For those that actually thought college applications would be down this year...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.admissions.uga.edu/blog/2026-uga-ea-applicant-data/

The total EA application numbers are roughly 34,350, which is up approximately 13% from last year

Yowza. I'm thinking this is the trend.

Ok, so EA applications are up at a school rising in popularity. So no correlation to what will be the total number of applications across all schools across all application types (i.e. EA, ED, RD.etc.)

Go Georgia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dean J said they’re up at UVA on Thursday.

Public schools with good financial aid are a great option always, but especially when people are concerned about the economy and spending.

No big surprise there… They got rid of all supplemental Essays. This is not big news.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dean J said they’re up at UVA on Thursday.

Public schools with good financial aid are a great option always, but especially when people are concerned about the economy and spending.

No big surprise there… They got rid of all supplemental Essays. This is not big news.

Yep, my kid was on the fence to apply to UVA and did apply. No supplemental essay sure helped him get there.

[Anonymous]

I wonder where they are falling.

Or are kids just applying to more more more

I think the big sports southern school thing (with engineering) is still a thing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://www.admissions.uga.edu/blog/2026-uga-ea-applicant-data/

The total EA application numbers are roughly 34,350, which is up approximately 13% from last year

Yowza. I'm thinking this is the trend.

If more are applying by EA deadlines, is first half of 12th grade spent applying to colleges and the latter half waiting on results and studying for end of year exam? Someone will say you're supposed to apply or be ready to apply before senior year starts. August 1-31.

Yes, this is fairly conventional advice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder where they are falling.

Or are kids just applying to more more more

I think the big sports southern school thing (with engineering) is still a thing

Kids are applying to more and more schools. A combination of admissions feeling unpredictable and a need to weigh financial/merit aid offers.

[Anonymous]

State schools are likely to become more popular with the current economy.

The more interesting number will be total applications. If EDs are generally up, RDs will be down by at least that much.

The # of total applicants will also be interesting. International students. Kids on the fence about college. 2008 birth rate. Etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reading this article, I am shocked that only 14k of the 20k OOS applicants have above a 1310 SAT when the average GPA was a 3.92 by their calculation.

My kid has a 1410 and I was told they were basically cooked at Georgia (but loved the school and wanted to try).

Mine got in early action with a 32 ACT last year, which is the equivalent.

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Anonymous wrote:At one school…

Interesting take

I don’t think you understand how to extrapolate data correctly.

[Anonymous]

Go Dawgs! Georgia resident. Great school and fingers crossed for all of your kids. Although we would like to maintain our in-state advantage for our kids, I think it’s a great sign that there’s so much interest from OOS kids!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Reading this article, I am shocked that only 14k of the 20k OOS applicants have above a 1310 SAT when the average GPA was a 3.92 by their calculation.

My kid has a 1410 and I was told they were basically cooked at Georgia (but loved the school and wanted to try).

Please look at the the thread that breaks down the chances of a 1530+ SAT scorer getting into a T20. It is a virtual guarantee.

A 1410 puts you safely in the 75%. You are a great candidate for admission.

[Anonymous]

I posted last week I was surprised by the kids getting deferred by Wake Forest this year as a parent of a Wake junior. I think they are also seeing an increase in early apps.

If this holds, expect a lot of deferral for ea and ed, schools want to wait for RD deadline to see if overall numbers are up, or if it’s just more kids choosing early over regular decision.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Reading this article, I am shocked that only 14k of the 20k OOS applicants have above a 1310 SAT when the average GPA was a 3.92 by their calculation.

My kid has a 1410 and I was told they were basically cooked at Georgia (but loved the school and wanted to try).

I mean less than 1/4 OOS applicants get in, why are you surprised that they in fact do not have the credentials to be sure they'll get in, given that we expect that pool of applicants mostly to, in fact, not get in?

Bc I was told that having credentials would not lead to admissions so I assumed a much larger share of denied applicants had equal credentials.

You’re talking about the midpoint of a pool of applicants that 75% gets rejected. So 25% are better than that midpoint and still get rejected.

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Anonymous wrote:Test required has caused applicants to go down at those elite places and Pinot to schools where scores aren’t required.

What schools that require scores are seeing a drop?

The ones that require top scores- 35/36ACT; 1550+ SATs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Test required has caused applicants to go down at those elite places and Pinot to schools where scores aren’t required.

What schools that require scores are seeing a drop?

The ones that require top scores- 35/36ACT; 1550+ SATs.

Sorry I misread your post as applications rather than applicants.

The 25th percentile should go down some, closer to 2020 levels. The 75th percentile will mostly stay the same, at least for top schools.