“HC is doing just fine and their endowment, infrastructure and alumni network have collectively quite literally never been stronger” if that’s the case, why get rid of need blind and start giving merit?
Yield is high because of the huge percentage of the class admitted ED. The issue probably that the quality of the ED apps are lacking. Again, if a kid is accepted at GT or BC at 70K and HC at 70K, in most cases HC loses. So those schools must have come into consideration with these changes, because it may be that the merit will close the deal.