Unbalanced SAT Scores

entomom
Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:23:18 +0000

Admittedly the EA group is a fairly self selecting bunch, so maybe that is what you are talking about? I can see it both ways:

1) Only admit EA who you would have DEFINTELY admitted RD so that you get the best class
2) Admit more EA because - by applying EA - they have shown that Yale is what they want, and you will get a better yield



1, as stated here by Ys Dean of Admissions:

[Early admit rate rises slightly | Yale Daily News](http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2009/dec/15/early-admit-rate-rises-slightly/)

As far as #2, Y has a fantastic yield, it has no need to improve it, particularly since yield is no longer a factor in US N&WR college rankings.