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Post by hcpride on Jan 11, 2022 9:11:26 GMT -5
I haven't read anything about ED I at Holy Cross (I do know we traditionally are very late with those sort of stats) .
But, I have to say I was impressed by HC admissions lately. I don't know if this has become a common practice at our peer schools (and I'm assuming this occurs with all HC RD applications now) but my close friend's son recently applied Regular Decision to HC and received a nice letter in return. The letter (with an attached "parent recommendation form") welcomes a letter from the parents in support of their son's application. An opportunity for the parents to share information (academic or personal) regarding the son that might not be apparent from the application.
Very clever. No doubt this is aimed at yield. (Actually, it might specifically fit into the 'demonstrated interest' subcategory that supports yield).
I told my friend to definitely write a letter and take the opportunity (beyond highlighting their son's personal and academic particulars) to emphasis that if accepted he will enroll. (Happens to be true as it is the kid's first choice, he is a strong candidate, and there are no $ issues)
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 11, 2022 9:20:08 GMT -5
My PCP's daughter was accepted early decision and heard over a week ago. She tells me her daughter was "jumping up and down crying for joy." I feel better going for my annual physicals and follow-ups now!
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Post by hcpride on Jan 16, 2022 13:48:49 GMT -5
Our Patriot League pals, Colgate, continue to excel on the admissions front. Last year the news was their gonzo 104% increase in applications...this year they've announced a whopping 32% increase in their ED I applications. That is very impressive (and ED applications are extraordinarily important in a number of directions at once): Early Decision (ED) I applications to Colgate University have increased by 31.8% compared to last year. The upward trend follows on the heels of last year’s 6.4% increase in ED applications and historic 104% increase in total applications.
“Within the record-setting EDI applicant pool, we’re seeing growth in key areas and a rise in academic quality that continue to impress us,” says Dean of Admission Tara Bubble.
Noteworthy growth includes an 35.8% increase in the number of domestic multicultural applicants, a more than 100% increase in applicants from the west and southwest regions of the United States, and a 41.1% increase in international applications as Colgate continues to expand its geographic reach.
The rise in application numbers has been tied to several initiatives within Colgate’s Third-Century Plan, including improvements to the application process and expansion of the financial aid support available through the Colgate Commitment. Colgate also received national attention for a successful pandemic response that allowed students to live and learn together on the University’s campus... www.colgate.edu/news/stories/colgate-early-decision-applications-increase-318
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Post by longsuffering on Jan 16, 2022 17:09:40 GMT -5
My PCP's daughter was accepted early decision and heard over a week ago. She tells me her daughter was "jumping up and down crying for joy." I feel better going for my annual physicals and follow-ups now! Your next booster shot would have been a lot deeper if she had been rejected.🙂
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Post by longsuffering on Jan 16, 2022 17:25:09 GMT -5
Our Patriot League pals, Colgate, continue to excel on the admissions front. Last year the news was their gonzo 104% increase in applications...this year they've announced a whopping 32% increase in their ED I applications. That is very impressive (and ED applications are extraordinarily important in a number of directions at once): Early Decision (ED) I applications to Colgate University have increased by 31.8% compared to last year. The upward trend follows on the heels of last year’s 6.4% increase in ED applications and historic 104% increase in total applications.
“Within the record-setting EDI applicant pool, we’re seeing growth in key areas and a rise in academic quality that continue to impress us,” says Dean of Admission Tara Bubble.
Noteworthy growth includes an 35.8% increase in the number of domestic multicultural applicants, a more than 100% increase in applicants from the west and southwest regions of the United States, and a 41.1% increase in international applications as Colgate continues to expand its geographic reach.
The rise in application numbers has been tied to several initiatives within Colgate’s Third-Century Plan, including improvements to the application process and expansion of the financial aid support available through the Colgate Commitment. Colgate also received national attention for a successful pandemic response that allowed students to live and learn together on the University’s campus... www.colgate.edu/news/stories/colgate-early-decision-applications-increase-318Colgate is perhaps the PL member most mistaken for an Ivy League school. It plays the Ivies in hockey, has an Ivy sounding name and isn't burdened with an ultra religious image like Holy Cross. Lehigh and Bucknell also have a preppy/Ivy ring to them, not that there is much HC can do about it's name. Although it could have a poll like Quinnipiac or Marist that clearly identify it as a college in people's minds as poll results get reported regularly on the news. The more people hear a name associated with a college the less they'll think about the religious connotation that jumps out when first hearing "Holy Cross."
