Fun Fact (This May Cheer You Up)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>I know things don't work this way, but for the sake of lightening the mood:</p>

<p>Last year's EA acceptance rate was 18%. This year's was 13%. That's a 5% drop.</p>

<p>Last year's RD acceptance rate was 5.6%. This year's... 0.6%?</p>

<p>Haha.</p>

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<p>It's actually a 28% drop.</p>

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<p>How in the world is it a 28% drop? That would mean that last year's EA acceptance rate was 41%.</p>

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<p>13 is 72% of 18.</p>

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<p>^ See? This is exactly why I don't like math :P</p>

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<p>I was referring to the drop as a percent of the total number of EA applicants, not as a percent of the previous acceptance rate.</p>

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<p>The term you are looking for is "percentage point".</p>

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<p>Why read so deeply into this? It's just something to cheer us poor depressed deferejects up :)</p>

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<p>Guys.</p>

<p>This</p>

<p>Was</p>

<p>Madness.</p>

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<p>=o !</p>

<p>Madness?</p>

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<p>Madness?!! THIS.. WAS.. YAAAAAALE!!!!!!!</p>