Category: Early Decision

College Application Decision: Deferred? Now What?

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High School Seniors have received their College Admissions Early Decision/Early Action results. The results are producing a mixture of palpable emotions. While some happy students settle in for the holidays with their acceptance letters in hand, others will be disappointed and distressed in discovering that they have been deferred to the regular decision pool by the college or university. For those who are deferred, their applications will be re-considered along with the thousands of Regular Decision applicants. In the Regular Decision pool, the selection process becomes even more competitive and selective.

With only a few weeks left in the application season, I recommend that students scrupulously reevaluate their deferred early decision/early action application and carefully plan a workable strategy in this crunch-time. It’s not just about the letter of continued interest. It’s more! You may need to hire an educational consultant who is an expert in post-decision admissions advising.  Our team begins to implement a Post-Decision Strategy right away that will continue through regular decision.

What to do next? Now is the time to evaluate and successfully complete the admissions process by looking at your child through a professional lens.  Our strategies re-energize their application so that they are removed from the deferred list and placed on the accepted list.

Through our College Knowledge Network, we know that between 5% – 10% of students who are deferred admissions are accepted to the same college Regular Decision.   Based on our experience and 29-years track record of success, 95% of students who approach us and retain us before January 1, after being deferred, are ACCEPTED Regular Decision.

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Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder/managing director and lead admissions advisor of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group, provides comprehensive counseling advice, exclusively for admissions to top private schools; Ivy League and highly-selective colleges/universities; BS/MD programs; graduate and medical schools and top visual and performing arts programs.   The admissions affiliate: Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges.  Dr. Lowe and his team also specializes in helping students transfer to Ivy League colleges/universities.

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Early Decision and Early Action Notification Dates For 2024-2025 College Applicants

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It’s the 2024-2025 Early Decision and Early Action season!  Competition to Ivy League and highly selective colleges are expected to be high.  Therefore, expect many applicants with high SAT/ACT scores, high grades and seemly perfect applications and personal statements to be rejected or deferred to the regular decision pool.

We expect, based our strategies, in-depth planning and Weekly-Skype sessions with Dr. Lowe that many of our clients will begin to hear happy and positive news from colleges and BS/MD programs!

Here are some early decision and early action notification dates for Ivy League and highly selective colleges and universities:

  • Barnard College:  ED by Mid-December
  • Boston College:  ED by December 15
  • Boston University:  ED by December 15
  • Brown University:  ED by Mid-December
  • Cal Tech:  REA by Mid-December
  • Carnegie Mellon University:  ED by December 15
  • Columbia University:  ED by Mid-December
  • Cornell University:  ED by Mid-December
  • Dartmouth University:  ED by Mid-December
  • Duke University:  ED by Mid-December
  • Georgetown University:  EA by December 15
  • Hamilton College:  ED by December 15
  • Harvard University:  REA by Mid-December
  • Johns Hopkins University:  ED on December 13
  • MIT:  EA by Mid-December
  • New York University:  ED by December 15
  • Northwestern University:  ED in December
  • Princeton University: SCEA by Mid-December
  • Rice University: ED in Mid-December
  • Stanford University:  REA by Mid-December
  • Swarthmore College:  ED by Mid-December
  • Tufts University:  ED by Mid-December
  • University of Chicago: ED and EA by Mid-December
  • University of Michigan:  EA by Late January 2025
  • University of Notre Dame: REA by Mid-December 15
  • University of Pennsylvania:  ED by Mid-December
  • Vanderbilt University: ED by Mid December
  • Villanova University: ED by December 15; EA by January 20
  • Yale University:  SCEA by Mid-December
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We expect that our clients will have positive results on the above dates because of Dr. Lowe’s weekly Student Parent meetings!

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By having Admissions Strategy Skype/Zoom sessions directly with Dr. Paul Lowe, brainstorming ideas, developing admissions strategies, essay review, and mock interview sessions to develop amazing student profiles, our clients stand out and are accepted into Ivy League and highly selective colleges/universities and BS/MD programs

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Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder and managing director of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group, provides comprehensive counseling advice, exclusively for admissions to top private schools; Ivy League and highly-selective colleges/universities; BS/MD programs; graduate and medical schools and top visual and performing arts programs.   The admissions affiliate: Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges.  Dr. Lowe also specializes in helping students gain admissions to BS/MD programs:| BS/MD Admissions Guru | BS/MD Admissions Advisors.