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Post by hcpride on Jan 16, 2022 17:48:20 GMT -5
Our Patriot League pals, Colgate, continue to excel on the admissions front. Last year the news was their gonzo 104% increase in applications...this year they've announced a whopping 32% increase in their ED I applications. That is very impressive (and ED applications are extraordinarily important in a number of directions at once): Early Decision (ED) I applications to Colgate University have increased by 31.8% compared to last year. The upward trend follows on the heels of last year’s 6.4% increase in ED applications and historic 104% increase in total applications.
“Within the record-setting EDI applicant pool, we’re seeing growth in key areas and a rise in academic quality that continue to impress us,” says Dean of Admission Tara Bubble.
Noteworthy growth includes an 35.8% increase in the number of domestic multicultural applicants, a more than 100% increase in applicants from the west and southwest regions of the United States, and a 41.1% increase in international applications as Colgate continues to expand its geographic reach.
The rise in application numbers has been tied to several initiatives within Colgate’s Third-Century Plan, including improvements to the application process and expansion of the financial aid support available through the Colgate Commitment. Colgate also received national attention for a successful pandemic response that allowed students to live and learn together on the University’s campus... www.colgate.edu/news/stories/colgate-early-decision-applications-increase-318Colgate is perhaps the PL member most mistaken for an Ivy League school. It plays the Ivies in hockey, has an Ivy sounding name and isn't burdened with an ultra religious image like Holy Cross. Lehigh and Bucknell also have a preppy/Ivy ring to them, not that there is much HC can do about it's name. Although it could have a poll like Quinnipiac or Marist that clearly identify it as a college in people's minds as poll results get reported regularly on the news. The more people hear a name associated with a college the less they'll think about the religious connotation that jumps out when first hearing "Holy Cross." Their four largest crossover application schools are BC, Brown, Cornell and Dartmouth (alphabetically) so you are definitely on to something. I think that has always been the case...but last year (when they went up 104% and we went down) and now this year with the ED I applications (above) they seem to be really hitting their stride. Hopefully our admissions folks are spying on them....and hopefully our closely-held stats are on the upswing. I know we are not necessarily an applicant crossover school with secular Colgate but I'd like to see us ranked in their vicinity (we were when I was at HC).
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 16, 2022 20:16:01 GMT -5
No, it's mostly mistaken for a toothpaste manufacturer.
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Post by beachbound on Jan 16, 2022 21:50:40 GMT -5
Might be having a senior moment, but I could have sworn HC sent something out on social media that ED1 apps were up 21% this year, but I cannot find the text, tweet or Facebook post.
And I cannot understand Colgate at all, I took my son there for a college visit a couple of years ago and while a beautiful campus plus admissions correctly focused on career placement for graduates, it is in the middle of nowhere. And I think we passed more confederate flags than people in the last 60 miles to campus after getting off the highway. My son is probably right of me in terms of politics and was like the what the what and didn’t even apply to the school.
Just a personal anecdote, My wife is an education consultant for high school students, and she thinks HC should add an early access (non-binding) option for seniors and that will boost our application totals and improve “stats” for acceptance rate and stats of incoming classes.
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Post by purplehaze on Jan 26, 2022 11:52:40 GMT -5
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Post by Chu Chu on Jan 26, 2022 12:04:28 GMT -5
Wow, 13,200 applications in total. How big is their freshman class?
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Post by purplehaze on Jan 26, 2022 12:34:44 GMT -5
approx 1200
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Jan 26, 2022 12:48:55 GMT -5
very low yield--must make it so hard to plan the class
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Post by hcpride on Jan 26, 2022 15:57:44 GMT -5
very low yield--must make it so hard to plan the class I don't necessarily disagree but as long as the yield is correctly projected/predicted I think school admission folks can live with relatively higher and relatively lower yields. I talked to a Fordham admissions person about this (their yield was in the wildly approximate ballpark of 15%) a few years ago and it did not seem a great concern. (Test scores of enrolled students and acceptance rate seemed of greater import to her.) I just looked up last year (Class of 2025) for Fordham: Applications: 46,160; Offers of Admission: 26,925, Acceptance Rate: 58.3%, Enrolled Students: 2,852. (Yield 11% by my calculations) SAT Middle 50%: 1320–1450** ACT Composite Middle 50%: 30–33** **About 64% of those who enrolled did not submit testing And now to veer wildly of the topic, I see their (Fordham's) gender gap (Class of 2025) is more pronounced than ours: Men: 35% Women: 65%. www.fordham.edu/undergraduate-admission/why-fordham/admission-facts/
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 26, 2022 16:08:49 GMT -5
Don't know '22-'23 but per the Fairfield Magazine most recent issue, the '21-'22 freshmen class headcount was 1,256 (their largest class to date). Their combined average SAT for that Class was 1307, up from 1264 the year before. The average high school grade was 3.67.
