This is an old article (2011), but it may provide some insight:
"...Typically, 30% of the applicants make the first round deadline. Some 60% of the applications flow into the second round, while the remaining 10% will make the third round cutoff..."
https://poetsandquants.com/2011/02/14/wh ... ago-booth/ I've seen this quote pop up on multiple sites, but its veracity is highly questionable:
"A former Booth admissions committee member even admitted that the school accepted 65 percent of first round applicants."
https://poetsandquants.com/2013/07/28/wh ... -apply-in/If you combine the two tidbits and make some analytical leaps, I think we're still going to see a ton of invites roll out over the next two days. I have also noticed that the no-brainer applicants based on GPA/GMAT have represented a large bulk of the early invites on this site. Wishful thinking can be fun.