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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Case Western is big on yield protection.   At my kid's HS they waitlist all the high stats kids.  I'd almost want to say that with a 35/36 ACT its better to go test optional.  [/quote]

Ditto at our high school. It was off-putting to my high stats kid. If Case had offered huge merit, my kid might have gone there, but my kid just rejected the wait list, so we'll never know. [/quote]
Same, just a huge turnoff. Mine got an offer of merit from the waitlist but then rejected the waitlist on their first silly weekly check-in.    I'd be wary of sending my kid to a place that is so into rankings that they across the board accept lower stats kids.  Before anyone makes an accusation of sour grapes, someone posted data on this from a HS in California at some point.  [/quote]

They don't "across the board accept lower stats kids".  They do what all schools do---they attempt to determine who will actually attend if given an offer of admission.  Fact is many kids with a 35/36 ACT and 1550+ SAT are also applying to T20 schools---so if Case thinks they will get into one of those, then they might not offer a spot unless you have shown huge demonstrated interest.  It's what all school in the 25-50 range do. Their goal is to fill their class and calculate yield, not offer spots to kids who want to go elsewhere and will likely get in elsewhere.  [/quote]
That's all rather shady, yes?   Other than visiting (privilege) you are at their mercy on how they track DI.   Given the demand for T20 schools it's bold to assume these kids are getting in there either.  [/quote]

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