Interest in Brown hits record high

Colleges and Universities A-Z Brown University
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<p>Admission to Brown University, already one of the most competitive schools in the country, just got a little tougher.</p>

<p>Brown has received a record 30,000 applications, a 20-percent jump, for 935 open slots in the freshman class. Another 550 freshmen already have been selected through early decision.</p>

<p>Admissions officers expect to say “yes” to just 9 percent of those 30,000 applicants, according to Jim Miller, director of admissions. (Only about a third of those being offered admission are expected to accept.) </p>

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<p>Yup…I have heard that. And I think we all know about one of the fundamental reasons! :)</p>

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<p>Emma Watson</p>

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<p>A good PR move on Brown’s part it seems :P</p>

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<p>How many Brown got 30k applications threads will there be? Should we start a betting pool?</p>

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<p>Blame it on Hermione Granger.</p>

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<p>only 935 spots open??</p>

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<p>"935 open slots in the freshman class. Another 550 freshmen already have been selected through early decision. "</p>

<p>add</p>

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<p>Isn’t the class supposed to made up of 2300+ students?? Don’t they tend to admit more students than spots for a higher yield rate?</p>

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<p>The target class size is 1485 (550+935), and has been for years. It’s never been anywhere close to 2300.</p>

<p>Yes, more than 935 will be accepted in March – but the article is correct that there are 935 open slots left. Fewer than 3000 will be accepted to fill those 935 slots.</p>

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<p>If the classes were 2400x4 = 9600. There are not that many people at Brown.</p>

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<p>I’m betting the yield will be much, much higher than 33%. </p>

<p>Emma Watson wasn’t the only reason for the increase. Brown has many celebrities as students.</p>

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<p>Wolfman, how much would the 40-45 section cost?</p>

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<p>Yield for regular decision is usually around 42-45 percent, I believe, not the 30% quoted in the article.</p>

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<p>I’m REALLY annoyed at the whole celebrity thing. I’ve wanted to go to Brown since WAYY before Emma Watson got there >.< and now people who might have gone to Harvard will go to Brown instead because she’s there (okay maybe thats exaggerating but still I’m sure qualified applicants who may not have applied are applying now).</p>

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They’re assuming on 42 percent, apparently: 935 / 2200 = 42.5.
The reporter had one calculation to make and botched it.
I hope that single sentence goes viral.
(The ProJo, once the Triple-A farm team for the New York Times, is now a rag with advertising hiding the banner.)
Emma Watson?
Not 100 percent of the 5000 jump but not less than 50 percent, either.
Anyway, wonderful circumlocutory stuff from Miller:
“The kids LOVE my boss Ruth’s Plan for Academic Enrichment!”
What? Would that be the Plan that petered out before the apps jump?
But, as I say, one admires the inventiveness.
Entre nous, the AOs themselves call it the Watson Effect.
And so does everybody else on Earth.
Check it out:
[url=<a href=“The Emma Watson Effect | University Press Club”>The Emma Watson Effect | University Press Club]The</a> Emma Watson Effect | The Ink<a href=“Great%20pic!”>/url</a></p>

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and a whoooole lot of unqualified ones too…</p>

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<p>So then you’re saying the pool is skewed so my chances are ABOUT the same?</p>

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<p>Dear God I hope so.</p>

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<p>Doubtful. The majority of applicants are qualified.</p>