<p>I think you misunderstood the Hotchkiss AO. From the Hotchkiss website:</p>
<p>“Each year we are looking to enroll between 90 and 100 “preps” (or ninth grade students), 40 to 50 “lower mids” (tenth graders), 10 to 20 “upper mids” (eleventh graders), and 7 to 18 new seniors (including postgraduate students).”</p>
<p>I don’t know, PreppyDude, they aren’t that far off from the overall admit rate. I have a little piece of paper that I got from the Exeter admissions office and it states that they had 388 applicants for 11th grade and enrolled 46 new students. Assuming the yield for 11th grade is the same as it is for 9th grade (which is unlikely. It’s probably a higher yield, but let’s say it is the same for now), then they admitted about 60 of those 388, which is roughly 15%. For 9th graders, it’s also about 15%. (203 new enrolled divided by .76 yield = 267 admitted divided by 1813 applicants = 15%) It’s harder to get in as a 10th grader, but not by much - 14%</p>
<p>Looking at your Hotchkiss numbers, you’re twice as likely to be admitted as an 11th grader than the overall rate.</p>
<p>For your Andover numbers, it’s impossible to say because the number of applicants you gave ranges from x to 2x! So all you can say is that it’s slightly easier or twice as difficult!</p>
<p>Try not to worry about the numbers that much. I know that that is easy to say, but seriously, it’s a part of the app that you have no control over. Present yourself as sincerely as you can and let the numbers play themselves out. Otherwise, you’ll go crazy.</p>
<p>@DAndrew, I called the admissions offices for Hotchkiss and Deerfield. </p>
<p>@Sue22, perhaps, but I spoke to them and I specifically said 11th grade and that was the number they said. Maybe it was 15! - I’m really not sure, but it might be worth calling them for the exact numbers. The Deerfield lady was a bit rude and said she didn’t know the exact number, but she estimated around 40-50 (accepted/applying she didn’t make it clear). </p>
<p>@Neato, the Hotchkiss AO actually made the same point, and was saying that the amount applying is lower for the 11th grade and so it compensates for the amount of people that are accepted. </p>
<p>If you find any other numbers please post them on this thread. </p>
<p>If you called in the last couple of weeks it’s most likely you spoke with an admissions secretary, not an admissions officer. AOs are too busy right now for these kinds of fact-finding questions. If you call after the admissions cycle for this year ends (after April 10) you’ll have the best chance of talking with an AO. You’re not applying for a couple of years, right?</p>
<p>From what I remember, they take about 100 first year students and then about 40-50 students as sophomores to make a complete class of about 150. (Now this number was very much off due to over enrolling of the class of 2013, 2 years ago, extremely high yield). But I dont see how they could take 40-50 3rd year students.</p>
<p>@Sue22, No I’m not applying for a while actually. But your probably right. </p>
<p>@Sabi6a, I’m not sure about Exeter, but if you read Neato’s post above she describes the 11th grade acceptance rates.</p>
<p>@Winker425 - So the Andover number is probably not off. They say 20-25, but the secretary I spoke to, straight away said: 19. So they probably round up. </p>
<p>@Alexz825Mom - I’m not sure about that one. The person I spoke to really wasn’t very clear about numbers. She said, “Oh, how can I explain this to you…,” in like a really frustrated tone. She was a little uncertain but of course if you have specific numbers it would really help people who are applying. </p>
<p>If you have anymore numbers post them up here! It’d be a great help!</p>
<p>According to PD123, Hotchkiss accepted 50-55% of the applicants who applied for admission last year as an upper mid (11th grade). This percentage spread can’t be right. Last year, the school accepted about 19% of its applicants. I can’t see how one class would have almost 3 times the acceptance rate of the school as a whole. Possible, I guess, but highly improbable.</p>
<p>@toombs61, I’m guessing she probably said 14-15 instead of 40-50. I either must have misheard, or the admissions secretary didn’t know the stats very well.</p>
<p>Around 20 new 11th graders in most schools sound about right. The admit rate could be lower than but should be in line with the overall admit rate.</p>
<p>I guess your probably right. If you average it out. It may seem like a low number, but the amount of people applying for junior year is probably less as well. Who here is applying for the 11th grade?</p>
<p>@Loubear, most of the HADES have an under 10% rate. I called Lawrenceville again, and they said they accepted 13 girls, but only 10 enrolled. I couldn’t get the number of boys but it’s probably the same or less. She said it was more then usual for 11th grade because they introduced a new house with which they could fit more people in. Less day students apply in junior year. 10 last year, but 0 were accepted. She said day student spots all get filled up in freshman year. They rarely have openings.</p>
<p>DA is is looking to reduce the size of the school from over 650 last year to about 600-605 students. I believe most of the reduction will come from the freshman and sophomore years. Last year there were 21 new juniors (I did not check this year), so I would imagine they would accept about 30 juniors with 20 attending.</p>
<p>Lately, entering as a freshman has been the most difficult at DA. The acceptance rate is about 5% less than the other classes. Acceptance is even lower for FA applicants and International students, but nearly twice as high as the overall average for day students.</p>
<p>And, loubear, this 8% acceptance rate for juniors at SPS is even lower if you aren’t a legacy or don’t have some amazing or special hook. It is easier to get into Harvard as a freshman than St. Paul’s as a junior.</p>
- I’m really not sure, but it might be worth calling them for the exact numbers. The Deerfield lady was a bit rude and said she didn’t know the exact number, but she estimated around 40-50 (accepted/applying she didn’t make it clear). </p>
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