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<p>I realize I might have been too subtle when describing Parchment as unreliable. So, allow me to correct that error. Parchment is combining data that are unadulterated horse manure with a glossy presentation. Actually, they have no comparative data; they just pretend to have them through the “collective” power of their database. </p>
<p>Here’s what anyone can do. There is a school that has lifted the veil about THEIR cross-admits, namely Stanford. Dean Shaw presented the results of Stanford through presentations to the Stanford Senate. We also can find the actual yield numbers through the published Common Data Set of Stanford. Now, let’s look at what those Parchment boys come up with:</p>
<p>Stanford
Reported Results 2151
Accepted 387 (18%)<br>
Rejected 1764
Attending 150
Yield Rate 39% <<<< Compare that to the real yield!</p>
<p>In their college matchups, Parchment reports numbers such as Stanford versus UC Santa Barbara at 77/23 and UC Berkeley 86/14! </p>
<p>From the reports by Dean Shaw, we know that in the list of schools “grabbing” cross-admits, UC Berkeley does not come in very high (below 20th) and that a calculation of the yield losses intimates that between 6 and 12 students enroll at Cal after rejecting Stanford’s offer. </p>
<p>The conclusion is that the numbers used by Parchment are based on biased and partial samples, and are no more valid than similar exercises presented on College Confidential. In other words, the same garbage!</p>