<p>Columbia's percentage of defferals increased significantly. Columbia is trying to raise their yield but they don't want to look like they are favoring middle-upper income families by admitting 43% of the class ED like last year - since most ED applicants are from middle-upper income families. Therefore, the percentage of deferred students should also greatly increase. This way Columbia increases their yield by admitting people who are more likely to accept (since they had been committed to ED) and they don't seem unfair for admitting a large chunk of the freshman class ED.</p>
<p>If that's true about Columbia doing that to look like they don't favor middle upper income families, that's sooo annoying! That's the same reason harvard excised their early program. I honestly think it is so dumb...People who are more advantaged usually have the exact same access to computers as people who aren't through public libraries, schools. The only thing you need to apply early decision is a computer, and we are in the 21st century!</p>
<p>^this is silly, think about the differences in education, the teaching standards at a good vs. a bad school. paying for private tutors, sat coaching classes and paying for admissions consultants to optimize essays and extra-curricular activities, I'm no socialist but the disadvantage for lower income students is evident.</p>
<p>"co2002-do they mean, 10% of deferred kids get in? like out of the deferred pool? i'm confused as to what they mean"</p>
<p>yes, 10% of deffered kids would get in, on average over the years (assuming columbia's acceptance rate in 10% RD)</p>
<p>Like confidential coll said, if you're deferred, you're put in the regular applicant pool, treated like a regular applicant, and thus have a 10% (or 8%, or whatever their acceptance rate is) chance of getting in.</p>
<p>Perhaps, but they surely put stock in the fact that you applied ED, and thus they can assume a long standing interest and preference toward Columbia.</p>
<p>I'm sure they've calculated the yield statistic for deferred applicants who were later accepted.</p>