| The other schools (especially Columbia) like to play a numbers game. They seem to be more prestigious or exclusive if they admit fewer applicants and have a low acceptance rate. The overall acceptance rate that is released does not change based upon their waitlist admits. Thus, they can boast a very low number yet still fill up their class using the waitlist. Brown, on the other hand, doesn't seem to play this game to the same extent. Rather, they attempt to fill their class up and then if they were incorrect about their matriculation estimate, they go to their waitlist. Which method is better is a personal opinion. However, it is for this reason that Harvard, Princeton, and Columbia jumped to their waitlists within days (even less for some) whereas Brown did not. |