<p>the applications for the class of 2011 rose by 7.8% to 15,330 from last year's 14,220. early decision 1 rose by 32.6% to 858 from 647. the admissions office is going to have to be more careful this year because of the increased yield rate for the class of 2010 and also because of the amount of people the new financial aid program will draw in. these factors will likely lead to a decrease in the amount of students accepted.</p>
<p>from the emory wheel feb 2.</p>
<p>drats, this kind of ruined my confidence about being accepted EDII. 11 hours!</p>
<p>My son is a senior at Emory. He applied ED 4 years ago. He wonders if he or if any of his friends would get in now. All of them are very good students but every year the standards go up, up, up...</p>
<p>that is not very encouraging. There aren't too many CCers applying EDII though.</p>
<p>here's the article: </p>
<p>More than 15,330 high school students applied for spots in Emory's College class of 2011, an increase of approximately 7.8 percent over last year's record-breaking number of applicants.</p>
<p>Interim Dean of Admissions Jean Jordan told the Wheel in an e-mail that an exact, final number is not ready because a few applications must still be entered into the Office of Admissions' system. The deadline for Regular Decision was Jan. 15.</p>
<p>Emory received 858 applications for Early Decision I, which had a deadline of Nov. 1, and 730 for Early Decision II, which had a Jan. 1 deadline. Last year, there were 14,222 total applicants for the class of 2010, including 647 for Early Decision I and 788 for Early Decision II.</p>
<p>Other universities also saw increases in their numbers of applicants, including a 4.3 percent increase in the number of regular decision applicants to Brown University and a 5.7 percent increase in freshman applications to the University of California, Berkeley.</p>
<p>The upward trend did not apply to all schools, however. Duke University saw its number of applications drop slightly, from 19,387 to 19,009.</p>
<p>Jordan wrote that the admissions office hopes to enroll 1,255 students in next year's freshman class but will not decide until mid-March how many applicants to admit.</p>
<p>Emory admitted a record-low 31.5 percent of applicants last year.</p>
<p>"Rest assured ... the College has asked us to be on target this year rather than bringing in as large a class as we did last year," she wrote.</p>
<p>This year's freshman class has 1,340 students thanks to a higher-than-expected yield of admitted students who decided to attend Emory.</p>
<p>Emory admitted 43 percent of applicants in this year's Early Decision I process, but the admissions office had not completed applicant review for Early Decision II by press time.</p>
<p>Jordan wrote that 12 full-time counselors read applications and that the admissions office has already brought in three of four part-time readers it plans to hire.</p>
<p>Although the new Emory Advantage financial aid initiatives, which are aimed at assisting middle class students afford an Emory education, were announced just before the Regular Decision deadline, it may already be affecting potential applicants' decision.</p>
<p>"We certainly had a few students who applied on our deadline day who said that they applied because they believe that this program will make Emory more affordable for them. I think time will tell how this program impacts us in future years."</p>
<p>More than 15,330 high school students applied for spots in Emory's College class of 2011, an increase of approximately 7.8 percent over last year's record-breaking number of applicants.</p>
<p>Interim Dean of Admissions Jean Jordan told the Wheel in an e-mail that an exact, final number is not ready because a few applications must still be entered into the Office of Admissions' system. The deadline for Regular Decision was Jan. 15.</p>
<p>Emory received 858 applications for Early Decision I, which had a deadline of Nov. 1, and 730 for Early Decision II, which had a Jan. 1 deadline. Last year, there were 14,222 total applicants for the class of 2010, including 647 for Early Decision I and 788 for Early Decision II.</p>
<p>Other universities also saw increases in their numbers of applicants, including a 4.3 percent increase in the number of regular decision applicants to Brown University and a 5.7 percent increase in freshman applications to the University of California, Berkeley.</p>
<p>The upward trend did not apply to all schools, however. Duke University saw its number of applications drop slightly, from 19,387 to 19,009.</p>
<p>Jordan wrote that the admissions office hopes to enroll 1,255 students in next year's freshman class but will not decide until mid-March how many applicants to admit.</p>
<p>Emory admitted a record-low 31.5 percent of applicants last year.</p>
<p>"Rest assured ... the College has asked us to be on target this year rather than bringing in as large a class as we did last year," she wrote.</p>
<p>This year's freshman class has 1,340 students thanks to a higher-than-expected yield of admitted students who decided to attend Emory.</p>
<p>Emory admitted 43 percent of applicants in this year's Early Decision I process, but the admissions office had not completed applicant review for Early Decision II by press time.</p>
<p>Jordan wrote that 12 full-time counselors read applications and that the admissions office has already brought in three of four part-time readers it plans to hire.</p>
<p>Although the new Emory Advantage financial aid initiatives, which are aimed at assisting middle class students afford an Emory education, were announced just before the Regular Decision deadline, it may already be affecting potential applicants' decision.</p>
<p>"We certainly had a few students who applied on our deadline day who said that they applied because they believe that this program will make Emory more affordable for them. I think time will tell how this program impacts us in future years."</p>
<p>Anyone know Emory's target yield rate? With that, we could begin to calculate admission percentage.</p>
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<p>Indeed, ED2 applicants decreased by 7.3%, which I find interesting considering that the overall number increased by 7.8%.</p>
<p>Also written about in the article, I found Duke's decrease in applicants interesting as well. Is this largely because of the Lacrosse scandal? Could be!</p>
<p>should've applied Duke also lol...</p>