Is EA used as a yield protection tool?

ucbalumnus
Sun, 22 Jan 2023 04:11:46 +0000

primitive_caffeine:

I’ve been thinking about this, and I realize that practically every school practices yield-protection—not in the traditional demonstrated interest sense per say—but, all colleges look for fit.

Not all. Open admission community colleges admit anyone… but even among non-open-admission colleges, there are many that admit anyone meeting basic stat (GPA, rank, and/or test score) requirements. I guess you could say that their version of “fit” that they are looking for is purely stat based.

primitive_caffeine:

They want to make sure that you’re the kind of student that matches the vibe of the overall student body, and if they accept you, you’re likely to come because you and the school match so well.

Actually, they want the student to match the school well, but that may not necessarily be what people think. For example, if a college is known for a particular major or majors, what it sees as applicants that “fit” may be those who are interested in other majors besides the popular one that may be overloaded.