Early Decision and Early Action Notification Dates For 2023-2024 College Applicants and BS/MD Programs

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~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

It’s the 2023-2024 Early Decision and Early Action season!  Competition to Ivy League and highly selective colleges are expected to be high.  Therefore, expect many applicants with high SAT/ACT scores, high grades and seemly perfect applications and personal statements to be rejected or deferred to the regular decision pool.

It’s also time that many students will be notified about the progress of their BS/MD applications at BS/MD programs.

We expect, based our strategies, in-depth planning and Weekly-Skype sessions with Dr. Lowe that many of our clients will begin to hear happy and positive news from colleges and BS/MD programs!

Here are some early decision and early action notification dates for Ivy League and highly selective colleges and universities:

  • Barnard College:  ED by Mid-December
  • Boston College:  ED by December 15
  • Boston University:  ED by December 15
  • Brown University:  ED by Mid-December
  • Cal Tech:  REA by Mid-December
  • Carnegie Mellon University:  ED by December 15
  • Columbia University:  ED by Mid-December
  • Cornell University:  ED by Mid-December
  • Dartmouth University:  ED by Mid-December
  • Duke University:  ED by Mid-December
  • Georgetown University:  EA by December 15
  • Hamilton College:  ED by December 15
  • Harvard University:  REA by Mid-December
  • Johns Hopkins University:  ED on December 15
  • MIT:  EA by Mid-December
  • New York University:  ED by December 15
  • Northwestern University:  ED in December
  • Princeton University: SCEA by Mid-December
  • Rice University: ED in Mid December
  • Stanford University:  REA by Mid-December
  • Swarthmore College:  ED by Mid-December
  • Tufts University:  ED by Mid-December
  • University of Chicago: ED and EA by mid-December
  • University of Michigan:  EA by Late January 2024
  • University of Notre Dame: REA by Mid-December 15
  • University of Pennsylvania:  ED by Mid-December
  • Villanova University: ED by December 15; EA by January 20
  • Yale University:  SCEA by Mid-December
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We expect that our clients will have positive results on the above dates because of Dr. Lowe’s weekly Student Parent meetings!

Here are some notification dates for BS/MD Programs:

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  • Augusta University: Admissions decisions released on April 1
  • Baylor University: Interview notifications sent in January or February. Admissions decisions released by March
  • Brown University: Early decision applicants are notified by Mid-December, Regular Decision applicants are notified by early April
  • Drew University: Admissions decisions released in April
  • Drexel University: Interview notifications are sent at the end of January
  • Indiana University – Evansville: Interview notifications sent by November 17, 2023. Admissions decisions are released by December 22, 2023
  • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine: Interview notifications sent out on a rolling basis
  • Mercer University: Notified by the end of January of interviews, which are held in February. Students are notified by mid-March of admissions decisions.
  • Nova Southeastern University: Interview notifications sent out on a rolling basis, starting in October. Admissions decisions are released 2-3 weeks after the interview.
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI): Admissions decisions released in early April
  • Rutgers University-Newark: Admissions decisions released in April
  • Saint Louis University: Admissions decisions released in March
  • Seton Hall University: Rolling Admissions
  • Sophie Davis Biomedical Education: Admissions decisions released by April 1
  • St. Bonaventure University: Admissions decisions released in mid-late March
  • Stony Brook University: Admissions decisions released by April 1
  • Texas Tech University: Interview notifications are sent by February. Admissions decisions released by April
  • The College of New Jersey: Admissions decisions released in April
  • Tulane University: Admissions released by April 1
  • University of Alabama – Birmingham: Interview notifications sent by February 15. Admissions decisions released by Mid-March
  • University of Arizona: Acceptances sent out in April
  • University of Colorado-Denver: Interviews are in early December; find out after 2-3 weeks
  • University of Illinois at Chicago: Admissions decisions released by April 1
  • University of Missouri-Kansas City: Interview notifications sent at the end of January. Admissions decisions released by April 1
  • University of Pittsburgh: Notified if moving forward to medical school in December
  • University of Rochester: Interview notifications are sent in January. Admissions decisions released by April
  • University of South Alabama: Notified in early February with interviews taking place in March.
  • University of Toledo: Decision letters are sent out 1-2 weeks after university acceptance
  • Virginia Commonwealth University: Interview notifications are sent out at the end of January
  • Wayne State University: Interview notifications are sent at the end of January, and successful applicants are notified within 2-3 weeks
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After hundreds of hours of hard work and Weekly Skype sessions we expect many positive results – future medical doctors.

