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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait, why are people here saying that ED is not a boost at places like Brown, Penn, Columbia and Dartmouth?  The numbers are pretty clear that the admissions rates at all of these schools (including Duke, Hopkins, Chicago, Northwestern) are much higher in the ED round than RD because they all care about yield.  In fact, we know of several people who were deferred at these schools and ultimately got in during the RD round, and I'm sure that's because they ED'd and the 
schools care about yield. [/quote]

It’s because the ED pool is stronger for   Ivies, it includes athletes, legacies, hooks, and then stronger applicants than RD overall. They’ve said it clearly, that’s why rate is higher, and if they wouldn’t take you in regular than you’re not getting in ED. If they aren’t sure you’ll measure up they defer. [/quote]

But this is exactly why some kids get waitlisted in RD to a school that they would have been admitted to had they ED'd.  Some people here think that yield management is not a thing, but tell that to my kid, who got into Georgetown, but was waitlisted at NYU, BC, BU and American, or my nephew, who got into Brown and was waitlisted at Vanderbilt, Northwestern and NYU.[/quote]

Waitlisted at American?!?[/quote]

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