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Class of 2022 Cap & Gown Acceptances (so far!)
The Climate
Well, it's proving to be another interesting year!
The ground keeps shifting in admissions since almost 80 percent of colleges kept their test optional policies. As a result, the number of applications has skyrocketed at many schools-- 200%, 300%, even 400% increases in some places-- leaving admissions officers inundated with decisions. Despite an unprecedented number of nerve-wracking waitlists and deferrals, particularly at the highly competitive schools, these seniors took it in stride and worked to find their perfect fit around the country.
A huge congratulations is in order for the Class of '22!
And fingers crossed for waitlisted students. Stay tuned....
Early Decision/Early Action Acceptances
- American University
- Arizona State University
- Bloomsburg University
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Bucknell University
- Clark University
- Clemson University
- College of Charleston
- Cornell University
- Drexel University
- East Carolina University
- Elon University
- Emerson College
- Emory University
- Fairfield University
- Florida Gulf Coast University
- Fordham University
- George Washington University
- Hamilton College
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- Indiana University
- James Madison University
- LaSalle University
- Lehigh University
- Loyola University Maryland
- Marist College
- Montclair State University
- Mount Holyoke College
- Northeastern University
- Northwestern University
- North Carolina State
- Notre Dame
- Nova Southeastern University
- Ohio State
- Penn State
- Pitt
- Purdue University
- Quinnipiac University
- Ramapo College of New Jersey
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Rider University
- Rollins College
- Rutgers University, New Brunswick
- San Diego State University
- San Francisco State University
- Seton Hall University
- Simmons University
- St. Joseph’s University
- Stetson University
- Syracuse University
- Temple University
- The Catholic University of America
- The College of New Jersey
- University of Connecticut
- University of Delaware
- University of Georgia
- University of Hartford
- University of Maryland
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- University of Miami
- University of New Hampshire
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- University of San Francisco
- University of Scranton
- University of South Carolina
- University of Tampa
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Texas at Dallas
- University of Vermont
- University of Virginia
- Villanova University
- Virginia Tech
Class of 2021 Cap & Gown Acceptances
Unless you are a parent of a class of 2021 student, it's hard to understand just how much uncertainty, and therefore added pressure, this class had to manage during an already stressful process. Admissions offices were inundated as applications skyrocketed over 100% in some places. The college acceptances listed below reflect years of hard work and an incredible adaptability during Covid. They are to be commended for their successes in a year where waitlisting was the name of the game. Congrats to each and every one of them!
- Boston College
- Boston University
- Bryant University
- Bryn Mawr College
- Bucknell University
- Catholic University
- Clemson University
- College of the Holy Cross
- Cornell University
- Dickinson College
- Drexel University
- Elon University
- Fairfield University
- Fordham University
- George Washington University (GW)
- Gettysburg College
- High Point University
- Indiana University
- James Madison University (JMU)
- Lehigh University
- Loyola University
- Marist College
- Montclair State University
- Mount St. Mary's
- North Carolina State University (NC State)
- Northeastern University
- New York University (NYU)
- Occidental College
- Ohio State
- Penn State University
- Providence College
- Purdue University
- Rider University
- Rowan University
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
- Rutgers University
- Seton Hall University
- St. Joseph's University
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Stockton University
- Susquehanna University
- Syracuse University
- The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)
- Temple University
- Texas Christian University
- University of Colorado
- University of Connecticut
- University of Dayton
- University of Delaware
- University of Maryland
- University of Miami
- University of North Carolina
- University of Florida
- University of Scranton
- University of South Carolina
- University of South Florida
- University of Tampa
- University of Vermont
- University of Wisconsin
- University of Rhode Island (URI)
- Villanova University
- West Virginia University
A Very Bright Spot in 2020
Early decision/early action acceptances, class of 2021
Those of you who have been through the college application process know how daunting it can be. Imagine doing it during Covid without being able to tour many of these schools or have a precedent set for test scores!
These families were truly flying blind. To say this group of kids is amazing, flexible, resilient, and persistent is an understatement.
If you see one of these soon-to-be college kids, be sure to CONGRATULATE him or her!
Almost all merit scholarships have been between 15K-30K this year!!
Definitely congratulate those parents, too! ;-)
Here are the Early Decision/Early Action acceptances, with many, many more to come this spring.
- Boston College
- Drexel
- Elon x2; one with Merit aid
- Fairfield x3
- Fordham x2; one full ride
- High Point
- Indiana with Merit aid
- Lehigh x2
- Loyola MD x2; one with Merit aid
- Montclair x2
- Mount St. Mary’s with Merit aid
- Ohio State
- Penn State
- Providence x2; two with Merit aid
- Ramapo
- Rowan x2
- Rutgers x4 Honors College; Engineering
- Ryder
- Seton Hall x2; two with Merit aid
- Stockton
- St. Joe’s x4; two with Merit aid
- TCNJ x2
- Temple
- Texas Christian University
- U Delaware
- U Rhode Island
- U Scranton
- U South Carolina
- U Tampa with Merit aid
- U Vermont x2; one with Presidential Scholarship
- U Wisconsin
- Villanova
- West Virginia University
Deferrals: (fingers crossed for these students!)
- University of Pennsylvania
- Notre Dame
2019 Cap & Gown Consulting Acceptances
Behind every one of these schools is a student who worked extremely hard in high school.
They all had stories to tell! They wrote and revised until their essays were absolutely perfect.
I could not be more proud of each and every acceptance!
- Belmont University
- Bentley University
- Boston University
- Bryant University
- Catholic University
- Champlain College
- Clemson University
- College of Charleston
- Columbia College Chicago
- Columbia University
- DigiPen Institute of Technology
- Drexel University
- Duke University
- East Carolina University
- Elon University
- Fairfield University
- Florida Atlantic University
- Florida State University
- Fordham University
- Hofstra University
- Indiana University Bloomington
- Lehigh University
- Loyola University
- Maine Maritime Academy
- Marist College
- Massachusetts Maritime Academy
- Middlebury College
- Montclair State University
- NJIT (New Jersey Institute of Technology)
- Northeastern University
- Notre Dame University
- NYU (New York University)
- Purdue University
- Quinnipiac University
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Rowan University
- Rutgers University- New Brunswick
- Seton Hall University
- Siena College
- St. John's University
- Stevens Institute of Technology
- Stony Brook University
- TCNJ (The College of New Jersey)
- The Cooper Union
- Towson University
- UNC Charlotte (University of North Carolina)
- UNC Wilmington (University of North Carolina)
- University of Connecticut
- University of Delaware
- University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
- University of Maryland
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of South Carolina
- University of Tampa
- University of Wisconsin
- Villanova University
- Virginia Tech (Polytechnic Institute and State University)
- Washington and Lee University