cwhs wrote:
I am so very curious about the number of applicants in R1. I'm certain that it was lower than expected since they enabled the application so late, but I wonder if the adcoms have a rough percentage of students that they are committed to admit for R1 irrespective of the number of applicants.
Translation: are our odds better than what they could have been?
The late start to the app system definitely would have made it hard for some applicants. I am sure that their numbers will be down compared to the first round in previous years (unless that is the normal timing in round 1). I can certainly imagine the situation where someone was able to complete their part of the application, but for their recommenders to miss the deadline.
Conspiracy theory! Maybe the adcom was just testing to see who could get their stuff together in a shortened window and it gives them an edge.