<p>Stanford has announced that their application numbers have risen 4-5% from last year. (~32000 apps)
Admission</a> News : Stanford University</p>
<p>Wow Im surprised. I would think that because of the economy there would be LESS applicants :(.
What will the admit rate be now?</p>
<p>They probably will accept 2400/32000, as they had bad experience with taking people from waitlist last year. So, the admit rate will be around 7.5%, as compared with 8% last year.</p>
<p>Oh yea, I heard that 80 people that were waitlisted last year ended up getting accepted. Would this make Stanford want to be more selective?</p>
<p>Last year, they accepted 2300 initially, and ended up getting 128 from the waitlist. So, the total was still about 2400, a number they admitted for the class of 2012. For class of 2012 and class of 2011, they over-enrolled due to higher yields. My best guess this year is that they will get 2400 again, and not play the waitlist game. This is based on that they will have the same or a little lower yield from last year.</p>
<p>There are times where I feel like I have a chance. And there are times like this when I lose hope…</p>
<p>^agreed!!!</p>
<p>Like ewho said, Stanford admitted to intentionally using their wait list last year. Whether or not they do it again is pure speculation. As it stands, two of Stanford’s classes are over filled; I am guessing that admissions does not want to risk a third. So I would bet that they still might intentionally use the wait list, just not to the degree they used it last year. Lets face it, 128 people is a lot of people to take off of a wait list, especially for a school like Stanford.</p>
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<p>Actually the opposite occurs when the economy is down. Stanford and the other top schools have such great financial aid programs that it’s cheaper than many state- schools. Many people pay nothing at Stanford, and more people are finding out about it. Of course the hard part is actually getting in.</p>