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College admissions in the United States is the process of applying for undergraduate study at colleges or universities. [1] For students entering college directly after high school, the process typically begins in eleventh grade, with most applications submitted during twelfth grade. [2]
Yield in college admissions is the percent of students who enroll in a particular college or university after having been offered admission. [1] [2] It is calculated by dividing the number of students who enroll at a school in a given year by the total number of offers of acceptance sent. The yield rate is usually calculated once per year.
Wait list, in university and college admissions, is a term used in the United States and other countries to describe a situation in which a college or university has not formally accepted a particular student for admission, but at the same time may offer admission in the next few months if spaces become available. [1]
Transfer admissions in the United States refers to college students changing universities during their college years. While estimates of transfer activity vary considerably, the consensus view is that it is substantial and increasing, [1] although media coverage of student transfers is generally less than coverage of the high school to college transition.
Development cases are a set of preferences in university and college admission, particularly in college admissions in the United States, separate from merit, athletic, racial and legacy preferences, whereby applicants from wealthy families are more likely to be granted admission to selective universities based on large donations made by family.
Some universities (e.g. Oxford, Cambridge, Manchester, Imperial College, King's College London or University College London) and some disciplines (e.g. medicine) routinely require shortlisted candidates to attend an interview and/or complete special admissions tests [33] before deciding whether to make an offer. In the absence of tests and ...
Legacy preference or legacy admission is a preference given by an institution or organization to certain applicants on the basis of their familial relationship to alumni of that institution. [3] It is most controversial in college admissions, [4] where students so admitted are referred to as legacies or legacy students.
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