<p>Got a letter today, this year they took 85 of 1000+ </p>
<p>= 8.5%</p>
<p>2 comments</p>
<p>first, there were a ton of kids on CC that got in, which would suggest to me that the rate was higher than 8.5 percent. If you look at the boards for Columbia and Duke (which hover below that), you will see that virtually no one got in.</p>
<p>second, it is kind of odd that they would specifically mention the # of admits (85) and then give such a vague figure as 1000 + (which could be 1050, 1087, etc.)</p>
<p>anyways, congratulations on your admission</p>
<p>i agree with columbia! it makes no sense that all 85 would be here since there were A LOT that transfered from here.</p>
<p>Either way, it's an accomplishment for those that successfully transferred in. I'm glad Brown responded to last year's dismal 3% acceptance rate by being more receptive of transfers this year, though I'm betting this is about as good as it's going to get in the future. Brown will probably have ~10% transfer acceptance rate for awhile since so many people have caught on to the idea of transferring and Brown is such a desirable school.</p>
<p>when they say they took 85 ... it doesn't necessarily mean they admitted 85. They could have admitted 170 and roughly half enrolled.</p>
<p>Renix, what was the exact wording of the letter?</p>
<p>85 admitted. you silly people! YOU CANNOT JUDGE ADMIT RATES BY HOW MANY ARE ADMITTED FROM THIS FORUM. The number of people on this board applying to Brown could have been higher this year, or possibly only the more attractive applicants are on here. In other words, YOU CANNOT....I won't say it again.</p>
<p>How many times do I have to say that and how hard is that to realize?</p>
<p>someone count the number on here who got in (supposedly)</p>
<p>I did earlier. According to the Brown transfer thread, it seems like it was 11 admits. In other words, CC had a very high representation of successful transfers, which is cool but strange.</p>
<p>So we're up to 11? That's a TON! :)</p>
<p>The following people on CC claim to have been accepted by Brown this year as a transfer:</p>
<p>jkphf
RedSoxFan07
jman15
Allorion
renix
quantumguy
kelceallach
truth
caewell
lol125</p>
<p>So that's 10 out of 85. 12%. Not bad. Doesn't sound like too much but when you compare that to other ivies like Harvard (accept about the same, only 2/3 CC members accepted), Columbia (accept about the same, only 3/4 CC members accepted), Stanford, Dartmouth (was anyone accepted there?), etc. it is certainly an anomaly. Wesleyan, for instance, typically accepts between 100-120 applicants, and we only had 3/4 acceptances on CC as well.</p>
<p>not bad but you still can't judge acceptance rates by how many were accepted from here</p>
<p>No, but I was willing to bet it wasn't a dismal 3% like last year and I was right. ;) If you look back through that thread, there were even accepted Brown transfers saying they figured the rate must be higher this year because it wasn't nearly as horrible.</p>
<p>where was that? i remember everyone speculating and throwing out numbers</p>
<p>im giving heavy consideration to what gomestar said, and besides schools like to manipulate numbers..
after many complaints, it just seems like a huge increase in admits was expected and achieved..</p>
<p>what gomestar said was wrong since the letter said they admitted 85 and not took 85. unless they lied on purpose.</p>
<p>they may not have lied - but they're experts at word manipulation. I do think Columbiahopeful's premonition may have some validity - the odds that 15-20% of those accepted to brown as transfers post here on these boards is pretty far out. </p>
<p>Again, this may be out on a limb, but admitting 85 transfers could mean that they're admitting 85 transfers into the student body this fall ... not necessarily meaning they accepted only 85 out of 1000+. It's not a lie, but it may not mean what you think.</p>
<p>well, i may just ask them to shut all this speculation up. anyone else could do the same but i guess you have more fun with theories than facts</p>
<p>You can't just say that it's odd without knowing all the facts. Brown students are all around less impressive candidates, they are still better than a good majority on here or in the total transfer demographic but I think they are more likely to seek counsel on their decision from CC.</p>
<p>Which one do you think would be most likely to sign up for CC and use it?</p>
<p>accepted to: HYS
current school: MIT
GPA: 3.95
Major: engineering
tons of great EC's</p>
<p>or
accepted: Brown, Cornell
current school: BC
GPA: 3.7
Major: political science
Average EC's</p>
<p>I think we could all agree that the latter applicant would be more likely to post on here. It may not explain it all, and I'm not trying to, I'm merely pointing out that there are more factors to consider than just saying that Brown has a bigger representation on CC therefore their Transfer statistics must be misleading.</p>
<p>my $.02</p>
<p>i agree with gomestar. because, when it all boils down, admitting 8.5% can be read as the university enrolling, but not necessarily accepting 8.5% of applicants. for all we know, they could have approved 200 applications for transfer. you really have to look at the wording here.</p>
<p>stone you're missing the fact that many people apply to hyms AND Brown. not a good case for anything imo, but i still agree with what you're trying for.</p>