@daacquan2 what makes you think the other colleges even knew where this student applied? And where did he say they were publics here.
Moving on…have YOU made your final decision yet?
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You are missing the point, schools often reject the top applicants in their class if they think that that student is more likely to get into and choose a college better than them.
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Yield protection is not likely in the case you describe.
It is all speculation though since the op hasn’t revealed stats
We’re not missing the point. Yield protection exists at some universities and for some applicants but it cannot be used as an all-purpose explanation. But it’s kind of beyond the point, it doesn’t matter for you specifically, and it doesn’t help you make decisions.
2 weeks left.
1 campus is close, 2 are a few hours away. Lots of planning to do. Should be exciting - see where you can meet with students or profs, where Admissions can see you in person or not, whether you’ll walk around on your own, find online comments if you are on your own…
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GWU has a whole week of admitted students zoom sessions planned and Rutgers’ “Open House” for admitted students was last weekend. Signed my name up for each relevant session. As for in-person visits, maybe next week hopefully.
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Good job 
Keep your eyes on the ball: figuring out the best fit for you from the 3 colleges that admitted you.
We missed the Rutgers open house on Saturday, do you know if it’s recorded?
You don’t want to derail your own post by bringing up someone else’s yield protection into the discussion!
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No, they say that they can be as affordable. They only promise to meet full “demonstrated need”- and they get to define what that means.
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Your options are Rutgers and GWU? Will your parents pay for GWU if you don’t get any additional aid?
they said the recordings will be available tomorrow at https://rutgersondemand.com/ I missed a session myself so I messaged them to ask too
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Hopefully
It’s mid-April. Your parents should be able to give you a firm budget. I would ask them if they’ll pay for GWU even without additional aid today. If their answer is anything other than yes, plan to put a deposit down at Rutgers.
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The OP definitely didn’t expect an army of well-meaning Desi aunties and uncles hounding him to get his act together… online! 
It takes a village.
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Given point #5 that I made above, transferring from Rutgers to T20 is not going to happen. RU has almost all of the majors that a T20 would have. My point is that if you’re going to go in with the mindset of transferring, then you should matriculate at a college where the transfer application makes sense. A community college or junior college for example. They are two-year programs and designed for people to transfer out. I know this is not on your radar screen, but community colleges are a perfect launching pad for a 4 year degree. You’ll have two opportunities for transfer apps from a CC: after first year, and also again after 2nd year. If I were a T20 admissions officer, and I saw an app from someone like you with one year of solid grades from a community college, and full pay, you would be given a serious look. As pointed out above, several of the counties in NY with community colleges have articulation agreements with Cornell.
It sounds like however your sights are set on GWU. Which is fine and makes sense, but thought I’d point out a different option to consider.
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List of articulation agreements from community colleges to Cornell:
CALS:
Human Ecology:
https://www.human.cornell.edu/admissions/transfer/articulationagreements
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Old article from about a decade ago, but has some interesting text regarding the transfer process at Cornell. I believe the word ‘guarantee’ is no longer used…
Students matriculating at these two-year institutions are guaranteed admission so long as they meet five transfer criteria, which include having at least a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and demonstrating a solid interest and fit in the CALS major.
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Just my 2 cents:
-many people already chimed in on your initial list and your stats. You had decent numbers, probably too many reaches on your list, not enough targets.
-Have to say I’m a little surprised Northeastern rejected you…but admissions is crazy.
-GW is a great school for your fields of interest. Had a niece who graduated from there and she had many opportunities to do internships in all sorts of government roles. DC is very cosmopolitan, and GW is smack in the middle of things.
-The big decision is the delta of tuition between Rutgers and GW.
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I’ve been on the NU thread this year. Several high stats kids denied. So it’s not surprising at all. The stats might have been great but the overall resume probably didn’t work with the AOs.
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