<p>It means approximately 1,000 students wait listed by UCLA. How a simple math UCLA use to calculate the number of wait list they need to secure the seats safely. 5800/15600= last year yield; 5400/x where x is the number of students they need to admit to fill 5400 seats based on the yield rate of last year. x~14,600. wait list number = 72,600-57,000 ( reject ) -14,600=1,000 Bingo. ha. They used to admit 15,600 to fill 5400 seats. last year’s high yield made them change the admitted number to 14,600. God bless all wait list students.</p>