What are your top takeaways learned from the most recent admissions cycle for rising seniors about to apply?

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This is not unique to this cycle but every year I see students and parents looking at admit rates of out of state publics and not understanding that:

  1. The admit rates/stats might vary widely between in-state to out of state students. So, if you’re looking at say Michigan’s admission rates and stats when you’re from Indiana, you need to be looking at the stats for out-of-state students. Some people put these large state schools down as safeties when they can be reaches if your out of state.

  2. Majors can REALLY matter. For example, UIUC might seem like a safety for some students if they are applying as a psych major but as a CS or Engineering major it’s a reach for everyone.

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