@EDHDAD I see it a different way. It’s all about statistics. They could accept all those with high ACT and SAT scores but most of them would not go, thereby making the yield very low. They defer the students and, if they are accepted to a higher ranked school the student removes themselves from the pool. Tulane wants students who want Tulane, not students who think of Tulane as a safety. If these highly ranked students are not accepted at their ED school then Tulane might move up in their list.