<p>Modadunn:</p>
<p>My take on that article is as follows:</p>
<p>Middlebury wants a class of ~600 incoming Sept. students plus ~100 Febs. Early Decision is supposedly binding, so those ~270 spots should certainly be filled. I’ve read that the only way to get out of an ED acceptance is if the financial aid is completely not acceptable (which I’m sure you also know 
). My wonderful “higher math skills” say that would leave a total of ~330 students to enroll. These numbers assume that the 45% of accepted students are ALL from the Sept. pool, which is almost certainly not the case. If we assume that this 45% is from the entire class that would mean enrollment of ~700, ~315 spots filled, ~385 remaining.</p>
<p>FYI, for the articles below, when I clicked on “one too many” Midd. articles, the website told me I needed to register in order to view their articles. The registration is free and very easy.</p>
<p>I found an article from May 2007 stating that Midd’s matriculation rate was 47%. [Admitted</a> students yield at record rate - News](<a href=“http://media.www.middleburycampus.com/media/storage/paper446/news/2007/05/09/News/Admitted.Students.Yield.At.Record.Rate-2897601.shtml]Admitted”>http://media.www.middleburycampus.com/media/storage/paper446/news/2007/05/09/News/Admitted.Students.Yield.At.Record.Rate-2897601.shtml). Assuming that two years later, it’s roughly the same, Midd would need to admit an additional 702 students to get a yield of 330 students; they would need to admit an additional ~820 to fill 385 slots.</p>
<p>Also of interest…and a more recent article: [College</a> meets desired enrollment - News](<a href=“http://media.www.middleburycampus.com/media/storage/paper446/news/2008/05/08/News/College.Meets.Desired.Enrollment-3366995.shtml]College”>http://media.www.middleburycampus.com/media/storage/paper446/news/2008/05/08/News/College.Meets.Desired.Enrollment-3366995.shtml). When you read this, I am sure you will notice that for the class of 2012 they accepted 1455 students. Point being, if my take on this is correct, there’s lots of room yet…and lots of hope.</p>
<p>My daughter was admitted to Midd. with a Regular Decision early acceptance letter (arrived last Friday) not under ED. She loves Midd. and was thrilled to death; however, she has also applied to one ivy. She also loves that school, so if she is admitted to both, will have a tough decision to make. If not, she will very, very happily attend Midd.</p>