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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the piece of OP’s post that people are ignoring is that kids with very high stats are not getting into schools that you would expect they would because of yield protection.  Schools assume the stats are high, the kid will have other options, so the kid does not get into the school where they are at or above the 75% level.  Meanwhile, the same kid is also rejected from all the “lottery” schools, so is left with few options.  A different kid with stats at the 50% level for the school May actually be in a better position, because the school won’t yield protect that kid.  With respect to that point, OP makes sense.[/quote]
AOs at 2nd tier schools are not assuming high stats kids are getting in elsewhere so they skip over them for “yield protection”. They are looking for evidence that a high stat kid actually wants to attend the school and would be a good fit there. Just because their average is lower doesn’t mean they don’t admit high stat kids (who then go on to attend). [/quote]

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