<p>According to a recent Yale article, Dean Stetson said that the total applications to the Class of 2011 has reached 22,500 (a 10% increase from last year)! </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/19727[/url]”>http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/19727</a></p>
<p>Good Luck RD’ers!!!</p>
<p>hm, our admit rate is gonna be awfully tiny this year...</p>
<p>Yeah, itll be interesting to see what the admit rate is. I guess its possible to figure it out if you know how many will be accepted from those 22k.</p>
<p>wow, it would be interesting to compare the different ivy colleges and see which have gotten the biggest increase.</p>
<p>Well if last year we admitted 17.7%, this year we should be admitting maybe around 15%</p>
<p>According to that yale article, brown was up 3%, cornell and columbia were up 7 and 8% respectively, and yale was down 9.7%. The others haven't released numbers yet.</p>
<p>If the other schools don't report huge increases, this will be the second year in a row in which Penn has enjoyed the best growth in applications. We rule.</p>
<p>Last year they made 3622 offers - if they do the same this year, admit rate will be 3600/22500 - even 16%, vs. 17.7% last year.</p>
<p>They've already admitted 1180 out of 4060 ED, so in RD pool they'll admit 2420 out of around 19,500 (18440 RD only apps plus I'm guessing around 1000 ED's deferred into RD pool. So in the 2nd round, admit rate is around 12.5% (1 of 8 will get in.) So don't feel bad if you don't make it.</p>
<p>Yet another reason why it pays to not need financial aid and just apply ED.</p>
<p>so I guess the shootings, the arrests, etc. didn't make any difference! But I am happy I got in ED. This pool is going to be ultra competitive.</p>
<p>12.5%??? now, i really wish penn had early action! or i had the luxury of applying early.</p>
<p>yay! my formerly wortheless college degree is worth trillions now!</p>
<p>The question though is if shifting to the common app will cause a decrease in the yield.</p>
<p>Oh meng cheng will your irreverent sass ever stop?</p>
<p>*<strong><em>... *</em></strong>... GODDAMNIT</p>
<p>deferred applicants basically are shot now, arent they....</p>
<p>Nothing surprising... others who have switched over to the common app faced the same drastic changes during their first year as well</p>
<p>I doubt they are expecting any change in the yield or will make more offers as a result. Are the extra people attracted by the common app less likely to choose Penn than traditional applicants? I'd say probably more likely - the extras are mostly people who are applying to lesser ranked schools and they throw Penn in as a reach. They hate having too many people and having to scramble to house them. Maybe they'll put some more people on the wait list as insurance at most.</p>
<p>Deferred applicants are not much more shot than usual - they usually take maybe 10% and that's what they'll take this year too. Maybe a 1 point shift (down) but odds of 9% vs. 10% are lousy either way. Stay hopeful but be realistic - a few will get in, most won't, same as always.</p>
<p>They'll probably throw more people on the waitlist or admit more deferred people because they are more likely to matriculate and help yield numbers.</p>
<p>i dont get it... why would the admit more deferred people? teh deferred arent bound to go so theres no guarantee of anything with yield... maybe a better chance but still...</p>