<p>So applications are up 10% this year compared to last year. According to my calculations, if the yield remains the same as it was last year (it may change), the acceptance rate would change from 37% to 34%.</p>
<p>It was at 36%, for 2013 (on the site). They got over 5,200 apps this year, and the site says it’s a 12% surge. [Connecticut</a> College : News : Connecticut College receives record number of applications](<a href=“http://aspen.conncoll.edu/news/5928.cfm]Connecticut”>http://aspen.conncoll.edu/news/5928.cfm)</p>
<p>There was only 4,7033 applicants last year. Quite impressive. :D</p>
<p>If they accept the same amount they did last year: [1,732] acceptance would be 33%, so even better than you thought. (Although yield is at 28%)</p>
<p>How cool. :3</p>
<p>actual acceptance rate down to 31% [Connecticut</a> College : Admission - Admission Statistics](<a href=“http://www.conncoll.edu/admission/4305.htm]Connecticut”>http://www.conncoll.edu/admission/4305.htm)</p>
<p>This is great for the school but depressing for HS juniors who fall in love with Conn. My daughter is very interested, and we’re visiting this week. Based on the previous couple of years’ admission, it was a total match for her-- now it’s looking like a reach. I can’t believe how hard it is to get into these schools…</p>
<p>I’ll be interested in what my school’s naviance shows for Conn for this year. The average GPA of accepted students for my school is 4.0/5.0 weighted and 2030 SAT. I wonder how much that will increase this year.</p>
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<p>Your daughter can do herself a BIG favor by applying ED (They previously took about 70% of ED applicants: <a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board), interviewing, and demonstrating interest (by your visit). </p>
<p>I said it elsewhere, but Conn LOVES knowing they’re #1 on your list. I def used that fact during my visit- I managed to interview, met the adcom officer in charge of my region, and met the dean of admissions (those are the three readers of each student’s file, btw). My mantra was: “This is it. I applied ED. I want to go here. I love this school.”</p>
<p>Stats help a lot, obviously, but they do consider interest, so don’t lose hope yet.</p>
<p>well, their admit rate went down, but the total number of applications went up, and I think they increased the number they accepted for ED. Also, the mid-50% range for SATs is accepted students, and the matriculated profile may be different. My point being, that given the economy and the increase in number of schools kids are applying to now, that it might not be that much more difficult a profile next year. I think alot of schools are going to have to go to their waitlists this year.</p>
<p>if you look at the profile the sat and other stats have also gone up significantly</p>
<p>Good points, Yurtle. She doesn’t like the idea of applying ED because of keeping options option, but if she really falls in love, it’s the smart way to go. She is interviewing with a theatre professor on Friday, but it’s Spring Visit Day, so it sounds like it’s not possible to have an admissions interview.</p>
<p>I’ve noticed it’s probably not wise to also state you’re applying to Yale, as per two of the wait-listed kids here who got into Yale EA, but were WL at Conn. I’m not saying your D can’t apply to both; but I get the feeling neither of the students were wait-listed because their stats were “too high” (since the ones who posted had stats in the new middle range.) </p>
<p>I feel like it’s more that Conn doesn’t try to be Yale. I mentioned (this) CC to an adcom officer, and when I and another applicant talked about all the students who had missed the Yale EA deadline by an hour/twenty minutes/whatever and were panicking and asking if they should call Yale, she shook her head, and laughed. “They [Yale] don’t care. Here, if you call us, we’re a small office, and a small school. We’ll understand if things need to be remailed because they got lost.” </p>
<p>I got the impression that Conn doesn’t want to be viewed as Yale Lite, and more like their own school. Baby-Ivy is something they can brag about, but they’re small, and try to have a different ‘feel’ than Yale (I did consider both schools). Like I said, they like students who are interested in them, and while stats went up a lot, I don’t think they’d turn down someone solely on SAT scores, especially since they’re not required.</p>