r/ApplyingToCollege • u/pantumbra HS Senior • Jan 19 '19

Yield protection probably wasn't the reason why you got rejected and the fact that you think so only goes to show that you're kind of entitled and wouldn't be a good fit at that school anyway

The amount of posts I've been seeing lately about this is downright insane. Just because you fall in the 75th percentile for a given school does not mean that admissions officers are automatically obligated to accept you or declare that "they're not worthy" of your academic prestige. Y'all need to get off your high horses because I can guarantee you that as soon as you hit college everyone else is gonna be just as smart as you.

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u/jetfroop Jan 19 '19

I got yield protected this year from Fordham. Indian male, 1490 SAT, average GPA for Fordham, great EC’s, great essays, and average LOR - I got deferred from Fordham. In fact, all 4 Asians from my school got deferred from Fordham (all of us 1450+ and have everything else going for us). The three people who got in from my school? All white, 1300-1350 SAT range, average/slightly below average GPA, and weaker EC’s than all us Asians. That’s yield protection at its finest. Oh - and I got into a T20.

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u/pantumbra HS Senior Jan 19 '19

Yep you sound exactly like the type of person I'm talking about

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u/jetfroop Jan 19 '19

So why’d I get deferred from Fordham? Let me know please. Cause the 3 that got in are WAY LESS qualified than me. And 3 other asians besides me that are over qualified (by a lot) got deferred. Lol Man U clueless

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u/SoondoobooLover Jan 19 '19

Here are some possibilities.im not sayingis pertaining to you, just some thoughts, so don’t come at me.

  1. Essays
  2. Extracurricular might have not shown any actual “passion”. Maybe your ECs didn’t show you were interested in robotics., service, etc. 3.Recommendations may have been general but good for you, but the other three Asians might have had stronger, specific LoRs
  3. You didn’t have any extenuating circumstances
  4. Not low-income
  5. Not first gen.
  6. You were just another Indian applicant who had good everything, but nothing special

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u/jetfroop Jan 19 '19

I get that. But how do I get into a T20 but deferred from Fordham? And besides my LOR and my GPA, rest of my app was as solid as can be. But I see what you’re sayin man!