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  1. I think we understand acceptance rates differently (and perhaps I'm wrong on the meaning of acceptance rates). My idea of acceptance rates is based on the number of ppl who actually matriculated divided by the number of applicants (perhaps this is better termed as admission/matriculation rates or something else?). This stats is concerned with the ppl who accepted the offer. And these are the numbers which depts are actually aiming for (eg. They may be aiming for a class of 4 but end up offering a total of 10 because applicants reject their offers). The idea of acceptance rates you're thinking of is based on the number of ppl who got offered divided by the number of applicants (and perhaps you're right that this is what acceptance rates mean). On this sense, you're right that my stats would be wrong. For top programmes, they tend to offer 2-3x the class sizes they aim for because many of these applicants will have multiple offers. I'm not too sure about lower ranked programmes.
  2. I suspect you think too highly of other applicants. The average GPA for applicants for many schools is 3.6-3.8/4.0. Writing samples are usually not flawless and usually still not of publishable quality. I tend to hear that 1 big factor for getting into schools is fit with the dept. So, even if a student's sample might not be as good as others, they might be preferable all things considered. Don't need to be embarrassed if you didn't get in this year. It's an extremely competitive year due to schools suspending or reducing applications. Also, the acceptance rates on a normal year is already extremely low, and you're competing with many strong applicants. Btw here's some estimated stats on acceptance rates based off previous years in case other people ask. New York - 6/300 (2%) Rutgers 7/300 (2.33%) YaleU - 5/300 (1.67%) UCLA - 6/200 (3%) UPenn - 6/120 (5%) Notre Dame - 10/250 (4%) UWisconsin, Madison - 6/200 (3%) Washington University in St. Louis - 6/120 (5%) UMass - 5/80 (6.25%) Georgetown - 5/200 (2.5%) UC Santa Barbara - 4/70 (5.7%) McGill - 7/150 (4.67%) Baylor - 5/100 (5%) To note: Notice that acceptance rates are low even at lower ranked and unranked schools.
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