Anonymous wrote:Yield protection definitely happens. Why would certain schools take 60+% of their class through ED otherwise? Some schools like to compete in the open market more than others, and are okay with losing students to other schools even if it hurts their acceptance rate and forces them to accept more students overall.

By the way, ED was invented by Ivy schools especially UPenn.

Anonymous wrote:Yield protection definitely happens. Why would certain schools take 60+% of their class through ED otherwise? Some schools like to compete in the open market more than others, and are okay with losing students to other schools even if it hurts their acceptance rate and forces them to accept more students overall.

Students who ED to a school have done extensive research and are sure about their decision.

Huge chance those students are likely the right fit for the school, hence many of them get accepted.

Common sense.

Anonymous wrote:Yield protection definitely happens. Why would certain schools take 60+% of their class through ED otherwise? Some schools like to compete in the open market more than others, and are okay with losing students to other schools even if it hurts their acceptance rate and forces them to accept more students overall.

Again most schools need yield management, otherwise under-enrollment or over-enrollment happens.

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Anonymous wrote:There are many rankings.

Currently the flagships ranking USN&WR doesn't factor acceptance rate and Yield into its ranking.

Thank you.

USNWR certainly takes acceptance into account. google USNWR college acceptance. It provides a list

Are you lying or can't properly google?

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/ranking-criteria-and-weights

Read and learn. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/lowest-acceptance-rate

Learn what?
I think you are stupid.

Yield protection definitely happens. Why would certain schools take 60+% of their class through ED otherwise? Some schools like to compete in the open market more than others, and are okay with losing students to other schools even if it hurts their acceptance rate and forces them to accept more students overall.

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Anonymous wrote:There are many rankings.

Currently the flagships ranking USN&WR doesn't factor acceptance rate and Yield into its ranking.

Thank you.

USNWR certainly takes acceptance into account. google USNWR college acceptance. It provides a list

Are you lying or can't properly google?

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/ranking-criteria-and-weights

Read and learn. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/lowest-acceptance-rate

Anonymous wrote:Please enlighten us, what are the "priorities" of safety schools?

What's your definition of safety school?
It's a subjective concept. Schools want students that fit their schools.

Anonymous wrote:My understanding is that yield is not part of USNWR rankings.

But to those who squeal that yield protection (I prefer the term management), isn't a thing - of course schools apply data to their applicants which helps them manage their yield - they have to in order to properly fill their school. There is a computer program for almost everything, why wouldn't they use one in this most vital instance.

+1 Enrollment management. Most schools use algorithms to determine if a student will enroll or not. A student who has the qualifications to get into a highly selective college is less likely to enroll in a "safety" college. All colleges do not want to under-enroll or overall enroll but schools that accept 30-70% of their applicants are especially sensitive to this issue. In other words, GMU will most likely accept a highly qualified/outstanding applicant but VT will not.

Anonymous wrote:Please enlighten us, what are the "priorities" of safety schools?

As was previously stated schools have different priorities. Look at the school's common data set, admissions site, president's annual letter and school's strategic plan to get an indication of priorities.

Please enlighten us, what are the "priorities" of safety schools?

Anonymous wrote:That doesn't make sense. If an applicant had some kind of hook or qualification (excellent grades, test scores, extracurriculars) that led to acceptance at multiple T20 schools, why wouldn't that hook or qualification be sufficient for admission at schools that are on average much less selective?

Schools don't have the same priorities.

That doesn't make sense. If an applicant had some kind of hook or qualification (excellent grades, test scores, extracurriculars) that led to acceptance at multiple T20 schools, why wouldn't that hook or qualification be sufficient for admission at schools that are on average much less selective?

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Anonymous wrote:No, and it shouldn’t. Even some top schools “yield protect” to keep their acceptance rate low. Some schools that know a kid will likely get into HPSM just don’t accept the kid.

Typical DCUM bullshit. When your kid doesn’t get in, your defenses kick in and you scream about yield protection!

Then why do some applicants who get accepted to multiple T20 schools get rejected or WLed from their safeties?

Why many higher stat kids rejected while lower stat kids get accepted to T20 schools.
Same thing.

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Anonymous wrote:There are many rankings.

Currently the flagships ranking USN&WR doesn't factor acceptance rate and Yield into its ranking.

Thank you.

USNWR certainly takes acceptance into account. google USNWR college acceptance. It provides a list

Are you lying or can't properly google?

https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/ranking-criteria-and-weights

My understanding is that yield is not part of USNWR rankings.

But to those who squeal that yield protection (I prefer the term management), isn't a thing - of course schools apply data to their applicants which helps them manage their yield - they have to in order to properly fill their school. There is a computer program for almost everything, why wouldn't they use one in this most vital instance.