade Inflation at Leading US Colleges and Universities
Princeton University threw down the gauntlet a decade ago. Grade inflation was seen as a serious problem, and the University imposed a deflation policy which stated that in each and every class on campus, less than 35% could receive an … Continue reading