<p>Does anyone know how colleges predict their yield for a given year? Is it based on some type of algorithm? Is it based on historical data?</p>
<p>I guess it's mostly past experience.</p>
<p>I think they also look at the level of interest certain students display to get some kind of "guarantee".</p>
<p>Interest can be easily faked</p>
<p>Ya I think they look at past figures, take any trends into account, etc.</p>