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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Accepted!! But will decline if also accepted by DS first choice so still waiting...[/quote]

If your DS's first choice is Gonzaga, conventional wisdom from recent years indicates that he will not be admitted there, due to his interest in GP.[/quote]

This has been true for many years. I originally thought it was a way to reward the truly committed. Then I thought it was a way to avoid FA bidding wars.

But the real reason has to do with the way the school's measure their Admissions Departments. The "Yield" or the actual attendance of those offered admissions is a big deal to them. So they are much more likely to offer admission to those with a high probability of attending then those who seem to be wavering between the two or those that seem to be leaning towards the other school.[/quote]

I don't understand why high schools would care about the "yield" since this information is not public. Or is it?
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Just because a measure isn't generally public doesn't mean its not important.

It's primarily an internal measure of the effectiveness of the school's Admissions Department. And since Admissions is such a critical process at these schools, they are very interested in how effective they are.

Admissions Departments are measured based on how many applications they get and what their "yeild" is (Enrolled students as a percentage of acceptances).

They also get a lot of feedback later on on how the class they assemble performs in a number of areas (academically, athletically, etc) and how many "disasters" they admit that could have been avoided.

These Admissions departments have tough jobs. Understanding what they are trying to achieve and how  they are measured goes a long way to understanding how the process works.[/quote]

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