<p>just curious...I know ED applications were up, but I don't know if that means more were accepted.</p>
<p>~600 acceptances out of 2,040 applications translates to a 29.4% acceptance rate, significantly less than last year’s 36% ED acceptance rate.</p>
<p>The acceptance rate is lower this year, but they accepted more students than last year. Last year, the acceptance rate was 36% out of a pool of ~1500 applicants (which is about 540), but this year, they accepted 600 applicants out of a pool of 2040 applicants. They accepted more people, but the acceptance rate is significantly lower, because of the steep rise in number of applicants.</p>
<p>[Duke</a> Accepts 602 Early Decision Applicants](<a href=“http://news.duke.edu/2009/12/early_decision.html]Duke”>http://news.duke.edu/2009/12/early_decision.html)</p>
<p>602/2040 == 29.5%</p>
<p>Here’s more from Duke on early decision…</p>
<p>[Duke</a> Accepts 602 Early Decision Applicants](<a href=“http://news.duke.edu/2009/12/early_decision.html]Duke”>http://news.duke.edu/2009/12/early_decision.html)</p>
<p>713 deferred, 609 rejected, 602 accepted.</p>
<p>Are the Athletes in the Early Decision stats?</p>
<p>“713 deferred, 609 rejected, 602 accepted.”</p>
<p>And 713 + 609 + 602 = 2040 ???</p>
<p>^Some students do not complete the application, some screw up, some withdraw. But that’s the number all colleges tend to report: the number of applications RECEIVED at first.</p>
<p>Indeed, the colleges that love to manipulate the data and use loopholes to boost temporary statistics tend to do that. Ethical schools understand that only complete applications should be counted. </p>
<p>The number of applications should be reported as the total of admitted, deferred, and rejected.</p>
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<p>[Kenan</a> Institute for Ethics](<a href=“http://kenan.ethics.duke.edu/]Kenan”>http://kenan.ethics.duke.edu/)</p>
<p>oxymoronic institute…</p>
<p>Most schools do it. And while that is not a legitimate excuse, it’s true.</p>
<p>So now Duke is like “most schools”…</p>
<p>^What? … Was that supposed to instigate some sort of anger? -_-</p>
<p>Dukie no angry, Dukie happy… 
:)</p>
<p>A few years back it was reported that Cornell automatically rejects 1,500+ apps each year for failure to check the box indicating the school to which one’s applying. The apps are still counted in the “official” admissions stats tho.</p>
<p>Cornell is an “ivy” in name only, which still doesn’t stop Duke from copying it…</p>
<p>■■■■■ alert</p>
<p>^ says the guy with 2 posts…</p>
<p>■■■■■ alert</p>
<p>couldn’t resist :)</p>
<p>I’m gonna help you Dukies keep an eye out for this “■■■■■.” You can thank me later…</p>