ˌaʊɾəv ðɪ ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli θˈɜːɾi,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ stˈuːdənts tˈeɪkɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛntɹəns ɛɡzˌæmᵻnˈeɪʃən fɚðə sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən ɐdmˈɪʃən ɹˈaʊnd wɪð fˈoːɹtiːn,fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn stˈuːdənts lˈɪstɪŋ bɹˈʊklɪn lˈætɪn æz ɐ tʃˈɔɪs ˌɔn ðɛɹ ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən, ɐbˌaʊt fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː ˈɔfɚz wɜː mˈeɪd, mˌeɪkɪŋ fɚɹən ɐksˈɛptəns ɹˈeɪt ʌv θɹˈiː.nˈaɪn pɚsˈɛnt.
Out of the approximately 30,000 students taking the entrance examination for the September 2011 admission round (with 14,529 students listing Brooklyn Latin as a choice on their application), about 572 offers were made, making for an acceptance rate of 3.9%.