<p>“Defying Predictions” - lol</p>
<p>It’s great to see Yale playing the same kind of spin game that our presidential candidates do. In fact, Yale was expecting to gain a competitive advantage when it refused to follow Harvard’s and Princeton’s admirable lead in getting rid of early admissions - a practice that benefits the advantaged and that most high school guidance counselors agree is not good for students. Yale’s overall yield number would indicate that they did not get the competitive advantage they were expecting. Hopefully this will cause them to consider eliminating early admissions for next year.</p>
<p>Of course, the more interesting stats (and the more relevant stats for the issue of early admissions) have yet to be released - namely the yield breakdown between early and regular admits, and the impact on overall class diversity.</p>