<p>That decision is... insane! Well, at least if you get in you can be really really really proud of yourself.</p>
<p>"I'll go out on a limb here and say I think Harvard's yield will be higher among students admitted by the Ivy League decision announcement day than it was last year."</p>
<p>I agree.</p>
<p>how would this affect the number of transfer students they will admit? i suppose the number would still stay in the 40+ area?</p>
<p>Wow that's a really good point, susan4. I can't think of an answer. </p>
<p>Northstarmom, do you think that the school would accept the 1350 kids most likely to attend, and then select the remaining 250 off the waiting list? If they did that, then yes, it would be troublesome because those 250 kids wouldn't know until May 1st. I wonder if they'd really do that...</p>
<p>Why don't they just take 1600, see how many come in, and then pick however many they need off the waiting list?? I mean, I know their yield is high, but it definitely won't be 105% :-)</p>
<p>Susan4: That is how waitlists work and all colleges know that. Students commit to a college/university by May 1. If they are admitted from a waitlist after that, they let the first college know that they will not be attending after all. Usually the deposit is lost. Then College #2 will go to its waitlist, and so on ... This usually goes on into the summer.</p>
<p>It makes me even happier knowing that my D got accepted SCEA last year and is now a first year. Just to let everyone know - their financial aid is amazing. Not being able to pay should not be an excuse for anyone. Good luck to all of you I wish you could all get in. It is an incredible place.</p>
<p>twinmom, thank you for explaining the process of waitlists. It looks that more students will be heart broken this year. At the end, most students applied to Harvard would end up in a good college anyway.</p>
<p>sucks</p>
<p>majorrrr</p>
<p>makes me want to get in even more.....</p>
<p>yield of 93% would be about 14% more than last year. i wouldn't bet against an increase, but that much is a bit more than i'd guess.</p>
<p>Well 27,000 applied, including all the cats and dogs.</p>
<p>Susan4: Yes, anyone who is of the caliber to apply to Harvard will likely wind up with excellent choices. One door closes and another door opens ... it all works out in the end.</p>
<p>well, H has already accepted 3 from my school....</p>
<p>Gymkid: That is not a factor. There are many high schools that send lots of kids to Harvard. You'd be surprised.</p>