<p>Excellent post JHS!</p>
<p>One other note: Many students, including some Harvard students, have used UChicago as a back-up school. But, the reverse does not happen as often. To wit: UChicago’s yield was 46 percent last year, while Harvard’s was 81 percent. See: [Early</a> Word on 2012 College Admission Yields and Wait-List Offers - NYTimes.com](<a href=“http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/2012-yield-and-wait-list/]Early”>Early Word on 2012 College Admission Yields and Wait-List Offers - The New York Times)</p>