<p>I read somewhere that this year Harvard's yield was 71%, much less than the 80% it usually is.</p>
<p>Although still a national high does this decline in yield show more students are picking other colleges?</p>
<p>Princeton reported that Harvard's yield was 80%. I think Princeton would be more likely to report a lower calculation of the yield for Harvard than a higher calculation.</p>
<p>From the Harvard Gazette:
"Nearly 80 percent of the students admitted to the Class of 2009 will enter Harvard in September. The current yield is 78.5 percent, slightly above last year's 77.6 percent. </p>
<p>The Class of 2009 is similar to last year's class in terms of geographic background and intended field of concentration. It is quite possible that for the second time in Harvard's history, there will be more women than men in the entering class. (Staff file photo Justin Ide/Harvard News Office) </p>
<p>The yield is likely to rise by the time the Admissions Committee makes its final selections in June. The high yield means that only a small number of students can be admitted from the waiting list this year. </p>
<p>"Yield" is considered a measure of a college's competitiveness. Harvard's yield remains, by a substantial margin, the highest of the nation's selective colleges - particularly striking because students admitted under Harvard's Early Action program are free to enroll at other colleges. "</p>
<p>Where did you read that? Troll.</p>
<p>he's not a troll, actually YOU are!!</p>
<p>I would be a pretty good troll with 2800+ posts lol</p>
<p>I read it on cc</p>
<p>I guess I was mistaken jeez</p>