Ok, ok, I have solved the problem of Ivy Day and college admissions. 
This is what needs to happen:
- Schools provide stats for accepted and rejected students.
- If schools admit by major, they provide admit rate info by range of student stats, as per California publics
- Schools state admission and rejection rates. For instance: 18% of applicants are accepted; 82% are waitlisted or rejected.
I’m ambivalent about which of the two options below I prefer for how college admissions would happen. Perhaps the colleges will take a vote?
One Deadline Option
• Rolling admissions schools render decisions (with financial aid) within two months of application submission
• One application deadline of November 1, and all decisions released (with financial aid) by March 1. Enrollment decisions by May 1.
• All merit aid is disclosed by March 1. Students may be told that they are alternates for a scholarship (i.e. if a student offered a scholarship turns down the school, the scholarship may be given to an alternate).
• Schools have the option to accept applications after November 1 with students understanding they may not receive their results by March 1.
Two Rounds Option
• There are two time-sensitive decision options.
• Fall Decision would allow students to submit a limited number of applications (max of 6-10?) by September 1. Schools would release their decisions (no deferrals) with financial & merit aid by November 1. Students would have until January 1 to accept or reject an admission.
• Spring Decision would not have a limit on the number of applications. Applications would need to be submitted by January 15 (by which point colleges would know how their freshman class is currently looking) with decisions (waitlists allowed) & financial aid released by March 15. Students would have until May 1 to accept or reject an admission.
• Schools have the option to accept applications after January 15 with students understanding that they may not receive their results by March 15.