there will be people that disagree, which is fine
schools have a finite number of interview spots, and also a finite number of seats
they have to spend their time/effort/$$$ on interviewing great candidates to be part of their class
a school could theoretically offer interviews/acceptances to only those with high stats, there are many of those
however, this could lead to a higher percentage of potential issues (gunners, high maintenance, "karens", social/psyschological, etc) with a full class of students with only high stats
in addition, high stats students know they can go to their in-state schools, or schools in nearby states, or even "prestigious" schools- ivies, UNC, UMich (top school in the US) or desirable locations- ucla ucsf uop
so, for example, you have a california resident with a 5.0 gpa and 35 aa/ts (plenty of those here on SDN)
they apply to a private school in, say, maine because they are well above their average and even their 95th percentile
is that private school going to offer one of their limited invites/acceptances to that student despite the knowledge that they are not likely to attend said school because they have other options?
the analogy i use is this:
i weighed a buck fifteen in high school, was a band geek, and had zits and braces
is it in my best interest to ask the head cheerleader or homecoming queen to prom?
THAT'S yield management
yes, there will be exceptions and outliers
like i said, this is a theory, not a rule
feel free to discuss...
schools have a finite number of interview spots, and also a finite number of seats
they have to spend their time/effort/$$$ on interviewing great candidates to be part of their class
a school could theoretically offer interviews/acceptances to only those with high stats, there are many of those
however, this could lead to a higher percentage of potential issues (gunners, high maintenance, "karens", social/psyschological, etc) with a full class of students with only high stats
in addition, high stats students know they can go to their in-state schools, or schools in nearby states, or even "prestigious" schools- ivies, UNC, UMich (top school in the US) or desirable locations- ucla ucsf uop
so, for example, you have a california resident with a 5.0 gpa and 35 aa/ts (plenty of those here on SDN)
they apply to a private school in, say, maine because they are well above their average and even their 95th percentile
is that private school going to offer one of their limited invites/acceptances to that student despite the knowledge that they are not likely to attend said school because they have other options?
the analogy i use is this:
i weighed a buck fifteen in high school, was a band geek, and had zits and braces
is it in my best interest to ask the head cheerleader or homecoming queen to prom?
THAT'S yield management
yes, there will be exceptions and outliers
like i said, this is a theory, not a rule
feel free to discuss...
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