Improving yields by deferral from EA, delayed notification or wait lists

<p>After a long discussion with my nephew, I realize some people are confused about deferrals from EA, delayed admissions, and Wait lists. So I'll explain it here. If you look at some schools there are students complaining they have not heard from a particular college while they know plenty accepted who applied later and who had weaker credentials. Often the person says they have already been admitted to more competitive schools and they are wondering why they have not been admitted to the lower ranked school. One possible reason is gamesmanship on the part of admissions. At some schools, the admissions officers' concern about yield (% accepted who attend) matters. When schools play those games, they are often concerned when an applicant has credentials that are higher than the students who end up enrolling. They figure that the school is a "safety" with little chance the candidate will attend. This used to be called "Tufts Syndrome". If they delay accepting the student, they can gage interest by the extent to which the student shows interest or expresses concern about not being accepted. If they defer such students and then delay sending an acceptance, they can see if the student really wants to be there. If they get no calls, they figure that the student has already decided to go elsewhere. That means one less accepted applicant who chooses not to come. They are "saving their Yield". The same is true about wait lists. A school that wait lists stronger candidates than most of the students who attend the school is probably gaming it in order to "protect the Yield". A low yield has a negative impact by impacting some ranking of colleges and by making a school look undesirable to other potential applicants. It is not a good sign if 60% of the accepted applicants choose to go to a different school if given a choice, So, if you are deferred from EA or put on the waiting list, that may be the reason. Expressing interest may help a lot. </p>

<p>What are the chances you will be admitted? Who knows but odds are higher that Binghamton will accept you than you will say yes to Binghamton if they do. Binghamton reject almost 60% of those who paid the application fee but nearly 80% of those admitted turned Binghamton down. This isn’t unusual for a large state school. That means over 9500 turned Binghamton down and 2631 accepted the admissions offer. They may welcome applicants who show loads of interest and seem like they will come if given an offer. The key may be to show interest.</p>

<p>Parchmt says “41% percent were admitted making SUNY at Binghamton a more difficult school to get into with a lesser chance of acceptance for the traditional applicants attracted to this school. SUNY at Binghamton typically accepts and attracts B+ average high school students.
Only 22% of those admitted chose to enroll in the school. This indicates the school may not be the first choice for many applicants with the academic record needed for admission.”</p>