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%.
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.