1355 Matriculating? Waitlist?

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<p>19,306 freshmen applied to uchicago this year
Apparently they accepted 18%
According to the Suntimes article posted here from chicagoboy, yield is 39%</p>

<p>So: (19,306)(.18)(.39) sums up to approx 1355 people who are going to uchicago for sure</p>

<p>If I remember correctly Chicago said they want a freshman size of around 1250.</p>

<p>if my numbers, calculations and memory are sound, that means uchicagos freshman size will be forced to expand by 150</p>

<p>Does this mean there is no more hope for waitlisted applicants? (well I know a few ppl got in already, apparently before May1 though which is kinda weird)</p>

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<p>HB - It might mean minimal draw from the waitlist. Keep in mind though, that some students who are waitlisted elsewhere, primarily HYPS-type schools, will end up with a spot at other schools, bringing down the number of matriculated students at UChi. I don’t know if as many as 100 will end up elsewhere, but I do know that the number you calculated will certainly not be the true number of students who will ultimately enroll. So keep your head up! My waitlisted student got in, and it’s not over until September 29.</p>

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<p>Actually HappyBuddha, if you read one of the blog posts, UofC can hold an incoming class of 1350, although I don’t know if they’re seeking one that big. (<a href=“https://blogs.uchicago.edu/collegeadmissions/waitlinglist/[/url]”>https://blogs.uchicago.edu/collegeadmissions/waitlinglist/&lt;/a&gt;) So it’s possible that a lot less less than 100 people would have to go somewhere else for more waitlist spots to become available.</p>

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<p>Dude thats the blog where I thought I got my number - I didnt remember correctly then. In that case yeah, perhaps we have hope :)</p>

<p>UC Mom, was your waitlisted student notified before May 1 too? Also, I think the waitlist closes early June this year, according to another thread here.</p>

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<p>At the risk of stating the readily evident, rounding acceptance and yield percentages can make a difference in the arithmetic and preliminary conclusions therefrom. A 1% swing in acceptance rate is around 193 students and the yield range between 38.51% and 39.49% yields (both of which round to 39%) is say 36 students.</p>

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<p>I’m fairly certain that the Class of 2013 entered with 1395 students, so don’t give up hope.</p>

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<p>Also, the acceptance rate was 18.4, so stick that in, and with the .39 statistic, you get 1385 matriculating students.</p>

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<p>So if that many students were admitted and the yield was that high why are there still only 824 admitted student profiles on Phoenix facebook on the uchicago website?</p>

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<p>Not every admitted student actually bothers to set a profile up.</p>

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<p>sorry, but I can’t find where it says University of Chicago’s yield this year is 39%. Can someone give me a link?</p>

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<p>go to the thread “sun times article”</p>

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<p>yeah the article says 39% yield, Im sure I got the 19306 apps from another article, and I have forgotten where I got the 18%.</p>

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<p><a href=“https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/admissions/classprofile.shtml[/url]”>https://collegeadmissions.uchicago.edu/admissions/classprofile.shtml&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>class of 2013
number enrolled: 1335
when we actually got there it was only 1328, apparently. a couple kids might have decided to go somewhere else or to take a gap year or something over the summer.</p>

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<p>lol last year’s freshman class size is less than 1350 then, I hope they admit more of us this year</p>

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<p>Ok, so I called my counselor today regarding the waitlist. He told me that Chicago’s yield was high this year, so they expect to take VERY few people off that waitlist. He told me that everything depended on the deposits being processed, and that Chicago would let us know next week.</p>

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<p>Will the counselors get annoyed if you email or call them regarding the likelihood of you getting accepted? Do they want emails/calls in general?</p>

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<p>^ Sensation posted on another thread saying that Chicago waitlist slots are full already???!</p>

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<p>My counselor said it is ‘quite unlikely’ that anyone else will be accepted off the wait list.</p>

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<p>Well the new stats say 3560 were accepted, with 39% yield. That means around 1388 matriculating, significantly more than previous years. I just sent an email to my counselor in light of this information, and i suspect he will either deliver the bad news straight or come up with a diplomatic response.</p>

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<p>It was confirmed that the yield this year is 39%. Refer to the Maroon:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.chicagomaroon.com/assets/2010/5/11/Yield_half.jpg?1273565856[/url]”>http://www.chicagomaroon.com/assets/2010/5/11/Yield_half.jpg?1273565856&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;