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College Acceptance Rates

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

 Figuring out college acceptance rates is easy with CampusCompare’s free “What Are My Chances?” app. Try “What Are My Chances?” now to find out your real chances based on college acceptance rates across the country.

College acceptance rates are an important factor to consider when deciding where to apply to college. College admissions officers typically have a ton of college applications to sort through, and for highly-selective colleges, there are certain criteria you must meet in order to make the cut. To save yourself unnecessary work, application fees and heartache, it’s important to ask yourself, “What are my chances of getting into college at this school?” before filling out a college application. It stands to reason - if you apply to colleges where your chances are slim, you’ll be less likely to receive that college acceptance letter in the mail.

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There are plenty of free tools available to help you on your road to college acceptance. The lower their college acceptance rates are, the harder it will be to get in. Using CampusCompare’s apps will help you determine whether the school is a safety, reach, or target school for you. Be realistic about your goals and fill out college application forms in all three categories of colleges so that you can ensure college acceptance.

My Chances

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

What Are My Chances?” is a free, fun and interactive app by CampusCompare that instantly calculates your odds based on college acceptance rates at any U.S. college.  In today’s competitive college market, the college chances question plagues many college applicants who are worried about college acceptance rates. The college search is difficult enough, but the challenges don’t stop after you’ve narrowed down your college choices to reach, target and safety schools. You still have to decide- which one is the right college for me? Are my chances of getting into that college realistic?

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The “What Are My Chances?” app lets you plug in your academic information (including sat scores, class rank, AP exam scores, and student involvement) and then yields realistic results based on a statistical algorithm and up-to-date admissions standards and college acceptance rates. The tool is easy and fun, but results are candid and unforgiving! Ultimately, it’s a crucial step in the college selection process so you can be efficient in your college application process. You wouldn’t want to waste your time applying for a college that wasn’t your perfect college match or miss out on the top college for you, would you? Rage a battle against your friends on our “What Are My Chances” Facebook app, or take the CampusCompare “What Are My Chances” college chances challenge now!

SAT vs. ACT Test: Find the Right Match for You!

Friday, March 14th, 2008

The SAT test and the ACT test are very different, so we’ve compiled some of the differences between the two tests. You didn’t used to have to search college info to see which tests were required. Colleges on the coast tended to favor SAT scores while colleges in the Midwest or South generally accepted ACT scores.

Today, the lines have been blurred and choosing which test to take is not so clear-cut. Most colleges now accept both SAT and ACT test scores. Colleges are also adopting a new trend, as some schools are de-emphasizing the admissions test requirement altogether.

So with all these new developments, there are tons of options. First, check out CampusCompare’s admissions criteria on the college profile page of your choice to see which test is required (if any). And if the college accepts both tests, then no need to get your stomach in knots (especially if you are not in the test room just yet!).

Here is CampusCompare’s cheat sheet: the difference between the two tests to help you ace the one you take!

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