<p>My son was also accepted. That is 4800 total, but they only let in a certain number per grade level. One could assume it is 1200 per grade. I wonder if anyone knows for certain if this is the case.</p>
<p>They also like to spread acceptances as evenly as they can based on demographics/geography. I am big on assumptions here, but if you divide that 1200 by 51 (States plus Puerto Rico) you would get about 24 per state. Then that would get you 12 males and 12 females from each state. Then break it down by race/socioeconomic factors and you can see that it is quite selective for some states. A student from a state like CA or NJ would have a much tougher time being accepted than one from say S. Dakota. (Again, I am taking educated guesses here based on the makeup of last year’s students.)</p>