They had 4,525 undergrads, 786 grads.
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Post by alum on Jan 26, 2022 16:44:13 GMT -5
Fairfield displays their merit money (and other aid) very clearly on their website with some indication as to amounts. www.fairfield.edu/undergraduate/financial-aid-and-tuition/scholarships-and-grants/index.htmlOur description of merit money is rather vague. www.holycross.edu/how-aid-works/scholarships-grantsI get that HC is sort of embarassed about offering merit money, but if you are going to do it, you ought not just use it to make the final sales pitch to accepted students. You should also use it to increase applications in the first place. Presumably, the endowment should pay for need based aid. What I would like to know is how much are these schools discounting their tuition to attract kids with non need based aid and is it sustainable. If you increase applications and the quality of the accepted student pool, I would posit that it is. Fairfield's endowment was $350 million in 2020. Presumably higher now.
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 26, 2022 16:48:23 GMT -5
I've previously posted that, from the same source, their endowment is now $450 million as of 2021. That's a nice $100 million increase.
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Post by Chu Chu on Jan 27, 2022 10:41:23 GMT -5
Back to HC. I have a nephew applying for early admission who has not yet heard. He is top notch in all areas. I'm surprised it is taking this long.
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Post by rgs318 on Jan 27, 2022 10:47:06 GMT -5
Understaffed?
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 27, 2022 11:24:41 GMT -5
Good luck to your nephew, Chu. Did I already ask you if this would be my classmate's boy? Also, is there a difference between "early decision" and "early admission?" I thought there was some kind of subtle distinction, as posted above, my family doctor's daughter got in in December on early decision. Fingers crossed for your nephew!
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Post by Chu Chu on Jan 28, 2022 13:10:22 GMT -5
Good luck to your nephew, Chu. Did I already ask you if this would be my classmate's boy? Also, is there a difference between "early decision" and "early admission?" I thought there was some kind of subtle distinction, as posted above, my family doctor's daughter got in in December on early decision. Fingers crossed for your nephew! Classmates grandson!
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Post by sader1970 on Jan 28, 2022 17:01:08 GMT -5
Yeah, that would make a LOT more sense!
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Post by HC92 on Jan 31, 2022 22:40:16 GMT -5
Back to HC. I have a nephew applying for early admission who has not yet heard. He is top notch in all areas. I'm surprised it is taking this long. I believe all ED2 decisions will be made on 2/15. If he applied ED1, he should have heard before Christmas.
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Post by HC92 on Jan 31, 2022 22:41:50 GMT -5
Fairfield is pretty generous with merit money in an effort to attract top students. And they do a pretty nice job making those kids feel like they are very much wanted and will be part of a special group of Honors students at Fairfield.
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Post by hcpride on Feb 8, 2022 7:11:26 GMT -5
While our ED and Regular Application numbers this cycle remain concealed, fellow Patriot League Colgate is again quite proud of theirs: Applications for the Class of 2026 Reach Record Numbers As the application deadline for the Colgate University class of 2026 has passed, the Office of Admission has released statistics that show a record-breaking increase in the number of applications to the University. 21,153 students applied for admission to Colgate across early and regular decision rounds — a 20.6% increase over the class of 2025’s historic application numbers — and compared with two years ago, applications have increased by 146% following the historic 104% spike in applications with the class of 2025.thecolgatemaroonnews.com/34173/news/early-decision-applications-for-the-class-of-2026-increase-by-31-8-percent/I assume (?) if we had great news on the application front, we would release it ASAP.
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Post by princetoncrusader on Feb 8, 2022 10:35:52 GMT -5
Wow something is really going well in the Chenango Valley.
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