<p>They have already admitted a record total number of applicants. Who knows what will happen? There’s a phenomenon known as summer melt where those who have elected to attend change their intentions because of a WL offer elsewhere.</p>
<p>[Reed?s</a> Acceptance Rate Rises: Admissions Seeks to Grow Applicant Pool - The Quest | The Free Press of Reed College](<a href=“http://www.reedquest.org/2013/04/reeds-acceptance-rate-rises-admissions-seeks-to-grow-applicant-pool/]Reed?s”>http://www.reedquest.org/2013/04/reeds-acceptance-rate-rises-admissions-seeks-to-grow-applicant-pool/)</p>