Reply to UVA Early Action

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "UVA Early Action"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry for random question but will someone please explain what yield protection is.  Thanks.  [/quote]

It's when a school does not admit an applicant whose stats are way above what is typical for that school because they are viewed as having applied as a likely safety, or that they will have many other options and the chances of them actually enrolling are low. Why offer a spot, when they will most likely not accept? Protect the yield (% of offered who enroll). This is usually seen at mid range selective schools who get top tier applicants (rumored that JMU does this a lot- defers top kids and accepts average ones thinking the top student will go elsewhere anyway). Sucks if the school really is their favorite.

UVA has stated that they do not practice yield protection. If your child is applying to a favorite school that is "beneath" their stats at a school that does employ yield protection, they need to reach out to their AO during the process and make it clear that they are a serious candidate and not just using the school as a safety. Many don't want to be the back up. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics