Applications For Class of 2015 Up 12%

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<p>[Applications</a> to College continue to increase | The University of Chicago](<a href=“http://news.uchicago.edu/news.php?asset_id=2214&msource=MAG10]Applications”>http://news.uchicago.edu/news.php?asset_id=2214&msource=MAG10)</p>

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<p>That means the RD pool is 14,700 plus however many people got deferred from the EA pool. So probably somewhere around 17,000. With 1,900-2,000 acceptances on the table. Not pretty.</p>

<p>For some perspective, that’s more applications than Yale, Princeton, Columbia, or Brown received when it admitted its current seniors, and easily within spitting distance of Harvard and Penn that year.</p>

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<p>The number of acceptances will probably be slightly lower. Nondorf will be looking for a yield of about 41%. According to this link ([University</a> of Chicago, Northwestern applications at record levels | Consumer | Crain’s Chicago Business](<a href=“http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20110111/NEWS07/110119956/university-of-chicago-applications-at-record-level-northwestern-sees#axzz1Am2oENs4]University”>University of Chicago, Northwestern applications at record levels)), Chicago’s looking for a class size of 1350, which means that about 1350/.41 = 3292 will be accepted total. With a little less than 1600 early acceptances, that means that about 1700 will be accepted RD. Which makes the RD acceptance rate almost exactly 10% and the overall acceptance rate approximately 15%.</p>

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<p>Wow… I applied to both Northwestern and UChicago, top choice is Chicago though</p>

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<p>I see these statistics and smile. It’s amazing how much more selective an already extremely selective school is getting…</p>

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<p>I’m so happy I applied EA! I hope some “normal” people start hearing about UChicago. I am not pretentious, but I hate when people think I got into “some state school.” </p>

<p>I wonder why more people apply RD than EA. Only Yale and Stanford are SCEA, so you’d think more people would apply to Chicago EA. Procrastination much?</p>

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<p>Polyosophy: For me specifically, I didn’t actually discover UChicago until a week before EA deadline, so I didn’t even attempt to cram essays in. I learned how creative the essays must be, and the time that must be put into them, so I decided not to, kind of regret it now haha…</p>

<p>And I applied UPenn ED, so I had to finish those essays. Sadly, I didn’t get into UPenn, so yeah. =P</p>

<p>I wish I applied early action though, kind of sucks that I am most likely not gonna get in…</p>

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<p>Go UChicago!</p>

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<p>^ What he said :D</p>

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<p>This is actually a lot smaller of an increase than I thought it would be. I thought it would be another 40% and the acceptance rate would drop down to something ungodly like 6%.</p>

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<p>^I’m with you on this one.
I was thinking at least a 20% increase, but at least the yield rate is predicted to go up! yayyyy</p>

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<p>I have mixed feelings about the falling acceptance rates. I am pleased that Chicago is drawing more applicants, but I hope admissions is still making room for some of the uncommon students as well. From the EA acceptance thread, it appears that they may be.</p>

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<p>Wow, it just about halved it’s acceptance rate in 2 years from 27%. At this rate, it’ll probably be down to around 10% in another 2 years.</p>

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<p>I’m thrilled for the U of C. Finally this excellent school is getting the ‘market’ recognition that it deserves. Good job, Nondorf!</p>