Yield/Waitlist news from today's DP

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Officials predict increased yield rate
Class of 2010 expected to break diversity records, could include fewer than 20 waitlisted students
By nicholas joy
May 12, 2006</p>

<p>Not only did a record number of high-school students apply to Penn this year, but a higher percentage of those accepted are choosing to enroll.
According to Dean of Admissions Lee Stetson, preliminary results have Penn on track for a 1 to 2 percentage-point increase from last year’s yield of 65.5 percent.</p>

<p>This number is even higher than admissions officers expected, and Stetson said he believes that the number of students accepted from the waitlist will be “nominal.”</p>

<p>“We will have enrolled precisely the number we wanted,” Stetson said. “It just appears that Penn’s star continues to rise.”</p>

<p>The University accepted 3,622 out of 20,479 applicants this year for a record-low 17.7 percent acceptance rate.</p>

<p>Keeping with recent trends, the Class of 2010 is shaping up to be among the most diverse and skilled ever to attend the University, Stetson said.</p>

<p>“The class looks to be as interesting and academically accomplished as any we’ve had,” he said.</p>

<p>All 50 states will be represented in the Class of 2010.</p>

<p>According to Stetson, the class is on track to set a record for diversity. In particular, 206 black students are set to attend, compared to 193 last year.</p>

<p>After the University faced a housing shortage when the Class of 2009 exceeded predicted enrollment rates, Stetson had said more students were waitlisted this year than the year before.</p>

<p>However, Stetson said he does not anticipate accepting more than 20 or so students from the 800 to 900 in the waitlist pool.</p>

<p>“We are fortunate to be in a very strong position,” Stetson said. “It means more students are choosing Penn as a first choice.”</p>

<p>According to Stetson, Penn’s yield has risen in recent years and is now in line with most peer institutions.</p>

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<p>Excellent. Yield is predicted to be 66.2%.</p>

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<p>NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S NOT EXCELLENT AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
20 out of 800 or 900...................... :( :( :(</p>

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<p>Work your ass off and transfer :X</p>

<p>And jose, you're a yield whore.</p>

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<p>Coveney, you're just a whore.</p>

<p>josewitpwned.</p>

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<p>I could play dirty but I won't, so I best recommend not mocking me, Wharonite <em>spits</em></p>

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<p>Or should I say, Whoretonite.</p>

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<p>Woot! Go Nicholas! My freshman roomie :)</p>

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<p>It's easy being a yield whore when you still use ED.</p>

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<p>oh man...for those who are on the waitlist and are anxious, I'm sorry...I hope you get in. If it's any source of comfort, I declined my acceptance into Penn to go to Dartmouth...so that at least frees up one space!</p>

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<p>what's with the obsession with yield by Penn students (as previously mentioned in the thread)?</p>

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<p>Reeze, Yield used to be one of the factors in the US News rankings, but is not any longer. But selectivity, which IS a factor in the rankings is directly dependent on yield. The higher the yield, the fewer students have to be accepted. That translates to a lower acceptance rate and ultimately a higher ranking for the school, hence the obsession!</p>

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<p>Actually, Yield is a very small factor in "selectivity." It only affects the acceptance rate, which is only one of 3 factors in "selectivity." However, class size and application number has a much greater affect on acceptance rate than yield. An example is that WashU has only about 30% yield, and yet it's in the top 8 or 10 in selectivity.</p>

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<p>They'll take all the help they can get!</p>

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<p>I'll try this one again, since you're right, I was being too simplistic in discussing it that way. What you're saying is true, Aurelius in that SAT scores account for 50% of the selectivity index, proportion top 10% accounts for 40% and acceptance rate only 10%. </p>

<p>However, predicting yield correctly is a big deal to the college administration for many reasons. If they underestimate, that can cause huge hassles and a housing squeeze for the next year, as it did last year, and end up costing the school a lot of money.</p>

<p>It also goes to reputation and prestige. If everyone that gets an acceptance ends up going to that school, it's showing how anxious students are to go there, which drives up the popularity of the school for the next year, boosting applications from even more qualified high SAT and Top 10% candidates and allowing the school to become ever more selective, in ways that WILL more directly affect the rankings.</p>

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<p>Higher yeild=lower acceptance rates next year.</p>

<p>Brilliant, it seems chances of me getting in decrease every passing day.</p>

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<p>You're overreaching. Go find similar threads in other Ivy forums.</p>

<p>Hope that helps!</p>

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<p>
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>> what's with the obsession with yield by Penn students (as previously mentioned in the thread)?</p>

<p>You're overreaching. Go find similar threads in other Ivy forums.</p>

<p>Hope that helps!

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<p>Ok. I don't get the whole yeild obsession with Ivy league students on here. You must be one the people who cringe when someone asks if you go to Penn State? :)</p>

<p>I'll be going to UPenn and if anyone thinks it's Penn St, it's ok... a name doesn't define who I am.</p>

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<p>Gosh darn those Nittany Lions</p>