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By having continuous Weekly Skype/Zoom sessions directly with Dr. Paul Lowe, brainstorming ideas, developing admissions strategies, essay review, and mock interview sessions to develop amazing student profiles, our clients stand out and are accepted into Ivy League and highly selective colleges/universities and BS/MD programs

Congratulations to Our Clients Who Were Accepted ED Brown and Brown PLME 2027

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~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

Brown accepted 879 Early Decision students out of a pool of 6770 applicants. Eleven (11) were my clients! Wow!!! Congratulations to my students and their parents! So proud of you all! Happy Holidays!

My lived experiences as a physician-scientist, educator, entrepreneur and admissions advisor of surmounting visible as well invisible challenges AND navigating seemly exclusionary spaces, paradoxically and effectively help my clients stand out.

I help my clients avoid unforeseen admissions risks and place them in the best positions for acceptance. It feels great to be different!!

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Making the impossible – possible!
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Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder and managing director of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group, provides comprehensive counseling advice, exclusively for admissions to top private schools; Ivy League and highly-selective colleges/universities; BS/MD programs; graduate and medical schools and top visual and performing arts programs.   The admissions affiliate: Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges,  Dr. Lowe also specializes in helping students who have been wait-listed, deferred or rejected gain admission into their top-choice schools: College Application Rejected. and student who wish to transfer to another college:  College Transfer Admissions Advisors.  

Early Decision and Early Action Notification Dates For 2022-2023 College Applicants

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~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

It’s the 2022-2023 Early Decision and Early Action season!  Competition to Ivy League and highly selective colleges are expected to be high.  Therefore, expect many applicants with high SAT/ACT scores, high grades and seemly perfect applications and personal statements to be rejected or deferred to the regular decision pool.

Many of our clients are beginning to hear happy and positive news from colleges!

Here are some early decision and early action notification dates for Ivy League and highly selective colleges and universities:

  • Barnard College:  Mid-December
  • Boston College:  December 15
  • Boston University:  December 15
  • Brown University:  Mid-December
  • Cal Tech:  Mid-December
  • Carnegie Mellon University:  December 15
  • Columbia University:  Mid-December
  • Cornell University:  Mid-December
  • Dartmouth University:  Mid-December
  • Duke University:  Mid-December
  • Georgetown University:  December 15
  • Hamilton College:  December 15
  • Harvard University:  Mid-December
  • Johns Hopkins University:  December 16
  • MIT:  Mid-December (EA)
  • New York University:  December 15 (ED I); (February 15 ED II)
  • Northwestern University:  Mid-December
  • Princeton University: Mid-December (SCEA)
  • Stanford University:  Mid-December
  • Swarthmore College:  Mid-December
  • Tufts University:  Mid-December
  • University of Michigan:  Late January 2023
  • University of Notre Dame: December 15
  • University of Pennsylvania:  Mid-December
  • Villanova University: December 15
  • Yale University:  Mid-December
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We expect that our clients will have positive results on the above dates because of Dr. Lowe’s weekly Student Parent meetings!

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By having continuous Weekly Skype/Zoom sessions directly with Dr. Paul Lowe, brainstorming ideas, developing admissions strategies, essay review, and mock interview sessions to develop amazing student profiles, our clients stand out and are accepted into Ivy League and highly selective colleges/universities and BS/MD programs

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Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder and managing director of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group, provides comprehensive counseling advice, exclusively for admissions to top private schools; Ivy League and highly-selective colleges/universities; BS/MD programs; graduate and medical schools and top visual and performing arts programs. 

Early Decision and Early Action Notification Dates For 2021-2022 College Applicants

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~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

It’s the 2021-2022 Early Decision and Early Action season!   Competition to Ivy League and highly selective colleges remains high.  Therefore, expect many applicants with high SAT/ACT scores, high grades and seemly perfect applications and personal statements to be rejected or deferred to the regular decision pool.

