CBpony wrote:I just got in, so it can't be that hard. I guess being in the army probably helped though.
Good job representing your new class! Hopefully the other classmates are more grateful and feel they had to work to get to this university where many people have moved on to great careers and have given back to the university to make it a better place for incoming students.
Comet wrote:With 13,800 apps, I wonder how many will get admitted.
Those figures are totally misleading as the average hs senior sends in apps to at least 5 colleges...I would like to know how many of those apps are 1st choice
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friarwolf wrote:Incoming class average SAT score is 1274. Up from 1267 with a larger class admitted this year........Melt really hurt us this year...........
What do you mean "melt" really hurt us? I think the goal is to get us to 1300 average sat in 2-3 years. I bet part of the discrepancy between the number of applicants is due to the fact that the link does not include transfer applications - but surprised the difference would be that much. We need to increase the number of good quality applicants (we have a good presence in CA, Florida) from the northeast as well (I think going to the BE will help provide some exposure).
I believe he is using the term "melt" to mean applicants who initially indicated that they would attend SMU, but later decided not to enroll because they were admitted off of a wait list somewhere else, received a better scholarship offer from another school, etc.
Thanks for the clarification on the term "melt." Had never heard that before.
This is an updated report, which cites the 1274 average SAT score. Info is OK but whoever put this together needs a refresher in using powerpoint - they should jazz it up a bit. It also confirms the difference in applications vs. those completed. This large gap is surprising and should be addressed as the % of applicants is based on those completed. Doing this and helping to increase our yield a bit will do wonders for the acceptance rate.
The decrease in yield is a function of SMU competing for higher quality students; better students simply have more options. Of course, a greater number of (and larger) merit based scholarships will help the cause.
Pony^ wrote:The decrease in yield is a function of SMU competing for higher quality students; better students simply have more options. Of course, a greater number of (and larger) merit based scholarships will help the cause.
Agree. At the end of the day, what matters is the student quality of students that apply and matriculate. Nevertheless, I think we can do certain things to improve our yield (financial assistance is certainly a key factor). At the end of the day, we want better student quality and lower admission rates.
If you go to smu.edu and type Common Data Set into the search box, select the first result that comes up. You can then select 2012 (or any other recent year), and then first year admission you can see all the details regarding number of applicants, acceptances, wait list, sats,etc. You can easily compare results from different years.
