<p>Can we start a master list of colleges with the total number of apps received, percentage increase over 2005 and admit percentages when published? I am curious as to which schools have been overwhelmed.
I read that BC had over 26,000 apps. That is overwhelmed.</p>
<p>My school announced they received 10,670 so far, which is just a 61 application increase from last year. They are expecting to have a few more by the time all the data entry is finished.</p>
<p>NYU somewhere over 35,000.</p>
<p>Northwestern received somewhere over 18,000 which is a 12% increase from last year.</p>
<p>Son received a note from his admissions counsellor at U Rochester, who told him they'd received over 11,000 apps, the highest they ever had.</p>
<p>Then why did the extend the application deadline so much? They are still accepting apps at this very moment.</p>
<p>I have no idea....</p>
<p>When he wrote the admissions counsellor to say that he was coming up to interview for a scholarship, this was the information he gave him.</p>
<p>Cami--from another thread I read, it appears if the admissions deadline has been extended the school is worried about yield (based upon their preliminary analysis). I believe I found this in the Tulane threads.</p>
<p>Drew--4385--up 19%
Holy Cross--6700apps, up 41%
Knox--up 18% (couldn't find actual number received)</p>
<p>soccerguy, what school is it that had the huge increase you mentioned?</p>
<p>Regarding the question of yield....I believe it. </p>
<p>All these applications can mean one of two things: more kids are applying to college, or more kids are applying to ** more ** colleges. A school like Rochester may get a sense that a number of the students applying may have many other applications out there, which may decrease the yield at any given school.</p>
<p>yeah Rochester has a ridiculously low yield. I think something like only 19% usually decide to attend once admitted.</p>
<p>University of Georgia had a 28% increase in applications this year. They received more than 15,700 applications, up from 12,328 last year. Most of the increase was in the early applications. They received 9,000 early apps this year, up from 5,700 last year.</p>
<p>Oh I almost forget. University of Vermont had a 40% increase in applications this year.</p>
<p>So the question becomes for the admit committee: Are you feeling lucky?</p>
<p>They can admit and lower percentages to gain rank but their yield is a wild card and they could wind up with space available or completely overbooked.</p>
<p>What a nightmare. I sense some new forms or EA or ED coming down the road or possibly more financial discounts for those they really want.</p>
<p>Bowdoin;</p>
<p>5,400 applications received for the Class of 2010a seven percent increase over last year's record number of applications.</p>
<p>Reed has increased 76% in numbers of apps over the last 5 years.
Just from last year to this- they have increased 15%.
Last year they offered admission to 45% of those who applied, this year they estimate they will offer admission to 40-42%.</p>
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<p>was this for me? The school in my post was my school, William and Mary. But the increase was only 61 applications, not 61 percent... so it was not big at all.</p>
<p>hm for a great school like Wm & Mary I would have expected greater increase- have they had to increase tuition lately?</p>
<p>Holy Cross applications up over 40% is very impressive for a selective LAC. Duke received over 19,000 for a freshman class of about 1600.</p>