Ivy admissions prompt frenzy
Shift away from early-action programs may result in lower matriculation yield at Yale
Amid all the hype surrounding this year’s record-low acceptance rates in the Ivy League, two things are sure: This is a year unlike any other for college admissions, and no one can predict what is going to happen.
The absence of early programs at Harvard and Princeton universities, a series of financial-aid shake-ups throughout higher education and a record number of applicants have made for a perfect storm of uncertainty. High-school guidance counselors and admissions deans each have their own pet theories — low yield, high yield, high waitlist activity, low waitlist activity —...
If the yield rate doesn't drop, do you think President Levin will be less timid about dropping the early admissions program and going head-to-head with Harvard and Princeton in the open market?
A lot of those got in EA at Yale were not accepted by Harvard and Princeton, while those who were rejected/deferred by Yale EA got in both Harvard and Princeton.
Do you think that retaining early admissions this year will help Yale win the cross admit battle against Harvard?
I know 4 people got in Yale through EA, 2 will come. Enough EAs cross-admitted with MIT/Stanford and a lot of them were rejected by Harvard, so maybe 50% of EAs will come. I am not sure about the 1000+ RAs. Keep the EA, at least Yale gets some of the cream of the crops.
I think the fact that Yale now has the most generous financial aid in the United States, in terms of financial aid spending per financial aid recipient, will be reflected in a higher yield rate this year.