Early Decision Archives - College Initiative Helping families to successfully navigate the college admissions process Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:59:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://collegeinitiative.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-logoSQUARE-02-e1683223180849-32x32.png Early Decision Archives - College Initiative 32 32 The 4 Latest College Admission Tips for 2025-26 https://collegeinitiative.net/2023/05/08/latest-college-admission-tips/ Tue, 09 May 2023 01:00:20 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=2990 Here are the 4 latest college admission tips for the classes of 2026 and 2027, based on the admission trends in 2025.

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]]> What You Need to Know About Current Trends in College Admission https://collegeinitiative.net/2022/06/17/current-trends-in-college-admission/ Fri, 17 Jun 2022 18:18:54 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=2666 If you haven't been through the process in recent years, you may not know about the 7 current trends in college admission.

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]]> After the College Early Admission Result: What Next? https://collegeinitiative.net/2020/12/04/early-admission-result/ Fri, 04 Dec 2020 20:17:51 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=2220 After your student receives their early admission result, there are a few steps that families need to take, no matter the result.

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]]> “How Many Colleges Should I Apply To?” https://collegeinitiative.net/2020/07/31/how-many-colleges-to-apply-to/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 18:43:14 +0000 https://collegeinitiative.net/?p=2066 The question in the title is not one I can actually answer for any student – without knowing a lot more about that student’s goals. There is not a “one size fits all” answer to, “How many colleges should I apply to?” The perfect number could be as few as one and as many as...

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]]> Why Does the College Admissions Yield Rate Matter? https://collegeinitiative.net/2019/04/09/admissions-yield/ Tue, 09 Apr 2019 19:38:40 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=1480 Do you know what a college admissions yield is? It is the thing that keeps admissions officers up at night, especially in the month leading to national decision day, on May 1st. While March drags for students as they await admissions decisions, April is the month that feels endless for admissions officers. That’s because the...

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]]> What is the Important Difference Between Early Action and Early Decision? https://collegeinitiative.net/2018/04/24/difference-between-early-action-and-early-decision/ Tue, 24 Apr 2018 19:46:55 +0000 http://collegeinitiative.net/?p=548 When beginning the college search process, we get hit with a whole new vocabulary we have to learn.  Regular decision.  Rolling Admissions. Early Decision.  Early Action.  The latter two Early Admissions programs are easily confused with each other.  And now we’ve added “Early Notification” to the mix.    Here’s what you need to know: Regular Decision...

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