<p>I got my waitlist letter in the mail today and here's what it said: "The competition this year - more than 29,000 applicants for our freshman class of approximately 1650 - was extremely strong." </p>
<p>If you do the math... 1650/29000 is about 5.6%. Does this mean that only 5.6% were admitted or what? I don't believe it cause that's lower than Harvard.</p>
<p>With a yield rate of 1/3, they have to admit around 5000 to get a class of 1650. So a 17% admittance rate. Right?</p>
<p>You are reading it wrong. The number of students that actually accept is 1650, and the yield rate is about 30%. So they will accept about 5000-5500 to get to that #.</p>
<p>Ok, WUSTL just had to say 5000 in the most convoluted way…</p>
<p>^WUSTL is notorious for spinning numbers in a favorable light to them.</p>
<p>^and where is the proof to back this up?</p>
<p>@skieurope So is literally every college.</p>
<p>Marketing departments spin numbers? There’s a shocker.</p>
<p>People criticize Wash U for things that every top school does</p>
<p>Literally every other college I’ve gotten a decision letter from did the same thing.</p>