<p>My S was accepted with a 3.4 w GPA (he had a bad spell in 10th grade but turned himself around) SAT: 2010 ACT: 31. He has normal EC’s - Founded the Current Events club at his high school - Pres. of Amnesty club - lots of community service. He did not interview at Hampshire. His test scores truly reflect his abilities more than his GPA. He always wanted to go to school in California, Pitzer was his top choice “dream school”. Of the 8 schools he applied to, it was the only place he was flat out rejected. We have not visited Hampshire yet. We’ll go for admitted student day, and will be visiting UVM and UNC Asheville. He was WL at American U, USD & Skidmore. I believe that my son was admitted because 1) due to a divorce situation we could not apply for financial aid & 2) his interests fall neatly into their five interdisciplinary schools. He is passionate about how media affects society and politics. They could probably picture an awesome Division III thesis. The more he researches Hampshire the more excited he gets. Their program would give him the freedom to delve into his interests without being stuck having to take things he’s not interested in. I’m concerned about their financial state. From the little I can find on the net, theres a lot of negative. However, after looking at their courses for Spring, there are a lot that are perfect for him - if he is guaranteed that he can get in to those classes. Also, one professor seems like the perfect fit to be his advisor - but what happens if this guy leaves during the next 4 years? Lots of questions for visiting day.</p>
<p>FYI, Hampshire reports that this year, Early Decision applications were up by 188%, Early Action applications were up 83% and overall applications were up 18%. It should therefore be no surprise that admittance was more competitive this year.</p>
<p>Those are some impressive numbers. I wonder what the acceptance rates will turn out to be.</p>
<p>@ALF, do you have a link to the 188% figure? I’m curious.</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.facebook.com/hampshirecollege[/url]”>https://www.facebook.com/hampshirecollege</a></p>
<p>In comments on April 4th post:</p>
<p>Hampshire College: “Congratulations to all our accepted students! You have been selected from a record breaking number of applications and one of our most selective applicant pools in recent history. We can’t wait to see you on campus soon.”</p>
<p>Ethan M. Lewis: “Outstanding–I am so glad the college is so popular. Can you give us the percentages?”</p>
<p>Hampshire College: “Ethan, Hampshire’s Early Decision applications are up 188%, Early Action is up 83%, and overall applications are up 18%.”</p>
<p>Don’t know how accurate this is, but this web site reports that the number of ED applicants for Hampshire in 2010 was 59. And the number of EA applicants was 543…</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg02_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=415[/url]”>http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg02_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=415</a></p>
<p>This is good news</p>
<p>Yes, particularly in this economic climate. I would have predicted a decrease in total applicants. It will be interesting to see if the final yield is significantly different from last year.</p>