<p>What are the chances that Harvard will draw from its waitlist this year? It accepted 2046 students, and the yield has been anywhere from 76 to 78 percent, correct? With the economy the way it is and Harvard's new financial aid policy, what do you guys speculate?</p>
<p>Well, if your numbers are correct, and if it is true that Harvard can fit 1660 students this year, as I have been told, that would mean they could enroll up to 81%. This would give anywhere from about 100-200 students on the wait list a chance to get in. This corresponds with what Mr. Fitzsimmons has said, that Harvard expects to take approximately 200 students off of the wait list this year. It is a good year for you and me!</p>
<p>As for my personal expectation, while I am slightly biased, I expect nonetheless that they will take from the wait list. The low acceptance rate is a precaution; it does not reflect what they actually believe will occur, as the Dean has said.</p>
<p>Thanks for this information. I have heard that there are about 1,000 to 1,200 students waitlisted, and about 2/3 accept a spot. So optimistically, chances could be around 15 to 20%? Hey, that is much better than what it was before… (well if they do draw from the WL) 
Good luck to you!
And… where did Mr. Fitzsimmons say that H expects to take ~200 students off the WL?</p>
<p>[Harvard</a> admission rate dips to 7 percent - Local News Updates - The Boston Globe](<a href=“http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/03/harvard_admissi.html]Harvard”>http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/03/harvard_admissi.html)</p>
<p>I think there was also a reference to taking about 200 kids off of the wait list in an article in the Crimson, but I don’t remember where.</p>
<p>yeah here’s a quote right from that article.</p>
<p>“Those who ended up on the waiting list should not fret, as Fitzsimmons anticipates taking more than 200 students from the list.”</p>
<p>Yeah… i’m probably going to pass on their offer. Don’t worry! There are some kids that turn down Harvard!</p>
<p>respect to eating food for his turning down harv!one more spot for us!yeee!!!</p>
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<p>I think they misquoted him. First, it was not a direct quote. Second, in other articles, he mentions that 200 were accepted last year off the waitlist (because it was the 1st year without Early Decision and they didn’t know what yields to expect), and a few years ago, no one was accepted off the waitlist.</p>
<p>The article did say: “Nearly 60 percent of the incoming class will receive aid, Fitzsimmons said.” Assuming that the matriculation percentage reflects offered students, that means 40% of the kids were not offered financial aid. In theory, the yield for those kids could be lower than average due to the economy.</p>
<p>attenuation: where does the “I have heard” that there are this many students on the waitlist come from? Everyone on these forums seems to have heard something else, to the point that it’s getting slightly frustrating. I know official statistics are not out, yet sources would still help.</p>
<p>[The</a> Harvard Crimson :: News :: College Admits Record-Low 7 Percent](<a href=“http://www.theharvardcrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=527378]The”>http://www.theharvardcrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=527378)</p>
<p>I read that article…it claims that in the best case for the waitlistees, about 200 of them might be admitted, yet where do you see the size of the waitlist? Forgive me if I’m blind…</p>
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<p>I have heard a waitlist of around 20% of those admitted is typical. That would imply 400 or so. I’m not saying that is the size of Harvard’s the waitlist. I’m just saying I heard that is typical for colleges.</p>
<p>i think this was on yahoo answers, which cited the US news college info… something.
we can only hope for the best…</p>
<p>I did some calculations and ended up with 140 are getting accepted from the waitlist if you use the same statistics as other years but Fitzsimmons has already said he anticpated taking over 200, which is a good sign :)</p>