<p>Also, it’s worthy of note that Chicago usually doesn’t release numbers until early December so they can get all apps in (which is why you don’t see this number reported anywhere else but some random NYT article). Which means that in total, the number of EA apps will probably be over 7,000.</p>
<p>IMO, Nondorf will admit about 1700 people EA, about the same as last year. Correspondingly, the EA acceptance rate will go down a little to about 23-24%. Admitting more than 1700 people to keep the 30% EA rate constant would be insane. Assuming a 2% higher yield this year, the regular decision acceptance rate would plummet to about 8% (3 points lower than the 11% it was last year).</p>