Lower numbers for Yale SCEA

dancer13
Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:28:57 +0000

I don’t think it’s the recession at all. Duke and Stanford’s applications (among others, most likely) went up, and Yale definitely has better financial aid (for me, it could be 10,000-15,000 less per year than Duke). Yale also isn’t binding, so you would think that would draw more students. I really think it’s the murders, there are only a few hundred less applications, so these could be the few people that are willing to let this get in the way of their love of Yale.
Also, the dean of admissions said that they will be admitting 700-750 again this year, which would be about 14-15%. It’s right here: [Yale Daily News - Early applications fall 5 percent](http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2009/11/17/early-applications-fall-5-percent/)