Turning down the offer before SIR increases the chance for others to get in?

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Does it work that way?
I am about to turn down few UCs offer that I definitely sure I am not going so I can free up one space for others?</p>

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<p>Transfer applicants are gap fillers. So whenever a freshmen or other transfer rejects the school, another spot opens up and Admissions gives the notification to a pending student so it is a good idea to free up the space! That’s so nice of you!</p>

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<p>^ this is fud… They admit far more students than actually enroll.</p>

<p>EDIT: And exactly how would Freshmen underenrolling increase transfer slots in the same year? This is only a reality 2 years after a small Fres. class (when they are then a small Junior class, thus more slots).</p>

<p>If you decline, they have (x)% confidence that you (or some other applicant) were going to decline anyway.</p>

<p>I would hazard that only if substantially fewer people enrolled than were projected, they might send out some revised decisions or bump spring admits, but on the whole, they plan for that.</p>

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<p>That’s what the Berkeley Rep told me and she told the same to my friend, so I’m standing by it. (: Although they might admit more students than they actually enroll, that’s expected but it’s true that transfer students are “gap fillers” to the system.</p>

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<p>thats not how it works. A predetermined number of spots are needed to be filled. Based on a historical yield rate they will admit a certain amount. When you decline a SIR it doesn’t affect this number because its already based on the yield rate. If they accepted people once someone declined a SIR the yield rate would be skewed.</p>

<p>edit: this holds especially true for berkeley since all the decisions come out on one day.</p>

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<p>I agree with JetForce. I think in private schools the whole “gap filler” mentality might be considerably more prominent but with state schools they KNOW a certain percentage is gonna decline. The admit enough to fill the acceptance rate quota.</p>

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<p>They have a set number of people they will admit. If less SIR than expected, then thats exactly what happens. However, they have a very good idea of how many people will SIR.</p>