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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP you are overthinking this.   [b]I also think “yield protection” is largely a DCUM thing.[/b]  Posters here can’t fathom the idea that their kids aren’t good enough, so they blame rejections and waitlists on yield protection. [/quote]

Good heavens you need to read more.  Google yield protect and the schools you are interested in.  Start reading books on college admissions.  Go read on same on College Confidential and Reddit and other sources.[/quote]

What books and peer-reviewed articles is this mentioned in?[/quote]

Selingo book discusses LTE. Likelihood to Enroll that colleges factor in in determining whether to admit an applicant. He discusses the importance of yields to colleges at length. [/quote]

Here’s a quote:

“ In a tsunami of applicants who are qualified on the surface, what matters at this point are the elements that differentiate students, or if they are particularly good overall, the chances they will ultimately choose Davidson—what admissions officers call LTE (likelihood to enroll). It’s an acronym used frequently in discussions during regular decision. The more admissions officers dissect an applicant’s intentions now, the better they’ll fare in April when multiple schools are competing for the attention of the students they accepted. It’s another way a college’s agenda—in this case keeping its yield rate up—shapes admissions decisions.”[/quote]

This quote is about marginal students getting a nudge into the admit pile if they demonstrate interest, not denying top students because they might not enroll. [/quote]

There’s a bunch of other stuff written about that. DI can be a component of LTE but it doesn’t have to be. Plus consider the role of econometric modeling in determining LTE. It’s not just DI.[/quote]

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