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Post by hcpride on Jun 4, 2023 19:45:26 GMT -5
Between a high ED (I and II) percentage in the admitted pool and selecting for ‘demonstrated interest’ for the RD portion of the admitted pool, one can see a high-ish yield (to the extent that stat even matters beyond internal planning purposes) resulting. Your final point regarding distorting effects raises another issue. When a school picks half (for example) its projected class via ED…it need now only select for one half a class via RD. Which means, in some case, a substantial reduction in the number of students it accepts. Really distorting the acceptance rate. As well as yield. (On a different angle and as KYCrusader 75 notes, ED “yield” is essentially 100% - you pick ‘em, they’re coming. You may have meant a different stat. ) I will characterize yield percentage for ED as number of ED applicants accepted / number of ED applicants. That is how I calculated my 80 percent yield for the ED applicants (400/500 = 80 percent) What the CDS does not reveal is how many of the passed over ED applicants reverted to the regular application pool, and were subsequently accepted, and enrolled. I suspect it is a low / very low percentage, given HC'a very high acceptance rate on ED applicants. Isn't that the ED acceptance rate? (Some applicants/parents eyeball this ED acceptance rate when weighing their options.) In the context of admissions the "yield' statistic generally references the percentage of of accepted kids (ED and RD acceptances are both captured within the stat) who actually show up on campus. (It is important as an internal forecasting tool.)
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Post by hcpride on Jun 4, 2023 14:07:14 GMT -5
Boy, could have fooled me. It sounded like things were getting better for HC regarding incoming students and was getting higher quality applicants than in the past. Heck, maybe I could still have gotten into HC today! Well, we know we had more applicants this year (v last year) and we know we selected a much lower percentage (v last year) of applicants to fill the incoming class.
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Post by hcpride on Jun 4, 2023 10:00:39 GMT -5
With respect to HC having a high yield rate -- about 45 percent -- and using yield percentage as a metric for comparative competitiveness. For the HC class of 2026, 903 enrolled. Of the 903, 407 enrolled under Early Decision. (503 applied ED, so the ED yield was about 80 percent. At 80 percent, the yield rate approaches that of Harvard and MIT for their entire class.) If one removes the ED cohort from the yield, the yield drops to under 25 percent for the 2,050 or so who were accepted regular admission. (If HC has 150 recruited athletes who are admitted ED, that's 37.5 percent of the ED enrollees.) College selectivity is measured by the number of applicants, and the number accepted. Not by the yield on the number accepted. The reason for that is to avoid the distorting effects of differing yield percentages for sub-components of the accepted cohort. Between a high ED (I and II) percentage in the admitted pool and selecting for ‘demonstrated interest’ for the RD portion of the admitted pool, one can see a high-ish yield (to the extent that stat even matters beyond internal planning purposes) resulting. Your final point regarding distorting effects raises another issue. When a school picks half (for example) its projected class via ED…it need now only select for one half a class via RD. Which means, in some case, a substantial reduction in the number of students it accepts. Really distorting the acceptance rate. As well as yield. (On a different angle and as KYCrusader 75 notes, ED “yield” is essentially 100% - you pick ‘em, they’re coming. You may have meant a different stat. )
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Post by hcpride on Jun 4, 2023 8:05:21 GMT -5
Given the score of our last game (62-14 and not nearly as close as the score indicates), national interest, and the conferences involved (ACC v PL) our game is the opposite of a compelling matchup. But Gameday may be in Massachusetts for Army v Navy later in the season. Yup. HC-BC doesn't register to the casual national viewer as a marquee matchup. Not sure if anyone has mentioned it in this thread, but the game is going to be televised on ACC Network Extra, which basically carries the game that's seen as less desirable than the ACC Network game. No chance Gameday is coming to Chestnut Hill lol (Says more about the state of BC's program than HC's.) That said, I don't need 'em too! I've been looking forward to this game since the end of last year. I think this game is going to have a lot of local interest and be a potential sellout. What % of the crowd will be dawning purple? I watch ACCNX thru my ESPN app on my laptop/smart TV. Maine drew a reported 34K on a sunny September day last year v BC so we should be able to boost that by 10K for a reported sellout.
