Could the interviewer be looking for likelihood of commitment?

gibby
Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:01:56 +0000

Harvard Admissions is very proud that it’s yield is higher than any other US college:

[Harvard Yield for Class of 2016 Soars to 81% | News | The Harvard Crimson](Harvard Yield for Class of 2016 Soars to 81% | News | The Harvard Crimson)
“This year’s yield, which measures the percentage of accepted students who choose to enroll at Harvard, marks the first time this number has reached 80 percent since the class of 1975 was admitted.”

[High yield for Class of ?15 | Harvard Gazette](High yield for Class of ’15 – Harvard Gazette)
“At nearly 77 percent, the yield on admitted students exceeds last year’s 75.5 percent, and may rise further.”

[A is for Admissions | Stories | Harvard Alumni](http://alumni.harvard.edu/stories/for-admissions)
“Harvard also bests Yale when it comes to yield, or the number of admitted students who ultimately decide to matriculate. Harvard’s yield for the Class of 2016 is 80.2%, while Yale’s yield is 68.4%.”

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/05/yielding-to-an-invitation/
“Nearly 81 percent of students admitted to the Class of 2016 have chosen to matriculate at Harvard College. The last time the yield on admitted students reached 80 percent was in 1971 for the Class of 1975. The yield for the Class of 2015 was 75.9 percent.”

I could find more articles about Harvard bragging about its yield, but I think you get the point. Harvard wants its yield to be #1, therefore they seek students who given a hypothetical would place it #1.