<p>Goldenboy – “I think schools like Northwestern and UChicago are now focusing on admitting students who they believe will have a strong likelihood of enrolling rather than just going after the absolute smartest and most talented kids out there.”</p>
<p>Any evidence for this? I have no idea about Northwestern, but would think Chicago gets its pick of the MW students, many of whom do not even think about Ivies. Also, UC’s yield while steadily improving has not yet cracked 50%. </p>
<p>Agree though re Duke not practicing yield protection and think this is good idea as Duke offers some things that Ivies can’t (ala top basketball and great climate). I suspect there are more than a few top students, who after getting admitted to several top 10 schools, base their final decision on non-academic factors.</p>