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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Mar 27, 2023 9:54:28 GMT -5
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Post by purplehaze on May 2, 2023 11:54:31 GMT -5
Well, Apr 30th has passed and that's the date that the accepted students say they are coming (or not) with the non-refundable deposit Given the 21 pct acceptance rate this means the admissions office will be going to the waitlist unless the yield pct is very high Curious to hear about these numbers in the coming weeks
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Post by HC92 on May 2, 2023 13:59:56 GMT -5
The College is very crowded at the moment so they’d be wise to take a smaller class if they care about the student experience and freshman retention rates.
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Post by hchoops on May 2, 2023 14:05:39 GMT -5
The College is very crowded at the moment so they’d be wise to take a smaller class if they care about the student experience and freshman retention rates. Have you told the relevant parties ?
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Post by HC92 on May 2, 2023 14:12:46 GMT -5
The College is very crowded at the moment so they’d be wise to take a smaller class if they care about the student experience and freshman retention rates. HVe you told the relevant parties ? Based on the Facebook page for HC parents, they’ve definitely been told to the extent they need to be told that jamming a ton of extra people into antiquated dorms and dining spaces is not going to make people happy.
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Post by purplenurple on May 2, 2023 15:52:58 GMT -5
Has there been messaging from the school administration on how this will be rectified or handled next year? I would think with accepting a dramatically lower percentage of students they are keenly aware of this and controlling the yield and class size for the class of 2027.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 2, 2023 19:28:09 GMT -5
If the yield is the same as for the class of 2026, 635 will be enrolling.
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Post by alum on May 3, 2023 5:31:53 GMT -5
HVe you told the relevant parties ? Based on the Facebook page for HC parents, they’ve definitely been told to the extent they need to be told that jamming a ton of extra people into antiquated dorms and dining spaces is not going to make people happy. Am I right that the new apartments will be open this fall? I would think that combining that space with a slightly smaller than normal incoming class and another year of limiting transfer admissions (Common Data Set shows only 10 last year vs 40 the year before) ought to get them close to a more comfortable number.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 3, 2023 5:43:29 GMT -5
Based on the Facebook page for HC parents, they’ve definitely been told to the extent they need to be told that jamming a ton of extra people into antiquated dorms and dining spaces is not going to make people happy. Am I right that the new apartments will be open this fall? I would think that combining that space with a slightly smaller than normal incoming class and another year of limiting transfer admissions (Common Data Set shows only 10 last year vs 40 the year before) ought to get them close to a more comfortable number. The two new residence halls on City View will be open for the fall semester. Ciampi will also be open for students in the fall semester. The Junior Year abroad and DC/NYC programs should be near pre-COVID levels. The two residence halls and Ciampi should provide over 200 new beds on campus. The College will net build a new residence hall between Prior and Figge to serve as swing space for the 12-15 months that an Easy St. dorm is taken off-line for reconstruction.
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Post by sader1970 on May 3, 2023 7:03:57 GMT -5
Per the construction guys (foreman) I spoke to a few weeks ago, both Townhouses and the new Jesuit residence will be completed in July, well before needed fall occupancy. Didn’t ask about whatever modifications they have to make to Ciampi. I just didn’t think about it but assume to change from Jesuit to students (much more of the latter) will take some work.
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Post by Crucis#1 on May 3, 2023 8:15:42 GMT -5
Not having spoken to anyone at Ciampi recently regarding their move, however the timeline for conversation of Ciampi could start at the end of this month, if the few Jesuits that currently reside in Ciampi move to temporary housing, for example Loyola, Figge or Williams during the the summer months until the new Jesuit residence is completed.
Has the new Jesuit Residence received a name?
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on May 3, 2023 8:29:44 GMT -5
Maybe “Crossports Hall”??
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Post by hcpride on May 3, 2023 9:27:09 GMT -5
Well, Apr 30th has passed and that's the date that the accepted students say they are coming (or not) with the non-refundable deposit Given the 21 pct acceptance rate this means the admissions office will be going to the waitlist unless the yield pct is very high Curious to hear about these numbers in the coming weeks The waitlist does exist to address a modest overestimation of yield should that occur. In fact, there are many advantages to utilizing a waitlist (one-for-one exchange, modifying a m/f imbalance, filling dorm space/seat space, financial aid considerations, etc.). I don't see a wild miscalculation in this direction (of course I didn't anticipate the wild miscalculation in the other direction last year).
