<p>Do you think the fact that your brother declined to attend after being admitted brought a little bit of "Tufts Syndrome" into play, adversely affecting your case?</p>
<p>Where did he go?</p>
<p>(Incidentally, Michigan and Ann Arbor are terriffic. For a music major, it may be one of the best places to be in America.)</p>
<p>To Rebecca, Sorry to hear that!</p>
<p>Colleges are indeed appreciative to applicants' interests in 2 ways.
1. They are sincere wrt the interest shown by many students who want to be admitted.
2. They also "need' many applicants to drive up their appl pool, selective index, & so on.
Blame this on those college rankings?</p>
<p>It appears most colleges are quite relentless in their marketing, to reach more students & to get more of them thinking about applying.
See the amount of "junk mail" sent out to HS juniors ...
Some students would say "why not?" especially if "so & so college said I'm excellent & all that".</p>
<p>Re: Byerly's post</p>
<p>Are you saying Yale (and/or) other colleges may/do track the admission outcome of older sibling(s), and use that data to influence how younger sibling's appl will be treated?
Is that legal to do so?</p>
<p>FBC, I had stacks and stacks of packets from colleges. They kept coming, even during mid April!</p>
<p>Rebecca, sorry about the news. You're going to a great school, and though I can understand your disappointment, badtalking the school isn't the most appropiate response.</p>
<p>Well, schools do track their yield stats for each secondary school, and some reportedly track them by <em>zip code</em>, so I'm sure that they'd be aware if a sibling or two turned the place down. That doesn't mean, in any particular case, that a applicant's chances would necessarily suffer.</p>
<p>so Byerly, is it safe to assume they won't be taking any off the waitlist?</p>
<p>I suppose the only threat to Yale's 1340 class size is the Harvard waitlist.</p>
<p>I'd agree on both counts.</p>
<p>Apparently WL use at Princeton will be minimal also, meaning less musical chairs than usual all around. What happens at Stanford might have some small impact, I suppose, but a magin of 30 slots should be ample to cover any melt.</p>
<p>A unknown might be the +/- of those requesting to defer a year vs last year's deferees.</p>
<p>Re Byerly, </p>
<p>that's amazing that colleges track yield by HS/zip codes!
Guess they really collect all sorts of stats.</p>
<p>That really sucks for my sister. I turned down Yale this year, but my sister, who's a junior, wants to go to Yale. I think it'd be really unfair if they rejected her based on what I did.</p>
<p>It isn't necessary. There are always outside factors. If she gets rejected, it is very unlikely that it is because you declined.</p>
<p>Byerly: My brother will be attending your alma mater. Also, what do you mean by "Tufts Syndrome"?</p>
<p>FBC: I have a twin brother who was accepted to HYP. He has turned down YP.</p>
<p>Zephyr: The letter I received from Yale (which I rewrote already in this thread) clearly stated that they would not be using a waitlist this year. Best of luck to you where you go.</p>
<p>Does your brother post on CC?</p>
<p>"Tufts Syndrome" = the practice of rejecting or waitlisting well-qualified applicants who a college has reason to believe, based on demographic or other evidence, will be unlikely to matriculate if admitted. A yield-protection device.</p>
<p>Byerly, Tufts Syndrome almost definitely had nothing to do with my case, since my brother and I both applied to schools this year. If anything, they would have recruited me to lure him in, since he'd already been accepted to Harvard early. And no, my brother does not post on CC.</p>
<p>Rebecca:
Congratulations to both you & your brother - all top college destinations for this fall!!</p>
<p>Perhaps you can keep the transfer option (to Yale) open for next year,
depending on how you like UMich?</p>
<p>I think Rebecca is the sort who will throw herself into the exciting Ann Arbor scene and never look back. The cultural/musical life there is amazing.</p>
<p>:D Byerly called it. Besides (not to mimic the Aesop's story of sour grapes), Ann Arbor offers me more opportunities musically than Yale ever could. Nope, Yale's chance came and went, and with it came and went my enthusiasm for the place. Now I'm the most enthusiastic wolverine you'll ever meet.</p>
<p>I'll see you at the Michigan-Minnesota game!</p>
<p>Rebecca, I must confess I've been following your posts for quite a while, and was almost in tears when you didn't get accepted. All I can say now is you attitude and enthusiasm is an inspiration. I know you will have the most wonderful undergrad experience at a terrific school. Please find a way to keep us CC parents informed of your progress and of course when you perform on Broadway let us know that too. I truly believe that all things turn out for the best even when they don't go as planned - you know that too - you're wise enough to move on and upward. I applaud you now and look forward to the day when the music world celebrates it's new discovery. Have a most marvelous college life!</p>
<p>Rebecca, I also received my "waitlist rejection" today. While we won't be at Yale next year, I think we'll both have a wonderful time at Mich. (for you) and the big S (for me). It's Yale's loss, really.</p>
<p>Make me a third. I am not too sad that I didn't get off the waitlist; it would have been a crapshoot anyhow.</p>