Record Number of Applications for Class of 2015

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<p>Dartmouth</a> Receives Record Number of Applications for the Class of 2015|Dartmouth Now</p>

<p>Dartmouth has received more than 21,700 applications for acceptance into the fall Class of 2015. The number is a record for the College and represents a 15.7 percent increase from last year’s pool of 18,778 applications.</p>

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<p>Oh no, that means admissions is more competitive than ever.</p>

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<p>How much do you think this year’s RD admission rates will drop by?
I’m thinking at least 2%.</p>

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<p>My guesstimation is that this year’s admit rate for RD would be around 8.6%.</p>

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<p>So that’s what the crushing of my minuscule chances sounds like.
*sigh</p>

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<p>That’s like, HYP level! D:</p>

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<p>Dartmouth is shooting up the rankings. It’s consistently been at the top, but it’s still climbing!</p>

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<p>I almost don’t want to post for fear of making applicants even more stressed but the numbers as I see it are:</p>

<p>Total class size goal 1090
Admitted early 444</p>

<p>Remaining spots to be
filled regular decision 646</p>

<p>If dartmouth has a 50% yield (ballpark)</p>

<p>Need to accept rd 1300 </p>

<p>That makes around a 6.5 % rd admit rate. (1300 divided by 20000)</p>

<p>Just my guess, really.</p>

<p>Mathematicism, what is your 8.6% based on?</p>

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<p>Their 50% yield is including the ED admits.</p>

<p>Usually, the RD yield is about 40%, which results in a projected 8% RD acceptance rate.</p>

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<p>:( mehh</p>

<p>And all we can do now is sit around and cross our fingers…</p>

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<p>yeah. I just checked my application status and it says everything is still being processed. I’m not surprised. Admission offices must be crazy busy right now.</p>

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<p>xavier110 - Yep your numbers are right.</p>

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<p>8%… it’s going to be even less for internationals like me :(</p>

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<p>^ like us. :/</p>

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<p>The College’s acceptance rate will be “just at or below 10 percent” this year, signifying a decrease from the 11.5 percent of applicants who were accepted into the Class of 2014, Maria Laskaris, dean of admissions and financial aid, said in an interview with The Dartmouth.</p>

<p>[TheDartmouth.com:</a> Applications reach record high](<a href=“http://thedartmouth.com/2011/01/12/news/admissions]TheDartmouth.com:”>http://thedartmouth.com/2011/01/12/news/admissions)</p>

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<p>I’m just glad that I applied this year. I can’t imagine what gr.12 students are going to feel 10 years down the road, when they have to apply. Admission rates are dropping like crazy</p>

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<p>I think though that they are going to have a smaller percent yield this year, since they did not have a supplement. I know a bunch of people who applied because they could, and there wasn’t any extra work for them involved…that means more people off the waiting list!!</p>