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*Libby Pearson* · 07-30-2006, 08:29 AM

Whoa... I actually didn't notice this thread until this morning! Alright, I'm going to buckle down and try to answer questions.

Ok. Why are we so generous with our admission rate.

I think that sometimes applicants forget that we have a class to fill, not just rankings to manipulate. For us, that is a class of 1,200. For the last five or more years, we have had a yield rate of about a third (and I've read tons of CC discussions about why that is so high.) So we have to admit 3,600 wonderful people, the majority of whom will not come.

About 9,500 people apply every year (why? no one knows). So, we admit 40% of our applicants. Easy!

07-30-2006, 08:29 AM	#47
Libby Pearson College Rep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: University of Chicago Threads: 2 Posts: 205	Whoa... I actually didn't notice this thread until this morning! Alright, I'm going to buckle down and try to answer questions. Ok. Why are we so generous with our admission rate. I think that sometimes applicants forget that we have a class to fill, not just rankings to manipulate. For us, that is a class of 1,200. For the last five or more years, we have had a yield rate of about a third (and I've read tons of CC discussions about why that is so high.) So we have to admit 3,600 wonderful people, the majority of whom will not come. About 9,500 people apply every year (why? no one knows). So, we admit 40% of our applicants. Easy!