Percent of Deferred who are Accepted

Byerly
Wed, 16 Nov 2005 22:44:36 +0000

Well, I’d say they are. These Yalie deferreds DO have the option (one assumes, in at least MOST cases!) of enrolling elsewhere.

Admittedly, there is always the possibility that a school will engage in a bit of Tufts or,( in the view of the Revealed Preference survey) Princeton syndrome, by disproportionately admitting applicants who, it calculates, are disposed to enroll if admitted.