Accepted vs Matriculation

[theone0709]

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Hey guys I was looking over some stats from KCUMB. Last year they received 4,200+ applicants, interviewed ~600, accepted ~500. They anticipated their class around 270, it ended up being right around that number. So, I understand that some people get accepted to KCUMB and defer their acceptance in favor of another school but can that really account for all 200 some. You don't have to be apart of the first 270 people to pay their fees or they will rescind your acceptance will you? Just not quite sure, thanks in advance for the input.

 

[100111]

Hey guys I was looking over some stats from KCUMB. Last year they received 4,200+ applicants, interviewed ~600, accepted ~500. They anticipated their class around 270, it ended up being right around that number. So, I understand that some people get accepted to KCUMB and defer their acceptance in favor of another school but can that really account for all 200 some. You don't have to be apart of the first 270 people to pay their fees or they will rescind your acceptance will you? Just not quite sure, thanks in advance for the input.

actually over 200 people elected to go elsewhere since people get in off the waitlist also. it's pretty standard practice across nearly all schools to accepted close to double the matriculating class size.

 

[theone0709]

Okay, cool. Yeah I was just thinking about the rat race that would ensue at schools if they forced people to accept as quickly as possible lol. Thanks for the response!

 

[nm825]

Okay, cool. Yeah I was just thinking about the rat race that would ensue at schools if they forced people to accept as quickly as possible lol. Thanks for the response!

Where did you find those stats?

 

[theone0709]

Where did you find those stats?

Sorry it took me forever to actually find the link again. It was from their 2014-2015 university catalog. On page 47
http://www.kcumb.edu/uploadedFiles/Content/Academics/_Assets/KCUMB_UniversityCatalog.pdf

 

[Doctor Bob]

And schools don't send out all 500 acceptances (or whatever number) at the same time.
But when you get the acceptance letter, there's usually a time frame associated with it; "send this letter back along with a $x000 non-refundable deposit within the next 2 weeks..."
So they send out 350 letters, get back 220, send out 100 more, get back 40, send out 50 more, get back 10. Voila... 500 people accepted, a final class of 270. The rolling time frames are a little more convoluted, but that's the general idea.