5 Key Takeaways From the 2021 UC Admissions Results

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5 Key Takeaways From the 2021 UC Admissions Results

UC applications skyrocketed this year, leading to an even more competitive admissions season than ever before. The LA Times took a deep dive into the reasons why and how you can prep for the next cycle.

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9 Shocking Things We Learned From The Hollywood Cheating Admissions Scandal

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9 Shocking Things We Learned From The Hollywood Cheating Admissions Scandal

 Admissions Officers Spend 8 Minutes On Your Application

An ever-increasing number of applications have swamped admissions offices in recent years, resulting in faster reading of files. Whereas once readers could spend 16 to 20 minutes on a given applicant, the average is now around eight minutes.  [The Atlantic]

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😩😩😩 Class of 2021 Sets New Admissions Records

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😩😩😩 Class of 2021 Sets New Admissions Records

Applications have skyrocketed to Ivy League schools. Cornell got 47K+ apps and accepted only 12.5% (a record low). UPenn had 40K+ apps and admitted only 9.15%—the lowest in history. Brown had 32K+ apps and accepted a record low of 8.3%. Stanford got 44+ apps and admitted just 4.65% of that application pool, another historical lowest rate.

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