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BTW- the spectator article made a mistake, SEAS increased 2.6% not 15%...
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<p>We appreciate your help, slipper, but try reading the other posts first next time.</p>
<p>A 4.6% increase is a real drag. Does anyone know what the RD acceptance rate might be knowing the number of spots to be filled, the percentage yield, and the number of applications to the College?</p>
<p>Sure enough, Yale has responded in kind...</p>
<p>Though competition (and not noble altruism) has been the liefblood of mankind and the reason capitalism trounces every other economic system ever conceived. It's no surprise it's competition that keeps financial aid flowing.</p>
<p>It's just a pity that 2 of the 4 urban ivies (New Haven may not have the attractions of a city, but it sure does have the crime rate) can't afford to play the game.</p>
<p>My math must be messed up since it's spring break and all. Cuz with 15701 applications total and 1891 from ED that means 13810 applied RD. There are only 560 or so slots left open and with a matriculation rate at about 60%, that would mean there'd be around 1000 accepted, putting the RD rate below 7%. Are my numbers correct?</p>
<p>Sooo...does everybody have a good backup school?</p>
<p>Whats the acceptenance rate going to be for Fu, about 25% this year?</p>
<p>mekrob....lol I agree. I don't have anything to back it up but I think you got the numbers wrong...oh god I hope you got it wrong. If Columbia accepts less that 6% then it means it's the most selective college in the states and while it is one of the most selective colleges it's not as selective as MIT or Harvard I would think. But if it is...I'm hoping that many a lot of under-qualified applicants applied just soley b/c it's in NYC and therefore our chances would be increased significantly</p>
<p>bluedaisy, people probably applied on a whim by mass this year</p>
<p>My numbers were a little off, but I got better numbers now off of their website from last year. Only about 8.7 percent got in RD last year. And they accepted a couple hundred more than I thought they would, about 1150 RD. So acceptance rate should be around 8.4 %. Overall rate will probably drop down from 10.9 to about 10.45. Not as bad, but still pretty rough.
BTW, I said 7% at first, not 6.</p>
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<li><p>The RD yield rate is not as high as the overall yield rate - more like 50% than 60%.</p></li>
<li><p>The RD pool from which admits will come includes not only the "true" RD applicants, but also the ED deferreds.</p></li>
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<p>yay! i feel special, i got a "likely" from SEAS!</p>
<p>(lol ive probably posted this 389274932 times)</p>
<p>Yale and Princeton are tops in the Ivies with 14 apps per seat. Harvard receives 13 per seat. Then you have a gap after that.</p>
<p>The 1150 accepted is from last year, of which only 550 or so matriculated, less than 50%</p>
<p>Mekrob, which college are you talking about?</p>
<p>Does seem very low. As a comparison though, look at the average acceptance rates for top medical schools.</p>