Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 23:40     Subject: Re:Yield Protection?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Any school that rejected a kid. Yield protection is a coping mechanism used by many on here when kids get rejected.


My kid got into Pomona, Hopkins, Swarthmore, Dartmouth, Georgetown and Brown.

WL at Villanova and Tufts.




That doesn’t scream yield protection. Just very different competitive schools


not really
pretty strong evidence of YP

No evidence at all. It’s surprising their kid ingot into Hopkins, Pomona,and Georgetown. Sounds like they didn’t know what they wanted and it made for a messy application.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 23:39     Subject: Re:Yield Protection?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Any school that rejected a kid. Yield protection is a coping mechanism used by many on here when kids get rejected.


My kid got into Pomona, Hopkins, Swarthmore, Dartmouth, Georgetown and Brown.

WL at Villanova and Tufts.
Tufts is notorious for yield protecting



Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 23:39     Subject: Yield Protection?
Anonymous wrote:Tulane
Spelman
Wake


Wake does not yield protect. I know more than one kid admitted to Wake RD currently at an Ivy.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 23:37     Subject: Yield Protection?
Anonymous wrote:My cousin got into Duke and Bowdoin and rejected by Elon

Insane!
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 23:33     Subject: Re:Yield Protection?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Any school that rejected a kid. Yield protection is a coping mechanism used by many on here when kids get rejected.


My kid got into Pomona, Hopkins, Swarthmore, Dartmouth, Georgetown and Brown.

WL at Villanova and Tufts.




That doesn’t scream yield protection. Just very different competitive schools


not really
pretty strong evidence of YP
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 23:31     Subject: Yield Protection?
Anonymous wrote:Just check the CDS and see if they value Demonstrated Interest.

From personal experience:
Case Western


My kid didn’t do anything but apply EA and got into Case with strong merit offered ($40.5k)
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 23:24     Subject: Re:Yield Protection?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Any school that rejected a kid. Yield protection is a coping mechanism used by many on here when kids get rejected.


My kid got into Pomona, Hopkins, Swarthmore, Dartmouth, Georgetown and Brown.

WL at Villanova and Tufts.




That doesn’t scream yield protection. Just very different competitive schools
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 23:16     Subject: Yield Protection?
Conn College is one out college office warns about. Don’t apply without demonstrating interest.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 23:09     Subject: Yield Protection?
Was worried about this too at EA schools. DC really liked both and if in the end they were the only acceptances, DC would have been happy to attend either. That said they were safeties by GPA/SAT and SCOIR. But as people say they were not safeties if you just went by admit percent, one was a T30 National LAC and the other a T100 National University.
So to try to prove DC’s genuine interest they did whatever they could. Unfortunately we couldn’t afford to visit in person so did everything offered online and all virtual events. DC also really tried to make strong case in the why us essays. Maybe that was enough as DC was admitted to both. Advice is don’t phone in applications to these schools. Give them as much time and effort as you would ED application. I also think your DC has to genuinely want these schools. That will come across in the essay. Don’t just pick highest ranked schools that happen to offer EA with no regard to if they fit DC and their interests.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 23:02     Subject: Re:Yield Protection?
Anonymous wrote:Any school that rejected a kid. Yield protection is a coping mechanism used by many on here when kids get rejected.


My kid got into Pomona, Hopkins, Swarthmore, Dartmouth, Georgetown and Brown.

WL at Villanova and Tufts.



Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 23:00     Subject: Re:Yield Protection?
Any with ED2.

If you don’t ED2- WL with u.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 22:58     Subject: Yield Protection?
My cousin got into Duke and Bowdoin and rejected by Elon
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 22:56     Subject: Yield Protection?
U Miami
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 22:49     Subject: Yield Protection?
I think the best strategy for target schools that 'yield protect' is to 1) show them love, 2) apply EA (early but non binding if it's an option), and 3) write strong, carefully crafted essays that show you've researched and really know what the school offers and tell them how you will engage and take advantage of the resources and opportunities there. I think a lot of kids submit generic essays where they cut and paste old essays, change 1 or 2 facts - and it may not show genuine interest in the school. Just my anecdotal experience...
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2025 22:49     Subject: Yield Protection?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Santa Clara
Lehigh

and other schools of similar ranking


Does demonstrated interest help for Lehigh? Visiting / taking a tour and signing up for (and opening) emails? What else for DI?


Yes.

And the best form of DI is applying to a college ED.

This