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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good, solid, high-ranking schools are where if you have certain stats and $$$$, you can pretty much predict your chances.  Elite schools, on the other hand, are crapshoot schools where you have the stats and $$$$$, but you are still not a shoo in. [/quote]

[b]Apparently at Lafayette you can’t do that. There were full pay 1580+ kids rejected last year.[/b] [/quote]

Obviously yield protection. Those kids weren't going to go there even if accepted.[/quote]

They give full tuition scholarships. [/quote]

[b]If a student is full ride at Lafayette or full pay at ivy, s/he might choose ivy.[/b] In fact, at top ivys, most students have turned down full ride options at lesser schools. For those flushed with cash, I can easily imagine their paying full tuition for top ivies. [/quote]

Yeah, I don't see why a "full pay" student would care about a full tuition scholarship as an inducement anyway; they can pay for the best school they get accepted to.[/quote]

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