Admissions table question

[bookwormpsych]

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For those experienced in this - can you help me interpret this?
I obsessively look at these tables for the programs I applied to, to compare myself lol.

My question is - what does this table mean by "rejecting offers"? As in - applicants who rejected their offer of admission?
And, what is "# Graduates"?

This table is much different than others that I have looked at. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I want to make sure I know what I'm looking at here.

Thank you ahead of time!

 

[AcronymAllergy]

For those experienced in this - can you help me interpret this?
I obsessively look at these tables for the programs I applied to, to compare myself lol.

My question is - what does this table mean by "rejecting offers"? As in - applicants who rejected their offer of admission?
And, what is "# Graduates"?

This table is much different than others that I have looked at. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I want to make sure I know what I'm looking at here.

Thank you ahead of time!

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That would be my read of the table, yes (e.g., there were 17 total offers made in 2019-2020). But others with more experience in academia may know of different ways to interpret.

 

[psych.meout]

That would be my read of the table, yes (e.g., there were 17 total offers made in 2019-2020). But others with more experience in academia may know of different ways to interpret.

Yes, I think that's correct and the #graduates is the number of students who graduated with their doctorate that year. Not everyone from the same cohort end up graduating in the same year. Not really much to gather from just that much info, because there are many reasons some people take longer to graduate than others.

 

[bookwormpsych]

Thank you both. I figured that's what was meant, but I wasn't sure. I just needed a second opinion, I suppose lol. This school's reporting is odd compared to most I've seen. It is all weirdly broken up into many tiny tables similar to this one. Also - # graduates is usually reported in the "# of doctoral degrees conferred" or something, so I thought.

I feel comfortable with my chances to at least interview here, if the applicant pool remains relatively small (likely won't - this school did not require GRE). Thanks for your help to my dumb question!

 

[psych.meout]

Thank you both. I figured that's what was meant, but I wasn't sure. I just needed a second opinion, I suppose lol. This school's reporting is odd compared to most I've seen. It is all weirdly broken up into many tiny tables similar to this one. Also - # graduates is usually reported in the "# of doctoral degrees conferred" or something, so I thought.

I feel comfortable with my chances to at least interview here, if the applicant pool remains relatively small (likely won't - this school did not require GRE). Thanks for your help to my dumb question!

This has been said previously and far more eloquently in other threads and websites, but if you're already a competitive applicant, the large increase of applicants probably won't affect you much. If someone is just applying because the GRE isn't being required or to take shelter during poor economic times (which happens during nearly every recession), they probably aren't going to be nearly as competitive as someone who was already preparing to apply and actively doing things to increase their competitiveness (e.g., research experience) before COVID hit. It's likely just more chaff for faculty to sort through.

What actually would decrease your chances is if the programs to which you are applying are taking fewer students, for whatever reason. If there are fewer spots, it makes things much more competitive regardless of the increase in applications.