So far, five of the top 20 colleges have reported ED application numbers compared to last year (class of 2019):
Northwestern: 12% Increase
Princeton: 9.4% Increase
UPENN: 2.5% Increase
Brown: 0% Increase
Yale: -1% Decrease
Any guesses where Hopkins will end up this year?
JHU class of 2018 had a 10% increase and class of 2019 had a 17% increase. So it’s safe to say there’s going to be an increase, but as to how much, I’m not sure.
I just discovered that Hopkins had a 5% increase in ED applicants this year. The Baltimore Sun ran an article: http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-college-admissions-20151111-story.html
That’s interesting find! I’m at least glad there’s not more than a 2000 applicants ED. So if there’s 1950 applicants’ how much do you think they’ll accept?
prob the around the same of seats as last year
Although I am sure there isn’t a set number, or definitive %, of accepted applicants, I do think Hopkins has more to gain by seeing its ED acceptance rate decline year-over-year. If that is the case, then I think it is reasonable to expect a 27-28% acceptance rate. That would be achieved if they accept the same number of applicants as last year (539). Last year they accepted 539/1,865 (28.9%). 539/1950 this year would be 27.6%.
All of that said, I also think Hopkins (like all elite schools) has a solid desire to fill its class of 2020 with the highest caliber of individuals possible and can also increase its overall yield by accepting more ED applicants. So, I am going to be optimistic and guess they will accept closer to 575 this year (29.5%).
I am surprised that the increase of applications wasn’t that much! I expected it to be at least a 10% increase
@Krishna98 I guess they’re starting to level off. There’s been a pretty dramatic increase in the number of ED applicants in just the past few years
@jennifermouse yeah, i noticed that too. There’s been a lot of applications for ED in the past 2-3 years
Dartmouth just released ED application numbers: 2% increase from last year. It seems as though the increases are slowing from the top schools somewhat
About how many people would you say are admitted because of legacy/sports?
Im curious to know how much the MIT EA this year was. This was the first year they allowed internationals to apply early. Anyone know??
Well MIT mostly defers so there isn’t really a consequence of applying early so I expect it to increase.
Tulane applications being reported as up 20% on the Tulane thread
Emory reported on its blog that ED applications are up 9%