<p>Tufts is one of the schools that is explicitly named here </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200109/fallows[/url]”>http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200109/fallows</a></p>
<p>as manipulating its yield and acceptance rate through the use of an ED program. Anyone from the admissions office care to provide the opposing view? The percentage that Tufts admits ED is pretty high, though I am eager to hear reasonable explanations…</p>
<p>P.S. Tufts is one of two schools that are at the top of my D’s list, I happen to agree with her opinion, so I am in no way out to bash the school. However, not being able to make a clear choice between the two she will take her chances RD. There is something terribly inconsistent with colleges acknowledging that teens cannot always make good choices at a tender age (e.g., on major), yet asking them to commit to a school, sometimes sight unseen, particularly for candidates from the left coast with limited financial options.</p>