<p>^True that! It’s all part of the experience.</p>
<p>Okay, if you sign up for Yale, you are either given the number two or three. When you sign up for the Summer program, you get a two, then when you apply, you are given a number AGAIN. Naturally, that number could be a three. It makes more sense</p>
<p>I got it!
Same names! You have the same last name and same first initial.
2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and etc! Makes more sense!
Eureka!</p>
<p>can’t be…my last name is very unusual…</p>
<p>Perhaps it includes all applicants… not just 2013?</p>
<p>Who knows? I don’t think we’ll ever find out.</p>
<p>I suggest that when the decision finnally come out, that the people who are accepted/rejected also post their Eli ID, so that then we can see if there is some correlation.</p>
<p>Well could we do that for SCEA? 
There’s also an admits chat tonight with admissions officers… maybe someone could ask. :not me:.</p>
<p>It’s a red herring!</p>
<p>I haven’t read through all of these but could it have to do with financial aid?</p>
<p>I am a proud .46</p>
<p>Is anyone else a 46?</p>
<p>My number was .69. I have a common Asian last name. At this point, I don’t think it has anything to do with race or anything, but rather just the other people with similar or same initials.</p>
<p>^ You got the best number by far. hehe</p>
<p>So it makes sense! My last name is mad rare! I was right!
It is basically your initials and last name.
I do not think it has anything to do with financial aid. That would give you a 2 or 3. </p>
<p>Wooohooow! Yale minds! You guys are pretty beast! Who would have thought of cracking the number/code?</p>
<p>Sorry Bulldog, but as early as post #8 by goldenratiophi the concept of last name first initial was brought up. The only problem with his solution was that it neglected to address the absence of a #1. On my post #24 I went further with golden’s premise and stated that it was order of applicant w/ name + 1 (ie there would never be a #1). Everybody has just continued to argue this for over 100 more posts.</p>
<p>Naturally, it would make more sense if Yale skipped #1 and put #2 there. What difference does it make?</p>
<p>Either that, or the number is just randomyl put there. That will make sense.</p>
<p>.68
again, quite a common Asian last name.</p>
<p>.47 lol, close to .46</p>
<p>It’s a pretty random number O.o. It’s definitely not names though. Otherwise we’d have a much larger variety of numbers. Notice how no one has a .1</p>