<p>I applied to Columbia and I live in Missouri. Their number of students from the Mid-West region is relatively low and I was just curious if that reflected interest or how they want to construct their community. So if you're applying from the Mid-West, go ahead and throw up your state and RD or ED just to settle my (and I think some other people's) curiosity.</p>
<p>yup you have a better shot</p>
<p>Well, i know its not the widwest, but im from Texas and i EDed SEAS.</p>
<p>what's the yield rate from texas? does anyone have any ideas?</p>
<p>Kansas, RD at CC</p>
<p>Indiana, ED to SEAS...</p>
<p>ED to SEAS. From Toledo, OH.</p>
<p>Columbia admission officers will tell you that they have low yield from Texas, historically, so they look better on ED apps than on RD apps whom they figure will just go to UT or Rice anyway.</p>
<p>Yeah Denzera, youre right. My regional admissions officer said that there is a really low yield rate for Texas, so im hoping my ED to SEAS will kinda help boost me a little.</p>
<p>i keep hearing 'yield' ..never quite understood what it meant..anyone care to elaborate?</p>
<p>a yield rate is the number of people who decided to matriculate at a particular university (in this case, columbia) versus the number of people who are accepted.</p>
<p><---- from eastern washington state. anybody have any yield info? are we in the same category as california :( ?</p>
<p>No, Washington is not the same as California, especially not Eastern Washington (but you might want to somehow make it clear your surrounds are not the suburbs of Seattle).</p>
<p>^^ the opportunity did not present itself on my ED app, but i believe my counselor mentioned something along the lines of a "rural, farming community" in my rec. hopefully that is all it takes. good luck to you all!</p>
<p>^^and may the force be with you...</p>
<p>Btw: Matriculate means you choose to go to the school. So out of all the students that get accepted, some may choose to go elsewhere, but the kids that go to that particular college matriculate there.</p>