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<p>People might tell you “who cares” because, while it does tell you SOMETHING, that something has little to no value on a comparative basis. Yield, in addition to be easily boosted by easy crutches, does not permit comparisons of a large scale. If Harvard can use its yield as a metric when looking at its CLOSEST competitors, they surely could not care less that BYU jas a better yield. </p>
<p>Yield is a statistic that is extremely important to a school, but is almost totally irrelevant to the students and their parents. Since a forum such as this one is mostly interested in the dynamics that impact the APPLICANT, it is not surprising that many consider the yield a “who cares” number. Just as nobody cares about who is the best ice fisherman in Green Bay, although he might be a super hero in his village.</p>