Yale is a dream school for millions of students, but less than two thousand undergraduates make it into each graduating class. Most get in a first years, straight out of high school. However, there is another way in. Yale “enrolls a small number of transfer students” annually, accepting new students from both two-year and four-year institutions. Successful Yale transfer applicants community colleges, from the military, and from other well-respected universities.
ED2 Application Strategy and Guide for Boston College (BC) 2025-2026
Boston College is a medium-sized, private Jesuit college located in Chestnut Hill, MA – just outside of Boston. While the Catholic affiliation can scare away some students, we can tell you that Jesuits are pretty different than the mainstream image; they care deeply about education, social justice, and service. BC is known for their fantastic programs in Human-Centered Engineering, Econ, Finance, and Political Science, and is an all-around great school if you’re looking for a well-rounded liberal arts education.
ED2 Application Strategy and Guide for Tufts 2025-2026
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ED2 Application Strategy and Guide for Johns Hopkins 2025-2026
Johns Hopkins University is a medium-sized private research university located in Baltimore, MD, and is considered to be the first ever research institution in the United States! Pretty cool! Since Johns Hopkins is famous for their medical school, it’s no surprise that programs like pre-med, biology, public health, and biomedical engineering are some of their most popular and highly-ranked majors. Beyond just the medical-leaning STEM majors, the school has strong programs in social sciences like Econ and a very strong Computer Science department.
How to Transfer to Columbia College and Columbia Engineering 2026
Columbia University and Columbia Engineering consciously seek out strong transfer candidates to welcome to campus each year. The number who get accepted isn’t massive, though — a little . That wouldn’t necessarily be intimidating except that there are candidates for those few spots. The transfer acceptance rate fluctuates based on available spaces in the class, but has stayed in recent years.
Rejected Early Decision from UVA 2025-2026
ED2 Application Strategy and Guide for Rice University 2025-2026
Rice University is a medium-sized private research institution located in the heart of Houston, Texas – home to Beyonce, NASA, and the Texans. Rice is famous for their science and engineering programs, mostly because of their , but also has world-class programs in the humanities, social sciences, and business.
Rejected Early Decision from Swarthmore 2025-2026
Swarthmore is an excellent small liberal arts school that has become intensely competitive to gain admission to in recent years. The college wasn’t ever easy to get into — or, at least, not in the past half century. But the acceptance rate has plummet more recently and more students than ever are receiving disappointing news in the Early Decision round.
Q&A with Evan Bailyn, Inventor of Generative Engine Optimization, on College Apps in the Age of AI
We recently had the honor of interviewing Evan Bailyn, the founder of the Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) marketing genre. In addition to owning the most well-respected GEO agency in the US, he used to run a college admissions consulting business. Thus, we were very excited to get his take on how AI is changing the college application process.
Rejected Early Decision from Pomona 2025-2026
Rejection nearly always stings, but getting an Early Decision rejection from a dream school is particularly frustrating. If you recently heard from Pomona that they don’t have a space for you, it is understandable if you feel turned upside down. You had a plan and being rejected wasn’t part of it. Now, you have to figure out what comes next.
Rejected Early Decision from Bowdoin 2025-2026
If you recently received a rejection from Bowdoin in the Early Decision round, you aren’t alone. The ED acceptance rate for Bowdoin is quite low, and admissions is extremely competitive. That doesn’t make it hurt less, though. An ED rejection is always gutting, as a dream school rejection is, to put it bluntly, the rejection of a dream. But it isn’t the end of your college dreams. You can still get into an exceptional school. To pull that off, you need to figure out what to do next.
Rejected Early Decision from Rice University 2025-2026
If you’ve recently received a rejection from Rice in the Early Decision round, we know that this wasn’t the plan. You picked Rice ED because you are in love with what they offer, and it felt possible. Not easy, probably, but possible. But now you have a rejection in your inbox, and you have to figure out what comes next.
ED2 Application Strategy and Guide for Harvey Mudd 2025-2026
Harvey Mudd College is a small, STEM-focused liberal arts college located in Claremont, California. The school is a part of the Claremont Colleges, which means it shares a campus and resources with Pomona, Scripps, Pitzer, and Claremont McKenna – and you can take classes and join clubs at any of them! Harvey Mudd is also tiny. Microscopic, even. With approximately 900 undergrads, it’s the size of a medium Texas high school. And if you’re here, you’re considering applying ED2 to Harvey Mudd, and we’re here to help.
Rejected Early Decision from Johns Hopkins 2025-2026
You had a plan. You would apply to Johns Hopkins Early Decision, get in, and be done with the college application process. Or, if you didn’t get in ED, you’d at least be deferred. A deferral is far from an acceptance, of course, bouncing you into the Regular Decision pool, but Johns Hopkins would still be in the mix. However, that isn’t what happened. Now you are grappling with a rejection ED and trying to figure out what comes next.
ED2 Application Strategy and Guide for Pomona 2025-2026
Pomona College is a small, highly selective liberal arts college nestled in Claremont, California. Pomona is the founding member of the Claremont Colleges, a consortium of five undergrad colleges (Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, Scripps, and Harvey Mudd) that share resources, cross-registration, and community. It’s a true, super interdisciplinary, liberal arts college, and it’s definitely going to appeal to students who love learning for learning’s sake.
Rejected Early Decision from Carnegie Mellon 2025-2026
If you recently received a rejection decision from Carnegie Mellon in the Early Decision round, you probably don’t feel too great. It’s frustrating when plans don’t work out, and you almost certainly thought you’d at least have the gentle reassurance of a deferral. Instead, you’ve got a letter of rejection in one hand and the need for a plan in the other. If you feel frustrated or overwhelmed, that makes sense. Don’t let yourself get wrapped up in that feeling, though, because we can help.
Rejected Early Decision from Northwestern 2025-2026
Any rejection is upsetting, but college rejections — especially in the Early Decision round — have a particular sting to them. There is so much hope, optimism, and hard work wrapped up in college applications, that having a dream school like Northwestern shut down that potential future is frustrating, to put it lightly.
ED2 Application Strategy and Guide for Swarthmore 2025-2026
Swarthmore College is a small, elite liberal arts institution located just outside of Philadelphia. Founded in 1864 by Quakers, the school has long been known for its academic rigor, commitment to social responsibility, and close-knit campus culture. Swarthmore is part of both the Tri-College consortium (with Bryn Mawr and Haverford) and the Quaker Consortium with Penn – which means you have a lot of flexibility and can take classes at any of these schools.
Rejected Early Decision from Boston College 2025-2026
If you recently received a notice of rejection from Boston College in the Early Decision round, that is a major downer. It wasn’t the plan. You picked Boston College for Early Decision because it is a dream school that seemed feasible. You didn’t assume you would get in, but you also thought that you had a solid chance to at least be deferred. Unfortunately, this ED rejection tells us that Boston College didn’t assess your application as “.” In this post, we’re going to break down what this means, why it may have happened, and what you need to do next to get into a dream school.