<p>ugh, my question is why they are going to drastically drop the admitted #'s, when they traditionally take 200 or so applicants every year.</p>
<p>/sigh.</p>
<p>peachesbeaches- Did those numbers somehow relate to financial aid? I don't know anything about how financial aid works so forgive me if this sounds rediculous, but I know that Brown has very little aid for transfers, so maybe they only have enough money to help out 60 applicants or something like that? It just seems strange that they would have such a drastic drop in spots and the people in the admissions office (even if they are just receptionists) not know about it.</p>
<p>tubes, they just told me that they did not have any numbers</p>
<p>Brown's number of transfer spots are based on how many people leave, meaning unfortunately for us that not many people chose to leave this year. I wonder why so few people are transfering out compared to last year (he said it was around 100 and something last year) and a suprisingly many want to transfer in. Is there something going on at Brown that I don't know about....And regarding the financial aid comment, originally my father had called regarding their need aware policy (which by the way, is kind of misleading because, as the dean said, it only really applies to international students). The reason they have less spots has nothing to do with the amount of aid they can give, it is solely based on how many people leave. (My father asked that exact question). Even still, they usually admit more then leave because they calculate in those who will not accept the offer. I do not know why the dean chose to tell my father, and no one else it seems, these numbers. And I really don't know why this information can't be released, maybe they just don't want to cause a commotion....and wow you guys reply fast....Have a good weekend everybody...its FRIDAY WHAT WHAT</p>
<p>edit: nevermind</p>
<p>guys, im sorry to say that what nspeds says is true. i didnt think it was true either, bc i called a few times and was told that the numbers arent available. however, when i asked to speak with an officer, he told me that there are 1000+ apps and 60ish will be accepted, about half for spring and half for fall. he said for whatever reason, less people are doing programs like study abroad and such, and there is less room available for new people. </p>
<p>this really really sucks.</p>
<p>Oops, guess I'm wrong. Apologies to everyone I did not believe and may have offended. Sounds like I'm the one with the wrong information now...</p>
<p>Best of luck to everyone who applied; this matter appears settled.</p>
<p>HAHAHA....wow, wow, wow. I guess there is no way to prove it but I am not actually nspeads. sorry to disappoint. I actually read this entire thread just now and realize that I shouldn't have wasted my time posting here. I thought I would be nice and clarify the numbers because I thought it was such a coincidence that my father had spoke with the dean of transfer admissions yesterday and then I had come to stumble upon this site. I just called my father again to verify the numbers that he had told me. I'm sorry that I can't prove myself true, but you are entitled to believe what you want. I infact would love to believe that 200 are getting in again because I want to go there so bad.....but on a lighter note if anyone here is in the NYC area or goes to NYU come to Sly fox tonight!!! except don't come if you're mean and are going to call me a liar. (and yes, I did just invite random strangers from an internet website, deal with it)</p>
<p>hehe just disregard my last comment</p>
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<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>That is exactly the information I was given, except that there were 1,100 applicants.</p>
<p>To all others that think I am a "prick," recall that this pineapple pizza is still delectable one way or the other.</p>
<p>w.e., i guess cornell is where i will be stayin next year peace ppl</p>
<p>Peachesbeaches,</p>
<p>Do not worry about half the wiseacres here. If you do not prettify your helpful posts with platitudes and absurd acronyms, you are apparently rude, pretentious, and thesaurus-consulting. Thank you for your wonderful contribution, and I am sure several posters are now eating their hats now that my case as been strengthed.</p>
<p>But as I said earlier, I could not care less whether anyone believes me. The Carnap I will be reading in five minutes will still read the same, and there will still likely be a thunderstorm here tomorrow. I am just forwarding information I was given.</p>
<p>I am not offended if anyone here chooses not to believe me. Additionally, some of you really cannot offend me, so do not bother wasting time in insulting me.</p>
<p>Edit: Good luck to almost everyone here applying to Brown. 'Tis a wonderful place : ) : )</p>
<p>nspeds, I was not making a personal attack, I was doubting the verity of your original statement. I have already conceded, saying that I was apparently given the wrong information from a Brown representative, which is surprising and unforunate.</p>
<p>:\ good luck, all and thanks for the information.</p>
<p>Here's something that hasn't been addressed yet....Even if Brown does only have 60 spots open, no one has addressed the issue of yield. If Brown wished to protect their yield, and accept maybe 80-90 students, then they would have to choose less qualified students, in order to make sure that 66-75% of those students would come. However, it may be more realistic that with many of their applicants also applying to such schools as Harvard and Yale, their yield could be closer to 50%, in which case they would be accepting 120 students. Anyway, i'm just bringing it up, i have no idea what their yield typically is for transfers, someone else might know...</p>
<p>yeah thats what i was thinking too mag. I think their yield is around 75% though, since it seems that ~100 entered for fall and ~50 entered for spring, with around 200 accepted...</p>
<p>maybe this will all just be a big joke and we'll all get accepted... haha</p>
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<p>I do not believe the admissions game exists in transfer admissions.</p>
<p>I agree that it probably doesn't exist in transfer, what do you think their yield would likely be though?</p>
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<p>I have no idea : (</p>
<p>nspeds did you apply anywhere else aside from brown?</p>