<p>Idad, this is exactly what I was trying to underscore by pointing that the figure reported by College Data (PROFILE OF FALL 2008 ADMISSION: Early Action Admission Rate 49% of 2432 applicants were admitted) is pretty hard to reconcile with the numbers disclosed by the Maroon. Of course, one might think that the Maroon cannot speak with authority or accuracy about the numbers, but in the past the editors have seemingly received such numbers directly from the Office of Admissions. </p>
<p>This is excerpted from the quoted article. </p>
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<p>Would it not be nice to know more about the numbers? How many completed applications were there really for the Classes of 2012 and 2013? What does this really mean, “While many of those peers, including Duke, Cornell, and Columbia saw increases in the low hundreds in their binding early decision applications, the U of C received over 2,000 more early applications than last year, and almost a third more than its previous high in 2007.” </p>
<p>Did the EA applications for the Class of 2013 go down by the 14-15% or did they … increase from the 2432 disclosed by College Data? </p>
<p>Inquiring minds want to know!</p>