<p>Well, good thing I called Exeter for my daughter. Seems her English teacher never filled out the recommendation and Exeter also lost her essays (just found them after I insisted they look again. They just marked her application "incomplete" and pushed it aside. They told me if they received the recommendation, my daughter would receive a decision on April 15. I wonder what this will do to her chances and her financial aid?</p>
<p>"indieprince, according to the Exeter website, 2,446 people applied in 2007. I'd say a jump to 10,000 in one year would be rather unlikely. I'd expect a boost from the new financial aid initiative, but not quite that big..."</p>
<p>Well, it's just hearsay on my part. I seem to recall that one of my friends remarked that on their rejection letter 10,000 applied.</p>
<p>I was also surprised by that number, as it would make acceptances to Exeter in previous years pale in comparison. :P</p>
<p>Perhaps something like 4,000 would be a more reasonable number? Regardless, the acceptance rate went down so being rejected is nothing to be ashamed of.</p>
<p>25% more applied this yr, than last yr</p>
<p>I was accepted! :)</p>
<p>Wow. Even a 25% increase is huge.</p>
<p>keylime, the site reports 2,446 applications (last year), a 21% admission rate and 381 new students. So 514 people admitted and 381 who enrolled, i.e., a 74% yield rate. Pretty amazing.</p>
<p>So if they got a 25% increase in applications: 2,446 + 25% = 3058; if they admitted the same number of people (expecting the same yield), the admission rate was 514/3058 = 16.8%. Ouch.</p>
<p>haha, nice math skills :)</p>
<p>but accepted by Lawrenceville and Middlesex, wait listed at Choate and Hotchkiss. Still haven’t heard from Deerfield and Loomis. Exeter was 1st choice and the rejection was a disappointment, but Lawrenceville was top of the list, too. The Middlesex situation was particularly competitive - over 1,000 applications for 100 spots. Tough get. </p>
<p>Congrats to all - best of luck when you go through this again in a few years for college.</p>