page_title: Yield protection
hierarchical_section_title: Yield protection
caption_attribution_description: West Hall, at Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
context_page_description: Yield protection is an admissions practice where a university or academic institution rejects or wait-lists highly qualified students on the grounds that such students are bound to be accepted by more prestigious universities or programs.
  However, an alternate view holds that yield protection is a myth propagated by college students who failed to gain admission to elite universities; this view proposes that weak or negative subjective factors in an application may contribute to a rejection in spite of the applicant's strong qualifications.
  Yield rate refers to the proportion of students who matriculate after acceptance to a college.
context_section_description: Yield protection (commonly referred to as Tufts syndrome) is an admissions practice where a university or academic institution rejects or wait-lists highly qualified students on the grounds that such students are bound to be accepted by more prestigious universities or programs.
  However, an alternate view holds that yield protection is a myth propagated by college students who failed to gain admission to elite universities; this view proposes that weak or negative subjective factors in an application may contribute to a rejection in spite of the applicant's strong qualifications.
  Yield rate refers to the proportion of students who matriculate (i.e. accept an admissions offer and attend the college) after acceptance to a college.
caption: Tufts University, where the term Tufts syndrome derives its name from, has been most often accused of yield protection.[1]
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