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 3, 2023 9:40:44 GMT -5
Per the construction guys (foreman) I spoke to a few weeks ago, both Townhouses and the new Jesuit residence will be completed in July, well before needed fall occupancy. Didn’t ask about whatever modifications they have to make to Ciampi. I just didn’t think about it but assume to change from Jesuit to students (much more of the latter) will take some work. I believe there are about 35 bedrooms in Ciampi, all with an ensuite bath. Converting those to double occupancy should be fairly straightforward. The chapel needs to be deconsecrated, and I believe it will be converted to a meditation/reflection room. Aside from a kitchen and dining room, don't know what other common rooms there are. I assume there is a library.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on May 3, 2023 9:52:03 GMT -5
Will they seal off the tunnel from Ciampi to the exorcism books repository?
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Post by rgs318 on May 3, 2023 9:57:37 GMT -5
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Post by alum on May 3, 2023 10:49:18 GMT -5
Will they seal off the tunnel from Ciampi to the exorcism books repository? Two jokes on one thread in a morning. KY is obviously giddy with excitement for Derby week.
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Post by sader1970 on May 3, 2023 13:48:57 GMT -5
Been in Ciampi for IVC meetings a couple of times. My memory stinks as this was a number of years ago but pretty sure we had our meeting(s) in a common room/library. Phreek, you're losing your touch as I am sure you have access to the building's floor plans somewhere.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 3, 2023 14:44:07 GMT -5
Been in Ciampi for IVC meetings a couple of times. My memory stinks as this was a number of years ago but pretty sure we had our meeting(s) in a common room/library. Phreek, you're losing your touch as I am sure you have access to the building's floor plans somewhere. I've become such a slacker. The two new residence halls. The floor plans are difficult to read because when one tries to download the image all that downloads is ASCII gibberish. Might you be interested in springing for naming rights? No names yet, these are simply the 'townhouses'. From the presentation to the planning board, there were other apartment sizes mentioned,. If these were built, they are not referenced. The number of beds is supposed to be 144 , not 126.
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Post by sader1970 on May 3, 2023 15:07:55 GMT -5
I was actually referring to the Ciampi floor plans but I give you credit for your efforts on the Townhouses which probably generates more interest here.
As for names, just for a change of pace, name one "Mt. St. James" and the other "Pakachoag" for the names of the hill?
The new Jesuit residence will likely be named after some Jesuit leader or saint. If I had to bet, "Arrupe."
P.S. They could always move that Arrupe statue in front of the science complex further up the hill in front of the Jesuit residence to give our dwindling Jesuit corps some inspiration. .
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on May 22, 2023 9:41:30 GMT -5
Yield rates for the class of 2026 have started coming out, though not for HC
Acceptance rate / Yield rate American 41% / 22% Bucknell 33% / 27% Colgate 12% / 32% Lehigh 36% / 27% ---------------- BC 17% / 35% Davidson 17% / 50% Richmond 24% / 24%
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Post by rgs318 on May 22, 2023 9:52:59 GMT -5
My older son pointed out something about these numbers that I don't recall seeing here. There is an app for college applications that sends out applications to large numbers of college with one tap. Not every college accepts these "open applications" but increasing numbers do. Where a student might have sent out a dozen applications, they can now send out over 100 at a time. It causes the numbers of applicants to soar and the percentage rate of acceptances to decline, even when the overall numbers of students applying to colleges has remained the about same. I now look at such numbers with morer scepticism about what they actually represent. (My son learned that Fairfield does accept these open aplications. He responded to the college that every year he gets such misleading statistics is one where he will not be sending any money as a Fairfield alum.)
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on May 22, 2023 10:31:29 GMT -5
I think that (1) accepting the "common application", and (2) making applications free, led to a massive increase in apps for participating colleges. Those two tactics enabled schools to appear more selective
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Post by hcpride on May 22, 2023 12:51:15 GMT -5
Yield rates for the class of 2026 have started coming out, though not for HC Acceptance rate / Yield rateAmerican 41% / 22% Bucknell 33% / 27% Colgate 12% / 32% Lehigh 36% / 27% ---------------- BC 17% / 35% Davidson 17% / 50% Richmond 24% / 24% As long as a school accurately predicts it’s approximate yield I don’t think the particular yield (within reason) matters much. It is when we see large misfires that things can get (very) problematic. Two very simple ways to raise yield would be raising ED admissions and selecting for ‘demonstrated interest’ RD.
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Post by alum on May 22, 2023 13:45:21 GMT -5
Does anyone know if HC went to the wait list, and, if so, how many students they are looking to accept?
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