Here are some early decision and early action notification dates for Ivy League and highly selective colleges and universities:

  • Barnard College:  December 14
  • Boston College:  December 15
  • Boston University:  December 14
  • Brown University:  December 17
  • Cal Tech:  December 13
  • Carnegie Mellon University:  December 12
  • Columbia University:  December 15
  • Cornell University:  December 17
  • Dartmouth University:  December 16
  • Duke University:  December 18
  • Georgetown University:  December 13
  • Hamilton College:  December 15
  • Harvard University:  December 17
  • Johns Hopkins University:  December 11
  • MIT:  December 19 (EA)
  • New York University:  December 15 (ED I); (February 15 ED II)
  • Northwestern University:  December 18
  • Purdue University: January 15, 2022
  • Stanford University:  Mid-December 12
  • Swarthmore College:  December 15
  • Tufts University:  December 15
  • University of Michigan:  Late January 2022
  • University of Notre Dame: December 16
  • University of Pennsylvania:  December 16
  • Yale University:  December 16

“Admissions is a competitive sport!  Why gamble with uncertainty?” – Dr. Paul Lowe

“Parents hire us because they choose to pay an admissions expert who will help them avoid making mistakes.” – Dr. Paul Lowe

Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder and managing director of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group, provides comprehensive counseling advice, exclusively for admissions to top private schools; Ivy League and highly-selective colleges/universities; BS/MD programs; graduate and medical schools and top visual and performing arts programs.   The admissions affiliate: Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges.  Dr. Lowe also specializes in helping students who have been wait-listed, deferred or rejected gain admission into their top-choice schools: College Application Rejected. and student who wish to transfer to another college:  College Transfer Admissions Advisors.  For colleges and universities that recommend or require videos: College Admissions Video Productions.

Dr. Paul Lowe featured on MarketWatch

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Dr. Paul Lowe, Managing Director – Ivy League Admissions Advisors

Dr. Paul Lowe, CEO of Pinnacle Educational Center and managing director of Ivy League Admissions Advisors was featured in a February 26, 2021 MarketWatch article by Howard Gold entitled: “COVID-19 is changing college application strategies — and lowering the odds of getting into top schools”.

Ivy League Admissions Advisors helps students get accepted to Ivy League and highly selective colleges and universities and BS/MD programs.

“We are not for everyone,” says Dr. Lowe. “Only parents who want their children to have expert advice and a competitive advantage in the college admission process hire us.”

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Being different and understanding differences allows us to
advise our clients to stand out and get ACCEPTED
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Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder and managing director of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group, provides comprehensive counseling advice, exclusively for admissions to top private schools; Ivy League and highly-selective colleges/universities; BS/MD programs; graduate and medical schools and top visual and performing arts programs.   The admissions affiliate: Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges,  Dr. Lowe also specializes in helping students who have been wait-listed, deferred or rejected gain admission into their top-choice schools: College Application Rejected and student who wish to transfer to another college:  College Transfer Admissions Advisors.  For colleges and universities that recommend or require videos: College Admissions Video Productions.

Brown PLME: Early Decision Results

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~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

This year, we have had an increased number of clients applying to direct BS/MD programs. Few of our clients, by their choice, decided to apply to Brown Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) because they felt that ED may be too restrictive. We respect our clients’ choices!

Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) reported: From a pool of 2,530 ED applicants, 88 students were admitted to PLME.

We are happy to report Dr. Lowe and his team’s results. Here are the results of our 8 clients who applied to Brown PLME Early Decision:

  • 5 were admitted to the College and PLME
  • 1 was rejected from PLME, but admitted to the College
  • 1 deferred from PLME to regular decision
  • 1 rejected from PLME (College and PLME), but was accepted Early Action to MIT

Brown University: “PLME applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a video portfolio as part of the application process. The video portfolio provides a wonderful opportunity for us to learn more about you.” 

This year, Dr. Lowe and his admissions team partnered with the affiliate website: College Admissions Video Productions and successfully advised their clients in developing amazing video portfolios!

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High school juniors who are considering BS/MD programs, please read my blog – High School Juniors: Time to Get Serious About BS/MD Plans.

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“Valuable and expert advice is never free or cheap” – Dr. Paul Lowe
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Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder and managing director of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group, provides comprehensive counseling advice, exclusively for admissions to top private schools; Ivy League and highly-selective colleges/universities; BS/MD programs; graduate and medical schools and top visual and performing arts programs.   The admissions affiliate: Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges,  Dr. Lowe also specializes in helping students who have been wait-listed, deferred or rejected gain admission into their top-choice schools: College Application Rejected and student who wish to transfer to another college:  College Transfer Admissions Advisors.  For colleges and universities that recommend or require videos: College Admissions Video Productions.

The Value of Expert Admissions Advice: Post-Application Submission

~ drpaulloweadmissionsexpert

Since the increased number of applicants to Ivy League colleges was reported last week and the subsequent, inevitable increase in rejections (and deferments), my team and I have been receiving a deluge of calls from anxious-ridden and sometimes even angry parents wanting to know what can they do about upcoming regular decisions or even early decision II.

