Test optional & App Numbers 2024

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northwestern was also an absolute bloodbath last year in RD. This is the first year that I know of that our college office told seniors that if they want NU, they have to ED.

This is good to know. DC RD to NU and was accepted engineering.

👏🏼 Our private was 2/3 in ED last year and 0/21 in RD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, can you link to the NU numbers you are referring to?

Note that NU's percent of score submitters for class of 2023 has 50% submitting SAT, 29% submitting ACT.

Sorry I thought I made that clear: I heard it from a Northwestern AO this week.

I’d rather not say more, in case it identifies me. I’m in Chicago.

[Anonymous]

The schools don’t care. The kids who aren’t applying don’t have competitive test scores.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, can you link to the NU numbers you are referring to?

Note that NU's percent of score submitters for class of 2023 has 50% submitting SAT, 29% submitting ACT.

Interesting because I think almost 80% of accepted students submitted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, can you link to the NU numbers you are referring to?

Note that NU's percent of score submitters for class of 2023 has 50% submitting SAT, 29% submitting ACT.

Interesting because I think almost 80% of accepted students submitted.

Among enrolled students, 31% submitted ACT scores. SAT scores were submitted by 47% of applicants, while 22% did not submit either.

https://nextadmit.com/blog/northwestern-act-scores/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, can you link to the NU numbers you are referring to?

Note that NU's percent of score submitters for class of 2023 has 50% submitting SAT, 29% submitting ACT.

Interesting because I think almost 80% of accepted students submitted.

Among enrolled students, 31% submitted ACT scores. SAT scores were submitted by 47% of applicants, while 22% did not submit either.

https://nextadmit.com/blog/northwestern-act-scores/

That data is for the fall 2022 enrolled freshman class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northwestern was also an absolute bloodbath last year in RD. This is the first year that I know of that our college office told seniors that if they want NU, they have to ED.

This is good to know. DC RD to NU and was accepted engineering.

👏🏼 Our private was 2/3 in ED last year and 0/21 in RD.

What private would have 21 kids who didn't get into their ED and could possibly have a shot at NU? Unless you are out of the area and have a huge graduating class, that seems nuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northwestern was also an absolute bloodbath last year in RD. This is the first year that I know of that our college office told seniors that if they want NU, they have to ED.

This is good to know. DC RD to NU and was accepted engineering.

👏🏼 Our private was 2/3 in ED last year and 0/21 in RD.

What private would have 21 kids who didn't get into their ED and could possibly have a shot at NU? Unless you are out of the area and have a huge graduating class, that seems nuts.

Lots of kids, even at privates, don’t Ed anywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Northwestern was also an absolute bloodbath last year in RD. This is the first year that I know of that our college office told seniors that if they want NU, they have to ED.

This is good to know. DC RD to NU and was accepted engineering.

👏🏼 Our private was 2/3 in ED last year and 0/21 in RD.

What private would have 21 kids who didn't get into their ED and could possibly have a shot at NU? Unless you are out of the area and have a huge graduating class, that seems nuts.

Lots of kids, even at privates, don’t Ed anywhere.

+2 Lots of unhooked kids don’t have a clear first choice and realize the ED bump at many schools is primarily attributed to hooks.

[Anonymous]

The 3 people I know who got in to NU for 24 did ED and TO.

[Anonymous]

The one person I know who got into NU for 24 did ED with 4.0 uw/1550.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The 3 people I know who got in to NU for 24 did ED and TO.

+2 I know 2 last year at NU who were TO

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interesting- any other schools announce early app numbers?

DeanJ said UVA ED # is up a little bit but not enough to make a big impact on admissions %

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting- any other schools announce early app numbers?

DeanJ said UVA ED # is up a little bit but not enough to make a big impact on admissions %

And UVA is still test optional this cycle. They haven’t announced if they will remain test optional for current juniors

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Interesting- any other schools announce early app numbers?

DeanJ said UVA ED # is up a little bit but not enough to make a big impact on admissions %

And UVA is still test optional this cycle. They haven’t announced if they will remain test optional for current juniors

Interesting to see if ALL selective TO schools will see an ED bounce (might not impact admissions yet) while schools that went back to test required will see an ED drop.

How do these kinds of numbers (# applying for ED and what % accepted) affect USNWR rankings?