As Penn Law is one of my top choices as I have family ties there and love the Philly area, I want to know little bit more about how the yield protect works there.
My basic understanding is this: Schools may yield protect candidates who may go to higher ranked school in part so that the school can keep a low acceptance rate. One of the school that does this the most is Penn because of the concern that applicants make choose an acceptance at CCN over a Penn acceptance.
But after looking at myLSN: I was wondering if there is more to it than a yield protect from the CCN group and if Penn prefers higher GPA's, and that is why they YP so much
Why do they YP much less so in the high GPA range since these candidates could just as easily spurn Penn for one of CCN ( and possibly with more money too given the higher GPA's)? That is what confuses my the most about those graphs
Do I have a legitimate shot at Penn if I crush my LSAT retake (upper 3.6X-lower 3.7X)? ( I am not sure how much it would help my case, but if YP at Penn is truly about limiting the acceptance offers to people who ultimately may not attend, I write a why Penn essay, write a LOCI, visit the campus again ( loved it)). I realize if I do not crush the retake none of that stuff will matter, but if I did well on the retake, hopefully doing those things will play into my favor
I am not saying I would turn down a CCN acceptance for Penn, but I would definitely want an acceptance from them.
Thanks!