With several parents, their children were rejected not only from the Ivies but also from early action schools that they had perceived to be safety schools.

One parent, whose son was deferred from Harvard, wanted to immediately know: “what is your price?” Another parent, whose son was rejected from Yale and rejected early action from a perceived safety also wanted to know immediately: “how much do you charge?” And another parent, whose daughter was deferred from her perceived safety school, rejected from Columbia, had already submitted applications to Dartmouth and UPenn and was in the midst of applying to Princeton and MIT, wanted to know: “what’s your price?”

It’s obvious from these types of questions that these callers are shopping for the cheapest price and/or attempting to negotiate. This is counterintuitive to obtaining the best service for a process that requires specialized skills.

The reality is that this is not about a price or haggling….it’s about your child’s educational future! This is not like purchasing a new luxury SUV, legacy furniture, a second home, a club membership fee or a kitchen renovation – It’s an investment in your child’s future.

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We all know the true VALUE of Harvard, Yale and Brown (and BS/MD programs) degrees…….PRICELESS.

Our firm provides “Post-Application Submission Deferred Strategies”. What’s that worth?

Even with 4 months left in this admissions cycle there is still lots to be done to enable a student to stand out and not cause subsequent rejections or worse “perpetual waitlist limbo”! We provide “Post-Application Submission Strategies”. What’s that worth?

What’s your child’s future worth?  According to the US Department of Agriculture, the cost of raising a child for a middle-income family born in 2001-2003 through the age of 18, not including college costs is $224,000 to $227,000 for middle income families and $327,000 to $330,000 for higher incomes.  This does not include private school tuition, summer athletic or music camps, or specialized college summer camps.

Wouldn’t it be wise to invest in valuable advice whereby your next $250,000 investment (college education) is towards an Ivy League and highly selective college or university or a BS/MD program?

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What’s the value? HAPPY FAMILIES!
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“Parents hire us because they choose to pay an admissions expert who will help them avoid making mistakes.” – Dr. Paul Lowe

Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder and managing director of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group, provides comprehensive counseling advice, exclusively for admissions to top private schools; Ivy League and highly-selective colleges/universities; BS/MD programs; graduate and medical schools and top visual and performing arts programs.   The admissions affiliate: Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges,  Dr. Lowe also specializes in helping students who have been wait-listed, deferred or rejected gain admission into their top-choice schools: College Application Rejected. and student who wish to transfer to another college:  College Transfer Admissions Advisors.  For colleges and universities that recommend or require videos: College Admissions Video Productions.

Ivy League Early Applications Increase

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This week seniors received their application decisions! What was discovered is that the the number of early applications had soared as compared to last year.

I recall at one of my webinars that several parents surmised that the numbers would decrease as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the expected decrease in international applicants. I disagreed! Based on our analysis, we know that the Ivies’ brands soar in tough times.

Let’s take colleges that just released their early admissions results. Harvard had 10,086 application and accepted 747; last year 6,424 applicants and admitted 895. Brown University‘s early application rose by 22%, 23% at UPenn, 29% at Dartmouth and 49% at Columbia. From, time to time I have heard parents, high school counselors and even fellow educational consultants state that “it doesn’t really matter where you attend college as long as it’s a good fit“. Really! These numbers or increase percentages speak otherwise!

Now what, may you ask accounts for the soar in early applications? Here’s a blog that I wrote: Why Your Child Should Apply to an Ivy League College or University. and another blog: Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education U.S. College Rankings 2021.

What does this mean for students who were deferred? They are now in the regular application pool and it’s going to be even more competitive! Since you are in the larger pool, you will need to continue to attempt to standout and distinguish yourself from other applicants who were deferred and regular decision applicants. Our firm we provides “Post-Application Submission Deferred Strategies”.

“Admissions is a competitive sport!  Why gamble with uncertainty?” – Dr. Paul Lowe

Dr. Paul Reginald Lowe, founder and managing director of Pinnacle Educational Center Admissions Advisors Group, provides comprehensive counseling advice, exclusively for admissions to top private schools; Ivy League and highly-selective colleges/universities; BS/MD programs; graduate and medical schools and top visual and performing arts programs.   The admissions affiliate: Ivy League Admissions Advisors specializes in admissions to Ivy League and highly selective colleges,  Dr. Lowe also specializes in helping students who have been wait-listed, deferred or rejected gain admission into their top-choice schools: College Application Rejected and student who wish to transfer to another college:  College Transfer Admissions Advisors.  For colleges and universities that recommend or require videos: College Admissions Video Productions.