<p>^ Yeah, but with a larger pool to pick from, they'll have to pick a smaller percentage of the applicants. I agree that the overall applicant pool is probably not stronger, but it probably follows the same distribution as before and with a larger applicant pool, they can afford to reject applicants they would have accepted before. My only concern is that I don't think alot of these applicants are genuinely interested in Northwestern, so there could be a lower enroll rate than in past years. Will be interesting to see how this plays out.</p>
<p>you think if you used the northwestern only app youd have an edge?</p>
<p>^ If the school agrees to use the common app, they agree to use it in the same light as the normal application. That said, I have my doubts. Northwestern is one of those schools who care about interest, and using the Northwestern app is a sign of interest IMO. However, it's not the only way to show interest, and I think someone using the Common App would be looked at equally if they do show a geniune interest. After all, there's quite a lengthy supplement. I personally used the Common App, so I hope it won't penalize me.</p>
<p>i'm definately thinking that the "why northwestern" essay will be looked at much more critically, just because you can tell from the enthusiasm and the way that this essay is written how much the student wants to attend NU...that to me would seem like a really important thing to an admissions officer</p>
<p>damn, i wish i could've apply 5 yrs ago</p>
<p>"This year's applicants have a mean SAT score of 1454 and an average ACT score of 31.1."</p>
<p>I was just wondering, the article says that the mean is 1454 and 31.1, but not the MEDIAN, means can easily be influenced by few extremely high SATs, they should have reported the median, which I think might be lower...</p>
<p>Actually...the ED admit rate wasn't 50% this year. It was more around 30 or 40%.</p>
<p>
Just the opposite. Assuming a normal bell curve, the mean is higher than the median only if there is an upward skew to the curve (as you suggested). However, this assumes that the values above the median are greater in relation to the median than those below. Since there is a max score of 1600, which is 146 above the mean, a perfect bell curve would have the minimum values extend 146 below 1454, to 1309. We very much know that there must be a good many applicants with below 1309 scores. Therefore the likelihood that the median is below the mean in this case is extremely unlikely. The lower range of scores below 1309 would drag the mean below that of the median not above.</p>
<p>lol^^^</p>
<p>Only will a CCer do that.</p>
<p>Yeah, it's times like these that I'm glad I applied ED, and that I ignored all my friends' criticisms on how dumb it was to be locked into going to NU if I was accepted.</p>
<p>They're sweating now . . . as I'm relaxing during my second semester, already knowing where I'm going to college!</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>It'll be even harder next year as the Finance Undergraduate Program at Kellogg becomes more widely known. So, in reply to the guy who said "I wish I could have applied 5 years ago" I say "Be glad you don't have to apply next year."</p>
<p>Siiiiiiiiiiigh. I'll be lucky if I get in ANYWHERE. This year is absolutely insane in terms of college and the number of people applying.</p>
<p>^^haha dont remind me!</p>
<p>The ED admit rate this application cycle is 44%.</p>
<p>With such a large sample size (nearly 22,000) and a range of scores limited by the tests themselves (as opposed to something like income - where a few people making $100+ million can skew the data) - the average of the test scores is a better indicator than the mean.</p>
<p>Based on last year's admit nos. - the acceptance rate would plummet to 22%.</p>
<p>acceptance rate is expected to drop 5%</p>
<p>kimfuge, what was the acceptancee rate last year?</p>
<p>ED Applications 1,303
Offers of ED Admission 572
ED Admit Rate 43.9%
Total Applications 21,839
Offers of Admission (2006) 5,434
Offers of Admission (2005) 4,819
Overall Admit Rate (assuming 2006 #offers) 24.9%
Overall Admit Rate (assuming 2005 #offers) 22.1%
RD Applicants 20,536
Estimated Offers of RD Admission (assuming 2006 #offers) 4,862
Estimated Offers of RD Admission (assuming 2005 #offers) 4,247
RD Admit Rate (assuming 2006 #offers) 23.7%
RD Admit Rate (assuming 2005 #offers) 20.7%
Freshmen Enrolled 2006 2,062
Freshmen Enrolled 2005 1,952
Target Size for 2007 2,025</p>
<p>Does anyone know the increase of hispanic applicants?
or is it the same as before?</p>
<p>I don't know the answer. </p>
<p>There's a sharp increase in international applicants--from 1300 last year to 2000 this year!</p>
<p>Sam Lee,</p>
<p>those numbers are interesting but innacurate. The yield will almost certainly go down this year and NU knows that. There will be more applicants accepted, and the acceptance rates will not fall that low. Still, it's gonna be tough this year.</p>