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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1) University of Chicago: 88%
2) MIT: 86%
3) US Naval Academy: 85%
4) Harvard: 84%
5) Stanford: 82%
6) Princeton: 76%
7-8) Yale: 70% (tie)
7-8) UPenn: 70% (tie)
9-10) Dartmouth: 69% (tie)
9-10) Barnard: 69% (tie)

11) Brown: 65%
12-13) Cornell: 64% (tie)
12-13) Columbia: 64% (tie)
14) University of Notre Dame: 62%
15-16) Caltech: 61% (tie)
15-16) Vanderbilt: 61% (tie)
17) Duke: 59%
18) Northwestern: 56%
19) NYU: 55%
20-21) Bowdoin: 54% (tie)
20-21) Northeastern (tie)
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[b]U Chicago should not be on this list[/b] as almost all are admitted binding ED (ED 0, ED 1, or ED 2). Yield, therefore, is a non-issue beyond the fact that it is not closer to 100%.[/quote]

“Almost everyone who goes to this school commits to attend before being admitted” means that’s it’s the #1 choice of a shitload of kids, pal.

The choice counts, the choice is significant because it’s being made BEFORE they even know if they are admitted.

Applicants are literally saying yes BEFORE they submit their application.

As they say in economics, REVEALED PREFERENCE. [/quote]

Put another way way, Chicago is full of kids who don’t have the confidence they could get into an Ivy[/quote]

Old parents are welcome to be snooty and think it's still the 90s.

But it's a different game today. And lots of smart kids are being strategic when it comes to T20 schools. They don't have the right hook, so Harvard and Princeton aren't happening - unlike the 90s when talent could get in. So smart kids are making different choices today. Only a moron bets all on an SCEA admit to HYPS. Most brilliant kids go elsewhere these days. [b]And HYPS RD picks up the scraps[/b] from those who didn't get in ED elsewhere.

MIT is different. It doesn't make a difference when you apply. So you can shoot your shot anytime. [/quote]

When have you seen HYPS picking up scraps??[/quote]

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