@WhartonPenn2017 jeez i am not putting down my own schoolI. I m being objective here. You are saying exactly what I am saying so where exactly do we disagree?!? Of course there are quite a few people who turn down HYPSM for Penn and Wharton, but not A LOT. Statistically speaking the majority of RD applicants were rejected at one or more of HYPSM. Also I know a few people who applied ED in order to increase their chances of getting to an elite school, even though Wharton/Penn was one of their top but not their 1st choice. At least this is what I have seen from my experience at Penn.
In my time at Penn the vast majority of the people I ve met who have turned down HYPSM have been dual degree kids.
Of course there is a significant part of the population that applied ED because Penn was their absolute first choice, not denying that, and that says a lot about the quality of the school. I am just talking about the average trends here based on the perceptions high-schoolers have about elite colleges and how they make their decisions.
If you think by being not biased I am putting down my own school then ok whatever…I am one of the biggest Penn advocates out there, and I sing Penn’s praises every chance I get. However, I like to remain objective and look at the facts.