"Early acceptance rates decline across Ivies" DaileyPrincetonian.com

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<p>wow huge increase for Georgetown!</p>

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<p>Any idea about Cornell?</p>

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<p>^^The numbers were posted in the Cornell Daily Sun - January 4th 2008 edition...I can't access the link now because the server is down.

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3,110 students applied, an increase of 3 percent from last year's 3,015 applicants, according to a report released by the undergraduate admissions office. This year, 1,139 applicants were offered admission, with an acceptance rate of 36.6 percent, down from 38.9 percent two years ago but the same rate as last year.

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<p>Sorry... I failed to notice the correction at the bottom of the article.

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Update: I incorrectly identified that 38.9 percent was the early admissions acceptance rate for the class of 2011. In fact the rate was 36.6 percent for both the class of 2011 as well as the pending class of 2012. Correction appended.

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<p>cool, this is my article. thanks for posting it.</p>

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<p>Fordham had over 7,000 EA applications this year, well on its way to breaking last years record application number of 22,000, for a class of approximately 1,700. Of course Fordham doesnt have the yield or the rankings of the Ivy's but its very telling.</p>

<p>Demographics are projected to taper off in less than 10 years, so that is better news perhaps for people with young children.</p>

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<p>In regards to the "Penn only admits legacy" comments......
this year, 10 kids applied to Penn ED from my school (8 to college, 1 to Wharton, 1 to engineering). Only two got in (both to the college), and neither of them were legacy, and neither of them were SO OUTSTANDING, but nonetheless they were vey qualified applicants. In addition, the one legacy who did apply, who was definitely qualified and thought to be a shoe-in, was deferred.</p>

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I would have to say that at least in my school...( a wealthy private catholic prep ) none of the legacies got into Penn last year..... and some of those girls were very very upset.... They thought they were a shoo in...

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If they didn't apply ED, then legacy status didn't do anything for them. Penn makes it very clear they only help legacies that apply early.</p>