Stats on how many acceptances schools give above class size?

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Gail Cohen

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Does anyone have information on how many acceptances each school sends out each year? For instance lets say the class size is 100 seats, how many people will get an acceptance letter? :scared:
 
Really depends on the program and how many of the accepted applicants decline offers for whatever reason.

Ex:

Harvard - Class size 35, probably 38-45 acceptances
NYU - class size 232-235, probably 500-600 acceptances

BTW I am not trying to bash NYU, I interviewed there and loved it! And for the record, the closest I have ever been to Harvard is BU:laugh:

In general, state schools will extend fewer offers because residents will opt for in state tuition and also OOS tuition is still cheaper than most private institutions.
 
The above poster has it down. It's seriously depended on the school and it makes complete sense.
 
Isn't there a formula for that? I could swear we covered that in Biostatistics. I think you have to find an interquartile range (IQR = Q3 − Q1), determine the upper and lower fence, compare independent means (μ1 – μ2) and then compare the two proportions (p1 = p2). They summarize it well here: http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/gerstman/biostat-text/formulas1.pdf

I hope that helps!
 
Does anyone have information on how many acceptances each school sends out each year? For instance lets say the class size is 100 seats, how many people will get an acceptance letter? :scared:

4, Gail, 4!!! I did the math and I got 4!

You should find something productive to do instead of worry about acceptances. They'll come. ...or not. You can't do anything about it.
 
4, Gail, 4!!! I did the math and I got 4!

You should find something productive to do instead of worry about acceptances. They'll come. ...or not. You can't do anything about it.

The last sentence of your post is true enough, but the rest seems unnecessarily rude.

P.S. cereal in a bag is comparable to Kellogg's in every way other than the fact that it has a lower price. You're paying for a flashy box...
 
The last sentence of your post is true enough, but the rest seems unnecessarily rude.

P.S. cereal in a bag is comparable to Kellogg's in every way other than the fact that it has a lower price. You're paying for a flashy box...

It's comparable in every way except in that it tastes like crap!
 
It's comparable in every way except in that it tastes like crap!
No way!! Cereal in a bag is amazing. They probably add more sugar to make up for a lesser product. You can say what you want about dental schools, but don't talk badly about cereal in a bag. It gets me out of bed every morning.
 
No way!! Cereal in a bag is amazing. They probably add more sugar to make up for a lesser product. You can say what you want about dental schools, but don't talk badly about cereal in a bag. It gets me out of bed every morning.

I'm going to have to go with dentstd on this one. Unless bagged cereal comes out with something comparable to honey bunches of oats, reicespuffs, apple jacks, coco pebbles, or fruity pebbles they are mostly a downgrade.
I have to admit that blueberry muffin cereal is pretty fantastic though.
 
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