New College Rankings (mini BS schools too) - Minus yield

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<p>“One wonders why minority, athlete, legacy and international is synonymous with being subpar academically.”</p>

<p>ExieMITAlum, I didn’t read it that way. In the context of the article, I read it as an indication that up to 78% of the freshman class had hooks, thus only 22% of spots are to be filled by unhooked candidates. (Of course, a candidate could have several hooks. A polo player from Spain could be a legacy, an athlete, and an international candidate.) </p>

<p>If you’re an unhooked candidate, the number of spots which are truly available is a good thing to know. Some day schools, which do give preference to siblings and legacies, may only have a few spots open in an entering class. The overall rate of admission may overstate the (slim) chances of admission for the unhooked candidates. That happens in some NYC elite private kindergartens:

Getting into some city private schools is often compared to getting into Harvard or Yale. For next year, the Upper West Side’s Mandell School’s 50-seat Kindergarten class has 12 spots open after siblings and legacy applicants; it has received hundreds of applications. In comparison, Harvard and Yale’s acceptance rates for the class of 2014 were 6.9% and 8.6%, respectively.

[Kindergarten</a> D-Day Arrives - WSJ.com](<a href=“http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703786804576138623534521408.html?mod=googlenews_wsj]Kindergarten”>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703786804576138623534521408.html?mod=googlenews_wsj)</p>