<p>There is no question about the increasing amount of people who applying to more selective schools to hope for better luck. However, the officer repeated the phrase “To be honest, I think you should at least send deposit to another school… we had such a large applicant pool this year” more than once. I know that a larger applicant pool doesn’t equal to a higher yield, but there’s always the possibility.</p>
<p>By the way, I don’t believe the fact that not getting onto priority list means no chance. The officer I talked to told me that each past years they had ppl on the regular waitlist reversed to admission eventually… So, hope this helps!</p>