Stanford SCEA stats for Class of 2010 released:

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<p>From Stanford Report, December 15, 2005</p>

<p>Stanford offers admission to 853 through Single-Choice Early Action (There were 867 admitted SCEA last year)</p>

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<p>The Office of Undergraduate Admission announced today that 853 students have been admitted to the Class of 2010 through the non-binding Single-Choice Early Action admission program. These students were selected from an applicant pool of 4,503. They have until May 1 to confirm their enrollment, and are welcome to apply to other colleges and universities under the terms of Single-Choice Early Action.</p>

<p>"The Admission Committee concluded that each student offered a position in the Class of 2010 will bring unique strengths and perspectives to the Stanford undergraduate experience," noted Richard Shaw, dean of admission and financial aid. "We are honored to have had the opportunity to admit such exceptional and engaged students, and we look forward to the many contributions they will make to the Stanford community."</p>

<p>The number of early applicants to Stanford increased 4 percent over last year, and the strength of the applicant pool was again very impressive. This is the third year of Stanford's Single-Choice Early Action program and, in Shaw's view, "we have reached the conclusion that this system works exceedingly well by responding to our applicants' desire to identify Stanford as their first choice, and at the same time, allowing them to consider all their college options until May 1. Of course, by admitting these students early we are very hopeful they will choose Stanford for their undergraduate experience." A number of candidates not offered admission were deferred to the Regular Review process and will be evaluated again with those candidates applying during the regular admission cycle.</p>

<p>Admission officers will now turn their attention to the evaluation of students applying during the Regular Review period. The application deadline is Dec. 15, 2005, and Shaw anticipates overall applications will again exceed 20,000. The majority of admission offers for the Class of 2010 will be made in early April 2006.</p>

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<p>19% for early an early program is ridiculous... I don't feel as bad anymore</p>

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<p>s/h, but what percent were deferred?</p>

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<p>I called and they said 20% deferred.</p>

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<p>wow, that is small. So if theres 5 applicants, 1 gets in, 1 gets deferred, and 3 are rejected. Not like im happy about being deferred, but considering those statistics the sting is a little less.</p>

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<p>^ wow that's harsh</p>

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<p>hmm that means deferral chances for admissions will probably go up from 10% to a little higher like 15 or so</p>

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<p>Can anyone CONFIRM, oFFICIALLY, that 20% were deferred?</p>

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<p>i dont mean to rain on anyones parade, but last year 19% were accepted early too, so i'm guessing deferral chances for admissions are going to stay roughly the same. (i got deferred too.) then again, 10% accepted isn't that much less than regular's 12%... it's not as if we're extremely disadvantaged.</p>

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<p>MIT was approx 12% for EA...much lower</p>

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<p>MIT's problem is that its early pool is not at all diverse, ethnically, economically or sexually.</p>

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<p>"MIT's problem is that its early pool is not at all diverse, ethnically, economically or sexually."</p>

<p>There's no cause and effect there at all. There's a cap on the number of students to be admitted early. If 12,000 apply, black white or purple, they will still take <400 in their commitment not to fill up the class by more than 30% before Regular Decision rolls around.</p>