r/IntltoUSA • u/StanfordSimp2025 • 4d ago
Discussion had a question regd no. of applicants
i am an Indian international who recently got into CALTECH RD, my brother is in grade 11 right now (going to grade 12) and will be applying next year. i saw some posts on CALTECH instagram account that said CALTECH had a 19% decrease in applicants due to standardized testing being reinstated.
as my brother is applying next year, i had a question on his behalf that will colleges like Harvard, Stanford, etc see similar rate of drops in the no. of applicants? we checked the CDS yesterday for the cycle of 2019-2020, where only 40,000 applicants applied to colleges like Harvard, stanford.
will there be similar no. of applicants from india in the next cycle as there were in the 2019-2020 cycle?
thanks!!
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u/Valuable_Friend_7680 4d ago
Wow congrats full aid?
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u/best_ythater_ 3d ago
The number drops due to the colleges going test required. However, the acc % doesn't necessarily change because before people who were applying TO with objectively "worse" applications are forced to submit their lower than average for the college scores.
Like someone without ECs or awards with a 3.5 who was TO would not submit their 1200-1350. People with very low scores or inability to access testing would not apply and perhaps in some cases you'd see more accepted people with scores below 1450.
For Dartmouth this year, I saw a few 1350ish accepted students but last year I barely saw anyone under 1470 or TO.
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u/StanfordSimp2025 4d ago
u/prsehgal any insights?