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  2. Wait list - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, for students applying by regular admission, the month of April is a time when much activity happens; colleges email offers of acceptance and rejection, and students select a college by sending a deposit. In May, after receiving deposits, colleges know how many spots will be open, and will usually begin to offer admission ...

  3. Yield protection - Wikipedia

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    Some critics of the theory hold that it is a myth propagated by anxious college applicants to cope with rejection. [4] This view proposes that, rather than yield protection, it is actually negative subjective factors in an application that may contribute to a rejection, despite the applicant's strong qualifications.

  4. PIX11 -- Siobhan O'Dell, a 17-year-old applying to colleges across the country, recently received a rejection letter from Duke University. However, it's her rejection of the rejection letter that ...

  5. College Admissions 2013: Record Rejection Rates, Financial ...

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    College Admissions 2013: Record Rejection Rates, ... April Angst for Many Students and Parents Available for Interview: A Kaplan Test Prep Expert Can Explain the State of College Admissions and ...

  6. University and college admission - Wikipedia

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    The college then decides whether or not to extend an offer of admission (and possibly financial aid) to the student. The majority of colleges admit students to the college as a whole, and not to a particular academic major, although this may not be the case in some specialized programs such as engineering and architecture.

  7. Beware of Colleges' 'Bait-and-Switch' Aid Offers

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    Some colleges make their most generous offers to high school seniors as a lure. By Liz Weston LOS ANGELES -- Families receiving college financial aid offers this spring should beware: what they ...

  8. Colleges get the green light from Department of Education to ...

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    As of May 1, 2024, the Department of Education has reprocessed “nearly” all affected applications, encouraging colleges to send aid offers as soon as possible.

  9. Legacy preferences - Wikipedia

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    The advantages that colleges offer legacy students extend well beyond admission preferences. Many colleges have various mechanisms for coaching legacies through the admissions process and for advising them about strategies for constructing successful applications, including notifying legacies of the advantage that they can gain by applying early.