<p>I’m the only applicant from my school…no idea if that’s a good or bad thing.</p>
<p>boymom5, that was all RD last year.</p>
<p>Mind me asking what part of the country & did all 4 attend?</p>
<p>North Carolina, and two enrolled (me and one other person). The other three are now at Wellesley, Johns Hopkins and Tuskegee.</p>
<p>D is going to STL for interview because she wants them to know that it’s her #1. From reading last year’s thread, many were waitlisted & they didn’t interview…Opinions?
Think it’s worth the trip? Decision could already be made beforehand…
RaVNz - Did you know decisions last year were coming out that early?
Sorry - full of questions…</p>
<p>It’s no problem; ask away.</p>
<p>Where do you live? I don’t think you’d need to go all the way to St. Louis for an interview…you could accomplish the same task by calling the admissions office and setting up a phone interview with an alum. February 4 was the day that all materials were turned in to the admissions committee, but you might still be able to do an interview and have the comments added to your file. (And by “you” I mean your daughter, of course.) Chances of getting off the waitlist are typically slim to none.</p>
<p>I did not expect decisions to come out so early last year. In fact, I specifically remember that I was up late one night just browsing the internet when I got an email notification. As you can imagine, I was more than excited when I found out I got in. Anyway, the impression I have gotten is that Wash U does that every year. So tell your daughter she can expect her decision by around March 10. (Just one more month!)</p>
<p>First day of Spring Break - hope there’s something to celebrate!
I’ve heard it can be a back-up to HYPSM, so why do so few come off waitlist?</p>
<p>Last year 100 more said yes than they had anticipated, so they were actually over-enrolled and there was no room to take anyone off the waitlist. They had to reopen a closed dorm to accommodate the extra freshman.</p>
<p>So, do they actually assume a % will not accept? New to the college rodeo, here, so you’ll have to be patient…</p>
<p>And is it stated anywhere how many they took ED?</p>
<p>Yes. Think of it this way: Kayla applied to 10 schools. If Kayla gets admitted into all 10, she has to reject 9. If WashU is on her list, but she gets into Yale. She’ll probably pick Yale and then reject WashU. WashU and other schools assume people will do that.</p>
<p>I don’t think that they state their acceptance numbers for ED per year. However, from one of the college visits that our school had, I think it was stated that around 30% of ED gets accepted. However, it was actually stated in the college visit that they over-enrolled last year and will, by no chance, accept as many students this year. This, combined with the fact that the number of applications has skyrocketed, makes it seem pretty dire for RD students.</p>
<p>However, if it qualms your fears, WUSTL’s nowhere as bad as Duke. There were apparently so many applicants this year for Duke that the new acceptance rate will be 3%.</p>
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^i doubt it man, thats too big of a drop…</p>
<p>3%? where are you getting that number from?</p>
<p>also, how about this:</p>
<p>APPS are UP EVERYWHERE it seems (certainly the top 2 tiers)</p>
<p>BUT these schools have THE SAME NUMBER OF BEDS as always…</p>
<p><<<oh no,=“” sounds=“” dismal=“”>>></oh></p>
<p>BUT there are fewer UNIQUE APPLICANTS…meaning, the same kids are applying to more and more places. it’s not more PEOPLE, it’s more applications. we were on the downswing of the birthrate, there are FEWER of us overall.</p>
<p>doesn’t that mean with fewer bodies, and the same number of beds, and more applicants…what will actually drop is the yield for some schools? because i applied to 15 schools and i still can only choose 1.</p>
<p>Futurepres - I get the concept, I’m just asking if there’s a percent they assume won’t accept. Because, obviously they were way off last year.
To all - "The Roommate isnt very good. Creepy, though</p>
<p>I assume they try to make predictions based off of precious years.
Clearly, they were way off last year, which blows for the class of 2015 because they will underenroll this year to make up for it :/</p>
<p>In response to the 3%, that’s what I heard from the college center director in my high school. He might be wrong, but I’d doubt that he would make this stuff up.</p>
<p>Last I recall seeing in the NYT was Harvard would be at 5% or lower, with Stanford next at just above 5%, and they were projected to be the lowest admit rates</p>
<p>Perhaps he speaks of a 3% yield, or the number of students accepting admission letters divided by the total applicants?</p>
<p>That would make a little more sense.</p>
<p>Harvard last year if I recall was 7.9%, and that was the lowest out of all, so 3% definitely is way too low. Like previous poster said, that could be the yield rate from all applicants (since yield is usually around 30% and acceptance rate around 10% seems reasonable)</p>