Yield

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<p>Where, if anywhere, are the yield statistics posted? Or do they even post them?</p>

2

<p>it's estimated to be 44% this year, i don't know what it will actually turn out to be.</p>

<p>I'd take a quick trip on the G-ride if you're still curious (google it.)</p>

3

<p>about 36%...</p>

4

<p>I had too much spare time today, and based on the Class of 2010 directory for admitted students, around 1450 students have enrolled so far (and this is a conservative estimate). So right now the yield is around 38 percent.</p>

5

<p>Well, to go a step further: what is the yield for Pratt? haha</p>

6

<p>wow. Definately way below predictions. No wonder I got in off the waitlist so early.</p>

7

<p>Well gcards1, they are still receiving deposits, and with the large increase in applications this year (presumably through the more ubiquitious use of the common app), most colleges are expecting lower yield.</p>

8

<p>Receiving deposits on May 5? Isn't that a little late? All mail should have already gotten there. Why do you think the yield will be lower at many top schools just because of the CommonApp.</p>

9

<p>congrats,gcards1. do you mind telling me how you got off waitlist???</p>

10

<p>"Why do you think the yield will be lower at many top schools just because of the CommonApp."</p>

<p>Well I mean... soo many people on here applied to 10 or more schools and got into most of them... people didnt used to apply to so many damn schools.</p>

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<p>Very true DrumNDukie. I know a lot of people who applied to (and got into) numerous top schools without knowing anything about them (I will admit I'm guilty of that), and it seemed that for whatever reason (maybe the increased accessibility of the online Commonapp) more of that happened this year.</p>

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<p>Also, on the D profiles for accepted students on the Duke website, an admissions officer posted on a similar thread there that Duke always plans to accept students off the waitlist and so they tend to overestimate the yeild they will get from accepted students in order to make sure this happens. They do this because, unlike many schools, they have limited space for freshman because of East campus, and can't just stick extra freshman other places like many schools can.</p>