Low acceptance rate vs low yield rate

[Anonymous]

Low acceptance rate simply means more students apply more and more schools, yield rate will go low too.
It's double edge sword, will impact the ranking in opposite way?

So far, a most extreme case I heard is one student applied 29 colleges, he can only go to one after all.
Don't college realize it?

[Anonymous]

Yes college realize this, it’s why ED1 and 2 exist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't college realize it?

Yes, they do this for a career. They're familiar with the concepts.

[Anonymous]

Yield Rates and Admit Rates for the Class of 2029

https://www.ivywise.com/blog/college-yield-rates/

[Anonymous]

Yes, so UPenn and Ivies invented ED back in the days to protect yield and ranking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yield Rates and Admit Rates for the Class of 2029

https://www.ivywise.com/blog/college-yield-rates/

This table is misleading without providing more context and explanation.

UChicago's crazy 88% yield rate is a result of taking 80% of the class ED.

[Anonymous]

UNC-Chapel Hill, U Mich, BC, and UVA etc, all had recently reported Yields below LACs like Vassar, Swarthmore, Bowdoin.

Not sure what useful signal Yield really provides anymore, with all the ED-gaming etc. and OP’s observation of 20-apps now the norm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yield Rates and Admit Rates for the Class of 2029

https://www.ivywise.com/blog/college-yield-rates/

Wow, what’s most interesting to me about this is that a fair number of UCs have higher acceptance rates for international students vs. in-state students. I knew some schools have higher out-of-state acceptance rates because they need more money, but I’d be pissed if I was a California resident.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yield Rates and Admit Rates for the Class of 2029

https://www.ivywise.com/blog/college-yield-rates/

This table is misleading without providing more context and explanation.

UChicago's crazy 88% yield rate is a result of taking 80% of the class ED.

I still think yield is important, but mostly for schools that have low yields (<20%). That means a lot of students are getting in and not choosing the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yield Rates and Admit Rates for the Class of 2029

https://www.ivywise.com/blog/college-yield-rates/

This table is misleading without providing more context and explanation.

UChicago's crazy 88% yield rate is a result of taking 80% of the class ED.

UChicago takes ~65% of the class through ED as of this cycle and their EA and RD yield rate is also around 60%.

[Anonymous]

Actually more like 70% of the class through ED.

[Anonymous]

Hear me out - what if that metric is outdated and shouldn't be considered any way with how current applicants apply/schools mess with it?

I guess I'm mad at all rankings in general because they'll always be gamed, but this is clearly different than 10-15 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hear me out - what if that metric is outdated and shouldn't be considered any way with how current applicants apply/schools mess with it?

I guess I'm mad at all rankings in general because they'll always be gamed, but this is clearly different than 10-15 years ago.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yield Rates and Admit Rates for the Class of 2029

https://www.ivywise.com/blog/college-yield-rates/

This table is misleading without providing more context and explanation.

UChicago's crazy 88% yield rate is a result of taking 80% of the class ED.

I still think yield is important, but mostly for schools that have low yields (<20%). That means a lot of students are getting in and not choosing the school.

I agree that RD yield rates are more meaningful. For schools like UChicago, RD yield rates are in 20% range.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yield Rates and Admit Rates for the Class of 2029

https://www.ivywise.com/blog/college-yield-rates/

This table is misleading without providing more context and explanation.

UChicago's crazy 88% yield rate is a result of taking 80% of the class ED.

I still think yield is important, but mostly for schools that have low yields (<20%). That means a lot of students are getting in and not choosing the school.

I agree that RD yield rates are more meaningful. For schools like UChicago, RD yield rates are in 20% range.

Notice how you’re the only one naming schools and making gripes. Typical Chicago reject mom