<p>I realize that it's technically a bit early to ask for any solid information on the topic, but does anyone have any insight into the chances that Mudd will go to the wait list this year? And, if so, how many they might take? A friend of mine who's a sophomore at Mudd said that there's been a relatively high yield in the initial admitted pool, and wasn't too optimistic, but I'd love some numbers if anyone has some.</p>
<p>They’re aiming for 190 this year, 2 are from gap year, 59 are from ed.
If the yield rate is the same for guys and girls as last year we will have 93 boys and 80 girls overall, which I believe includes the ED acceptances, but not the two coming from the previous year. That totals at 175.</p>
<p>So if the yield rate stays consistent, they will have to go to the wait list.
However, I do believe the yield increased this year. They did a few unusual things this year:</p>
<ol>
<li>Decreased the amount of boys accepted by over 100</li>
<li>Slightly increase the accepted girls</li>
<li>greatly decreased the acceptance rate (mainly by accepting 135 less boys, and because the amount of applicants increased)</li>
</ol>
<p>Now, assuming the yield is the same, like I said, they will have to go to the waitlist. Since they have this option, my guess is they will more girls of the waitlist and a few boys to make the ratio 50/50.</p>
<p>However, this year, it seems there is a greater yield for girls (a majority of the facebook group is female, and same with the accepted posters on here). So they may need to take more guys off the waitlist to make it more even.</p>
<p>Obviously I don’t know the actual yield for this year, but this is my take on the matter. I believe you have a better chance getting off the waitlist this year than last year… which isn’t hard to do since there weren’t any people taken off the waitlist last year haha.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. So, in theory, about 10-15 off the wait list. Any idea how many people were waitlisted (and how many opted to stay on the wait list)?</p>
<p>Straight from Harvey Mudd’s website, the common data set from last year says:</p>
<p>Applicants offered a space on the waitlist: 522
Applicants who accepted offer on waitlist: 277</p>
<p>So, approximately 53% accepted their spot on the waitlist.</p>
<p>522 was approximately 24% of 2205 applicants.
Assuming they placed 24% on the waitlist this year, there would be about 652 out of 2710 applicants placed on the waitlist. If 53% accepted as last year, there will be about 346 people accepting their spot on the waitlist. </p>
<p>Assuming they take 15 off the waitlist, there is about a 4% chance of being accepted. :/</p>
<p>I’ve heard that writing a letter to admissions offices as to why you really want to attend the school, other accomplishments since you submitted your app, etc. helps in giving you priority on the wait list. Does anyone know how accurate this is?</p>
<p>My guess is that the yield for boys is likely to drop because they admitted fewer of them and these fewer boys are most likely to have other very good options. I would also guess that the yield for girls would increase but for some reason I just feel a little less confident about making that prediction. It will be interesting to see what actually happens!</p>
<p>wouldn’t the yield rise because of few acceptance?</p>
<p>There are some students who are admitted to many top colleges. These students are
in some sense low yield students for all colleges. Other students who although strong are
admitted to only one or two very strong colleges. These students are higher yield students.
I am guessing that the drop in the number of male students is likely to result in a larger fraction who are low yield students. These students could be students who get into
Caltech, MIT, Stanford, Harvey Mudd and Berkeley. There will be fewer male students for whom Harvey Mudd is clearly the best choice. </p>
<p>At least this is the logic I am using. I am thus guessing that there will be almost the same number of male and female entering students next year.</p>
<p>However, the high school graduating class of 2010 is the largest in US history, with the largest number of students planning on continuing to college. Thus acceptance rates at the most prestigious universities are down this year, and so expected yields at less-well-known colleges should be higher. Especially with 17 more ED admits this year than last year, at Mudd in particular.</p>
<p>ahh
i guess so.</p>
<p>but thinking into it more… is the percentage of ED accepts bigger than last year, especially since we got ED2 this year?? That might make a difference.</p>
<p>
Partially accurate, yes. People who take the name “waitlist” literally and… wait… seldom get off the waitlist. To mount a solid campaign to get off the waitlist, it’s advisable to enlist your high school counselor.</p>
<p>There’s a mom on CC who has a lot of positive experience with waitlists and offers good advice – sorry that I can’t recall her name now. I’d advise Painkiller to search the Parents’ Forum and/or post there asking for advice. Her name will probably turn up as a result.</p>
<p>HMC’s WL letter said they would deal with the WL between May 6 and May 10. Has anyone heard anything new or different?</p>
<p>It would seem that they are looking at the possibility of taking 1-2 students off the waitlist, but if they do, it will not be that soon.</p>
<p>Thank you. What is the basis for “It would seem…?”</p>
<p>There was a letter sent out to the student body.</p>
<p>It states that 196 enrolled. They were aiming for 190.
However, they are assuming approximately 5-12 of those who paid the deposit aren’t actually going to attend, so they are expecting to take 1 or 2 people off the wait list.</p>