<p>Wonder what Michigan will look like in 2013. UNC is pretty low at 25% considering 82% in state requirement. Wisconsin dropped a little but still over 50% accepted.</p>
<p>I expect it to be around 30%. It went down after joining the common application.</p>
<p>Michigan will probably be between 30-36. Hard to say for certain, but it will be disclosed soon in their common data set.</p>
<p>crazy that chicago is around 8.5 now. A few years ago it was like 28.
Vandy is 11.8 now too wow.</p>
<p>Snail mail times.</p>
<p>UChicago less than 1 decade ago 62% admit rate
[College</a> Profiles - University of Chicago](<a href=“http://collegeprofiles.com/chicago.html]College”>http://collegeprofiles.com/chicago.html)
Also the yield rate was extremely low. Funny how it was safety school back then and its a dream school now.</p>
<p>Those kids who applied a decade ago who now have Uchicago degrees must be feeling so lucky!</p>
<p>WOW! That Chicago stuff is amazing!! Just ten years ago.</p>
<p>The bubble has got to burst sometime, right? I thought my kid applied to way too many schools at 13, and I’ve seen a bunch of kids on this site applying to 25-30. In a couple of years are kids just going to click APPLY ALL and apply to 75-100? There’s got to some point where everything just breaks down. Vandy below 12%. Pitzer around 14-15%. Just crazy. And any elite school down going down in admit rate every year must be scrambling about how to do so, which just promotes the whole deal that is out of hand.</p>
<p>Applying to 20+ is insane - if you use EA you may not have too.</p>
<p>Many of those schools (Brown, Caltech, Columbia, Dartmouth, Emory, JHU, Northwestern, Penn, Princeton and Rice) seem to have levelled off. Chicago, Cornell, Michigan, Vanderbilt and WUSTL on the other hand seem to have growing </p>
<p>None of this is surprising. Schools that have levelled off had incredible growth in their applicant pools a few years ago and have reached a point where their acceptance rates are so low they actually put prospective applicants off. I do not think Chicago’s growth will continue. If anything, I would not be surprised if it experienced a similar trend as Columbia, where fewer applicants apply following a huge surge in applicants. Schools with rapidly growing applicant pools still have higher acceptance rates relative to applicant expectations.</p>
<p>Eventually, the market will be so transparent, that most top universities will have acceptance rates that hover between 8% and 16%.</p>
<p>Just got back from an admitted students reception. The UM Admissions Director, Ted Spencer, was there and announced “over 46,000” undergraduate applications, and an acceptance rate of “around 30%.” He also said that the 25-75% range for ACT was higher this year, moving from 29-33 last year to 29-34 (or 35, I can’t remember which now) for this year. SAT is up too (no numbers).</p>
<p>Luckily I went to Michigan years ago because I may not get in with today’s standards.</p>
<p>Yes, the acceptance rates from a few year’s ago look like they are from a different world.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt had a 61% acceptance rate in 1999 and 11% now:</p>
<p><a href=“https://virg.vanderbilt.edu/virgweb/CDSC.aspx?year=1999[/url]”>https://virg.vanderbilt.edu/virgweb/CDSC.aspx?year=1999</a></p>
<p>What is interesting is that U of Chicago is very aggressive with their snail mail and email marketing. Both of my kids got ton’s of snail mail from them and neither would have been accepted at U Chicago. I think some universities use application fees as a way to raise revenues.</p>
<p>I think Michigan should use something to start trying to better gauge interest (I think anything over 10 applications is crazy). Some Universities have a way to apply that essentially states that the selected University is the first choice and that the applicant will attend if accepted. I’ve seen it referred to as “binding early decision”. I think this would be a great way to triage those applicants who really, really want to go to Michigan and those for whom Michigan is one many choices. </p>
<p>I have also seen some wait lists provide options like “I wish to remain on the wait list. XYZ University is my top choice” or “I am still interested in XYZ University please keep me on the wait list” as a way to gauge wait list interest. This would be good for Michigan to add as well.</p>
<p>I’m concerned that passionate applicants and being squeezed out by “it’s one of 30 I’m considering” applicants.</p>
<p>I think Michigan’s non-binding early decision is wonderful! It’s nice to have extra time to decide. Michigan was one of my top schools, but I didn’t want to commit before I knew what all my options were. I didn’t apply to 30+ schools (I applied to 7) and didn’t use Michigan as a “safety” school. I loved the campus, but I also really liked others that I visited. By being able to apply early and find out I got in to Michigan before Christmas, I wasn’t as stressed for the rest of my senior year of high school. I knew that I could go to one of my top choice schools. If I got into another school I applied to, it would be great to have the opportunity to chose. If I didn’t, I would still be going to a fantastic school. That’s why I think the non-binding early decision option is the best option for Michigan. Very few high schoolers know exactly where they want to go by November 1st, and everyone likes having options.
Adding the item about wanting to be on the wait list seems like a good idea though. That way those students who really want to go here will have a chance after those who used it as a safety commit somewhere else.</p>
<p>Binding early acceptance can be advantageous for a university that wants to game the rankings because helps increase yield and lowers overall acceptance rates. </p>
<p>However, it is a detriment for all but the most affluent applicants who already know they can afford tuition. For lower class students, who could be just as enthusiastic about attending UM as their affluent counterparts, it is too risky to submit a binding application without knowing if the financial aid is going to be sufficient.</p>
<p>I think the University is doing just fine without binding admissions and I don’t see the need for it just to advance in the rankings.</p>
<p>At today’s presentation they said they received over 47000 applications and the freshman class is around 6000</p>
<p>Probably accepted 14,000 to get to 6000</p>
<p>More like 16,000 Bigdoglover. The final figures will be out soon enough.</p>
<p>That would be 34% acceptance rate and 37.5% yield. Thought acceptance rate might be a bit lower</p>
<p>Bigdoglover, I was rounding. I would say over 47,000 applied and fewer than 16,000 will be admitted, but in either case, we are talking in the hundreds, not thousands. You are also assuming that Michigan is good at predicting yield! The admissions office misses the mark most years. Watch the Freshman class exceed 6,300. ;)</p>