More accepted students enrolled in the college than Mac expected. For example, if the school wanted 1000 students and the field is 25%, the school will accept 4000 students to fill a freshmen class of 1000. Obviously the yield was much higher than expected for Mac this fall.
The good news was that no one became homeless.

Mac managed to house everyone. Academically it added two freshmen seminar and expanded the seminars to 17 students to accommodate them.