<p>ok, i've been hearing a lot of different things. but here's my question. i heard that ivies share ur name at least in the application process. .. do they also share ur application with one another? specifically, i heard that if u apply to a majority of the ivies, u have a greater chance of being rejected bc they know u don't have a num. 1 school or they will admit you to the one ivy school that they think will fit you. </p>
<p>if this is true, then i will def. have to apply to only 3 or 4. . .and i really wanted to do harvard, princeton, and yale. . .and now i don't know. i also wanted to apply to cornell and dartmouth, bc i think i have a better chance getting into those schools. . .i'm so confused now bc this is rolling the dice right now. so i guess my final question is, do ivies share information, and will ur chances be lessened by applying to many ivies. or by applying to Harvard princeton and yale?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>That's absolutely a myth. The only way your name will get shared is if you apply ED or SCEA somewhere, the school will share your name with other schools so that applicants can't break the rules by applying somewhere they agreed not to because of an agreement they made with the school.</p>
<p>I'm on bedrest with mono. I have nothing better to do all day.</p>
<p>Now I wonder...</p>
<p>They can't share names. Not only does that seem illegal (unfair business practices, like the Supreme Court decision a few years ago over the illegal activities created by comparing aid packages between schools by the schools), but it would help other schools.</p>
<p>However, if they share names EA, does that mean that all of the other Ivies now during the regular time if you applied early? That could hurt applicants, even if they were not accepted.</p>
<p>I do hear about a lot of people who apply to several Ivy schools and only get into one. This practice would significantly increase their yield rate because so many people apply to more than one Ivy, and these colleges would be competing with one another. I really hope it's not true, though, or else I'm getting 4 or 5 rejection letters in the mail in April. (But God, please let it be one acceptance letter from Yale and four rejections from other colleges!)</p>
<p>Yes, you hear about a lot of people only getting into one Ivy because IT'S REALLY COMPETITIVE. There are many qualified applicants that get into several ivies, even some each year that get into H, Y, and P.</p>
<p>Lindsey! I hope you are feeling better!!!!!! Will you be able to attend school 2nd semester?</p>
<p>I hope so! Thanks for asking :)</p>
<p>I just got another round of tests done last week and haven't heard back from my doctor yet. However, I think I should be back in action soon. </p>
<p>I'm visiting my dad right now for the holidays and actually ran into my Calculus teacher at the airport. He was VERY nice and understanding, so I'm hoping my other teachers are feeling the same.</p>
<p>I somehow dont think they have the time to verify if each one of their zillions of applicants has applied to another Ivy or not...</p>
<p>My theory:
1) It's really competitive.
2) People who apply to a lot of Ivy League schools probably put less effort into each application then those who apply to fewer schools. Less effort = lowered chances
3) Applicants who are really competitive know it and apply to fewer schools in many cases. Those who apply to all the Ivies might actually be weaker students who are hoping to get into SOME big name college. </p>
<p>Some combination of the above factors explains the trend quite nicely.</p>