College Discussion - View Single Post - New system to help U-M make admissions picks, maintain diversity

A2Wolves6 · 05-23-2007, 02:19 PM

Those numbers are so off, the 75% won't get in is so far from the truth it's unbelieveable.

The article mentions the following:
Applications Received: 24700+
Yield Rate: 46.4%
Enrollment Deposits Received: 6389
(Note - These are all numbers at the bottom of the article, from the University of Michigan)

Now, the normal idiot thinks "OMG! There's 6389 students enrolled, and 24700+ applications, lets see... 6389... divided by 24700... WOW! 25.8% acceptance rate!"

However, divide the yield rate by the number of deposits received and you get the number of accepted applications. 6389/.464 = 13769 accepted applicants. Divide the accepted applicant number (13769) by the total number of applications (24700) and you get a whopping 55.7%, meaning Michigan accepts more applicants than they reject. Much different than the 1/4 chance the article's title makes you believe.

05-23-2007, 02:19 PM	#68
A2Wolves6 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 4,132	Those numbers are so off, the 75% won't get in is so far from the truth it's unbelieveable. The article mentions the following: Applications Received: 24700+ Yield Rate: 46.4% Enrollment Deposits Received: 6389 (Note - These are all numbers at the bottom of the article, from the University of Michigan) Now, the normal idiot thinks "OMG! There's 6389 students enrolled, and 24700+ applications, lets see... 6389... divided by 24700... WOW! 25.8% acceptance rate!" However, divide the yield rate by the number of deposits received and you get the number of accepted applications. 6389/.464 = 13769 accepted applicants. Divide the accepted applicant number (13769) by the total number of applications (24700) and you get a whopping 55.7%, meaning Michigan accepts more applicants than they reject. Much different than the 1/4 chance the article's title makes you believe.