Class of 2025 College Acceptances: Early Success for Rivers Seniors
The Class of 2025 at The Rivers School is off to an impressive start with college admissions. As of mid-November, 94 percent of students who submitted Early Decision, Early Action, Restrictive Early Action, or Rolling Admission applications have been accepted to at least one college.
This year, the 78 percent admission rate for students applying through Early Decision I (EDI) or Restrictive Early Action (REA) is a significant increase from 70 percent last year and 68 percent in 2023. This underscores the strength and competitiveness of Rivers' college-bound seniors.
Among students applying to Ivy League and Ivy+ colleges through Early Decision or REA, 69 percent of the applicants were admitted, a notable uptick from last year’s 50 percent rate.
It is worth noting that 62 percent of the class of 2025 has already enrolled at their colleges and universities of their choice, compared to 53 percent of the Class of 2024 at this same point last year. This class has also successfully navigated the highly competitive landscape of many of the nation's most selective colleges. Current offers of admission include: Amherst College, Cornell, Duke, Emory, Georgetown, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Virginia, Tufts, Washington University in St. Louis, and Yale, among others.
With the regular decision cycle still underway, Rivers seniors are poised for a strong finish to their college admissions journey, continuing a tradition of excellence and preparation for the next chapter. Director of College Counseling Dave Lyons ’99, P’30, reinforced the college office’s approach to keep fit and match in mind. “Most importantly, we stress to students that it's about finding the right community. We are so proud of the class of 2025 and expect more great news to be coming over the next month.”
Among students applying to Ivy League and Ivy+ colleges through Early Decision or REA, 69 percent of the applicants were admitted, a notable uptick from last year’s 50 percent rate.
It is worth noting that 62 percent of the class of 2025 has already enrolled at their colleges and universities of their choice, compared to 53 percent of the Class of 2024 at this same point last year. This class has also successfully navigated the highly competitive landscape of many of the nation's most selective colleges. Current offers of admission include: Amherst College, Cornell, Duke, Emory, Georgetown, Harvard, MIT, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Virginia, Tufts, Washington University in St. Louis, and Yale, among others.
With the regular decision cycle still underway, Rivers seniors are poised for a strong finish to their college admissions journey, continuing a tradition of excellence and preparation for the next chapter. Director of College Counseling Dave Lyons ’99, P’30, reinforced the college office’s approach to keep fit and match in mind. “Most importantly, we stress to students that it's about finding the right community. We are so proud of the class of 2025 and expect more great news to be coming over the next month.”
With all remaining senior applications complete and submitted, the college counseling office is shifting its focus to juniors and their caregivers. Preparation meetings are designed to help juniors identify initial colleges to research based on their hopes and goals for the process, arm them with a better understanding of how the application process works, and build the relationship between student, counselor and caregivers that will be a cornerstone of the process moving forward.
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