Why was I rejected ED?

LvMyKids2
Wed, 21 Mar 2018 00:26:33 +0000

@blprof I was not saying that Cornell did it. I was pointing to the comment above mine (#105) and giving a name “yield protection” to what @got2surf was describing in her last paragraph…

“The other issue you run into occasionally (not saying Cornell does this but it is highly likely WashU does) is they reject people that they believe are unlikely to accept an offer of admission because that lowers their “acceptance rate” number as well as increases the “matriculation rate” number. Both impact US News ranking” - THAT IS CALLED YIELD PROTECTION.

DUH - I know that ED results in 100% yield or close to depending on if someone pulls out for FA reasons.