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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Duke knows it doesn't compete with HYPSM per se; if a student gets into one of those 5 colleges they go there and not Duke.

So with this in mind Duke definitely engages in yield management.[/quote]

So, how would Duke distinguish between a kid who would be admitted to hypsm and one who would pick Duke? How do they pick the one who is strong enough for Duke but not necessarily hypsm?
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Many students that are competitive for HYPSM will apply ED to a handful of other schools, including Duke. HYPSM do SCEA, not ED. So Duke gets those students first since they do ED. HYPSM leaves so much talent on the table by not doing Early Decision. As for the rest, what is Duke's RD acceptance rate? 3 percent? 4 percent? They pick and choose, but they already have the academic talent from the ED round. Now they are looking to fill out their class. Could be a tuba player. Could be a writer for the school paper. Could be many things as they fill up their class from the gazillion applications they receive from strong students. At this point, they don't care about Harvard or Stanford. They already have the Harvard and Stanford students from the ED round. [/quote]

Riiiight. REA/SCEA is the "we don't yield manage" flex. Duke and the rest of the ivys-plus yield protect with ED. Thanks (genuinely) for pointing out the obvious. [/quote]

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