<p>It’s quite simple. Selectivity means nothing if the student bodies and faculty are of equal caliber. Yield similarly means nothing. Thus neither should be used as criteria because they are at best shadows of other facts that can be measured with just as much accuracy and at least as precise a meaning. The fact that Yale had a 7.5 percent admissions rate and Penn had a 10+ percent admissions rate is itself useless; the fact that Yale has a stronger student body through various other specific measurements (scholarships e.g. Rhodes, etc. won by seniors, SAT scores, grad school placement) is what is relevant. </p>
<p>Yield is similarly a useless factor, per my previous posts. It would behoove you to use actual reasoning to discredit them, if that is how you feel.</p>
<p>Thank you for the…abstract post though.</p>