US University Admissions Trends 2025-2026 & What’s Next for Students in Grades 8-11
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Ivy League & Top U.S. Universities Are Requiring SAT/ACT Again!
How Will This Impact Your College Application?
Join our upcoming webinar to hear insider insights from Sonja B., former Admissions Officer at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and Columbia University. Parents and students will learn about:
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How the return of SAT/ACT requirements at many Ivy League and top US universities will reshape admissions strategy
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Why Yale University has increased the number of admitted applicants in recent years
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The real SAT/ACT score ranges and acceptance rates at Ivy League and top US universities
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Why Advanced Placement (AP) courses are becoming increasingly important in admissions evaluation
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Why certain STEM majors are many times more competitive than the overall university acceptance rate
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The new extracurricular trends: Research, Summer Programs, Internships, or Capstone projects - what do universities value most?
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Sonja B.
Sonja B.
Former Admissions Director, University of Pennsylvania
Sonja B.
- Former Admissions Director, University of Pennsylvania - Former Senior Admissions Officer, Barnard College – Columbia University - Chaired admissions committees and trained officers in international admissions - Reviewed thousands of applications, including many from Vietnam - Master’s degree in International Educational Development from UPenn - Over 10 years helping students gain admission to Ivy League, BS/MD, and U.S. service academies
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Yale
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Harvard
294 Offers to
Columbia
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UPenn
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Brown
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Dartmouth
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Cornell
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Princeton
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Stanford
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MIT
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Duke
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UChicago
164 Offers to
Johns Hopkins
30 Offers to
Caltech
451 Offers to
UC Berkeley
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UCLA
204 Offers to
USC
193 Offers to
Oxford
257 Offers to
Cambridge
257 Offers to
LSE
372 Offers to
Imperial
748 Offers to
UCL
828 Offers to
KCL
450 Offers to
Oxbridge
203 Offers to
Northwestern
147 Offers to
Yale
148 Offers to
Harvard
294 Offers to
Columbia
394 Offers to
UPenn
184 Offers to
Brown
90 Offers to
Dartmouth
291 Offers to
Cornell
122 Offers to
Princeton
209 Offers to
Stanford
61 Offers to
MIT
205 Offers to
Duke
161 Offers to
UChicago
164 Offers to
Johns Hopkins
30 Offers to
Caltech
451 Offers to
UC Berkeley
435 Offers to
UCLA
204 Offers to
USC
193 Offers to
Oxford
257 Offers to
Cambridge
257 Offers to
LSE
372 Offers to
Imperial
748 Offers to
UCL
828 Offers to
KCL
450 Offers to
Oxbridge
203 Offers to
Northwestern
147 Offers to
Yale
148 Offers to
Harvard
294 Offers to
Columbia
394 Offers to
UPenn
184 Offers to
Brown
90 Offers to
Dartmouth
291 Offers to
Cornell
122 Offers to
Princeton
209 Offers to
Stanford
61 Offers to
MIT
205 Offers to
Duke
161 Offers to
UChicago
164 Offers to
Johns Hopkins
30 Offers to
Caltech
451 Offers to
UC Berkeley
435 Offers to
UCLA
204 Offers to
USC
193 Offers to
Oxford
257 Offers to
Cambridge
257 Offers to
LSE
372 Offers to
Imperial
748 Offers to
UCL
828 Offers to
KCL
450 Offers to
Oxbridge
203 Offers to
Northwestern
147 Offers to
Yale
148 Offers to
Harvard
294 Offers to
Columbia
394 Offers to
UPenn
184 Offers to
Brown
90 Offers to
Dartmouth
291 Offers to
Cornell
122 Offers to
Princeton
209 Offers to
Stanford
61 Offers to
MIT
205 Offers to
Duke
161 Offers to
UChicago
164 Offers to
Johns Hopkins
30 Offers to
Caltech
451 Offers to
UC Berkeley
435 Offers to
UCLA
204 Offers to
USC
193 Offers to
Oxford
257 Offers to
Cambridge
257 Offers to
LSE
372 Offers to
Imperial
748 Offers to
UCL
828 Offers to
KCL
450 Offers to
Oxbridge
203 Offers to
Northwestern
Crimson Students Shine in 2025–26 Early Admissions
Crimson Students Make Their Mark in This Year’s Early Admissions So far, over 210 Crimson students have been accepted into top US universities, including Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Princeton, MIT, and Duke. Outstanding results: 🎊 69 students admitted to HYPSM 🎊 140 students admitted to Ivy League schools 🎊 217 students admitted to Top 15 US universities These achievements highlight the combination of academic excellence, strategic application planning, and the close guidance provided by Crimson advisors throughout the college admissions journey.
