<p>Well, I have to take back what I said previously about the administration. Admitting ~2700 means that, overall with perhaps some use of the waitlist, the college is shooting for a class of 2017 size of ~1300. </p>
<p>(I’m assuming a yield similar to last year - maybe around 47%, followed by some use of the waitlist to fill the final 60 seats or so.)</p>
<p>With pierce closing, a small class of 1300 works great. I’m very curious what the yield will be this year but, with positive momentum and generally good word of mouth out there about the school, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was around 47-48% this year. </p>
<p>Again, I don’t know how exactly this is happening, but the admin is transforming the school quite considerably, and for the better. 8.8% accept rate accelerates uchicago past all its peers (including brown, duke, and Dartmouth), and just barely behind princeton. Accept rate can be very misleading, but its a signalling factor eye-balled by many applicants. </p>
<p>Astounding how fast uchicago admissions has changed!</p>