Acceptance rate

Colleges and Universities A-Z Amherst College
1

<p>[url=&lt;a href=“http://amherststudent.amherst.edu/current/news/view.php?year=2007-2008&issue=22&section=news&article=01]Source[/url”&gt;http://amherststudent.amherst.edu/current/news/view.php?year=2007-2008&issue=22&section=news&article=01]Source[/url</a>]</p>

<p>The highlights:

  • 14.2% overall, 12.5% RD
  • 17% more applications than last year, including 26% more international applicants
  • 85 fewer accepted students
  • Average SAT (CR/M/W): 726/716/718</p>

<p>Other LACs:

  • Swarthmore: 15%
  • Williams: 16.3%
  • Middlebury: 18.3%
  • Bowdoin: 18.4%</p>

<p>And the kicker:

</p>

2

<p>Alright... how is this relevant statistically to those students hedging their bets on the waitlist?</p>

3

<p>"With such a large number of applicants, the College anticipates that approximately 900 students will remain active waitlist candidates. The College estimates a 39.5 percent overall yield on the accepted students, which will hopefully produce a class of 2012, numbering 440 students. “Ideally, we will have the opportunity to enroll circa 25 students from our waiting list which will enable us to meet our target as precisely as possible. We have no intention of over-enrolling!” commented Fretwell."</p>

<p>Don't get your hopes up.</p>

4

<p>
[quote]
“Ideally, we will have the opportunity to enroll circa 25 students from our waiting list which will enable us to meet our target as precisely as possible..."

[/quote]
</p>

<p>No problem. I shall be among those 25. ... -_-</p>

5

<p>I will be deferring into the class of 2013. So I'll be with a bunch of ultra smart and talented kids. Great. Hope those diversity and international ratios increase as well. </p>

<p>And.....+1 for waitlistees this year. Thank me. =P</p>

6

<p>I wouldn't be so negative regarding the waitlist. SOME people from the waitlist will get off.. I would just make sure Amherst is aware that you want to remain on the waitlist (of course) but write them and let them know you are very passionate about Amherst. My daughter is a first year student at Amherst and I recall that one of the girls who was supposed to be in her dorm got off the waitlist at Yale literally a week before new student orientation! Her Amherst roommate couldn't believe this girl would go to Yale over Amherst. But, the point is you can get off the waitlist at the very last minute.</p>

7

<p>Looks like Amherst's acceptance rate surpassed Williams.</p>

8

<p>lmpw,
I agree with her roomate! Chose Amherst over Yale a number of years ago:). No regrets.</p>

9

<p>Hmm, I wouldn't be counting on getting off the waitlist. In the ideal scenario, they accept 25 kids out of 900, which is about 2.7%.</p>