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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]

Would it have been a turnoff if it were a T-10 or T-20 school? I can understand admission offers are not fair but as others have said yield management is a huge part of the admission process. If you are so easily turned off by a deferral or a waitlist offer then it sort of wasn't your first choice and they guessed it right.[/quote]

+1000

Case is a school that often even moves their WL before May 1---so if it is your top choice, you might be able to make a decision before may 1.  They ask you weekly if you are still interested, they tell you up front what merit/fA you would get if you were to be offered a spot of the WL.  They give you ways to demonstrate high interest if put on the WL---and some years their WL really moves, other years not so much.  And give you all the information you will need to be ready to make a quick decision if they offer you a spot off WL.

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