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Post by hcpride on Jun 4, 2023 7:06:42 GMT -5
In what sense are Wellesley, Middlebury and Colgate competitor schools? Do we compete for the same students? Does he mean USNWR rankings competitors? Certain Stats? Athletically? Prestige? For the purposes of admissions, VR is comparing national LACs. He has also chosen to mot compare HC with single sex LACs, e.g., Wellesley. Of the four LACs in the PL (excluding USMA and USNA), HC is last in the number of applications. He early on expressed great interest in how Colby branded and marketed itself. Colby had 17,000+ applications. Single-sex Smith had nearly 10,000 applications. Bates, which I view as being in the boonies, had 8,900+ applications. Of the national, coed LACs, HC is the one closest to Boston, but it has yet to benefit from the magnetic pull of Boston. Northeastern 96,000+ applications Boston University 80,000+ Harvard 57,000 Boston College 36,500 (the highest of any Catholic institution) Tufts 34,000+ MIT 27,000 Emerson 12,000 (For the class of 2026) Brandeis about 9,800. (For the class of 2026, 39 percent acceptance rate, yield of 25 percent) Ahhhh. Got it. Number of applicants (which does influence all sorts of other stats).
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Post by hcpride on Jun 4, 2023 6:40:02 GMT -5
Given the score of our last game (62-14 and not nearly as close as the score indicates), national interest, and the conferences involved (ACC v PL) our game is the opposite of a compelling matchup.
But Gameday may be in Massachusetts for Army v Navy later in the season.
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Post by hcpride on Jun 3, 2023 20:55:44 GMT -5
Believe already reported here from other sources: 21% accepted and 46% yield for incoming class. Our competitors now are Colgate, Middlebury and Wellesley (keep me honest, Crucis) A 46 percent yield means an entering class of 836. (70 or so fewer than class of 2026.)
Colgate had 21,000+ applicants, Middlebury 13,000+, Wellesley 8409. Colgate's acceptance rate was 12 percent . Wellesley 13 percent. Middlebury 5.5 percent (<third party source). So yes, HC's 21 percent was a marked improvement, but the overall # of applications still trails nearly every other LAC in the Northeast. HC may always lag the other LACs given its Catholic identity.. Fairlead, which is not a LAC, had over 15,000 applicants.[/ Wesleyan had 14,500 applicants, and a 16 percent admit rate. In what sense are Wellesley, Middlebury and Colgate competitor schools? Do we compete for the same students? Does he mean USNWR rankings competitors? Certain Stats? Athletically? Prestige?
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Post by hcpride on Jun 3, 2023 20:01:21 GMT -5
I do know BU had a yield hiccup along our lines last year so they took less kids this cycle. But 11% has got to be a new record for them.
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Post by hcpride on Jun 2, 2023 11:13:51 GMT -5
Asking for a friend: Has any Catholic been unable to worship because of this group? Has any church closed because of their behavior? Has anyone been denied service at a commercial establishment, denied the right to attend a school, denied the right to use a public park or pool because the "sisters" exist? For that matter, has this group even attempted to deny anyone the ability to do any of these things? As I, like many here, am a pedant, I am much more concerned about the fact that so many articles about this group have conflated the terms "nun" and "sister." Defenders of minstrel shows and blackface doubtlessly asked similar questions. (Just kidding, I don't think they had any defenders or at least not in 2023.) Moving aside from the fact that it is the Dodgers' decision to honor (!) the group - rather than the existence of the group itself - that has drawn the most ire, it may be time for this "parody" troupe to retire their obscene and anti-Catholic garb and schtick.
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Post by hcpride on Jun 2, 2023 10:59:22 GMT -5
On the other hand, roundabouts are making a comeback in my area (replacing lights). Numerous accidents as some dim bulbs in the circle feel obligated to stop and allow cars to enter in front of them. And get rear-ended by drives who don't expect this move. That was me just Monday. I knew the car entering was not going to stop (or at least was going way to fast for someone planning to stop in 15 feet), so I stopped in the rotary to avoid the collision. Happy to say I did not get rear ended Happy for the driver behind you too! (And perhaps you hit the horn to educate the non-yielder ) On the other hand, I find roundabouts early in the morning (with almost no traffic on the road) to be a more efficient way to move along than traffic lights.
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Post by hcpride on Jun 2, 2023 7:27:59 GMT -5
Rotaries are making a comeback. I know a few places in central MA that have fairly recently replaced conventional stop sign/traffic light intersections with rotaries I'm off to Ireland tomorrow for two weeks and will be driving. I keep telling myself--when you get to the roundabout go left. Many years ago I was in South Africa. Driving a stick shift. And hit a roundabout. My brain hit overload. (Keep in mind I was shifting with the other hand on a right hand drive car...was driving on the left side of the road approaching the roundabout...and now was entering and bearing left circling the other way...looking over both shoulders...and, of course, the locals were whipping through the roundabout at top speed.) On the other hand, roundabouts are making a comeback in my area (replacing lights). Numerous accidents as some dim bulbs in the circle feel obligated to stop and allow cars to enter in front of them. And get rear-ended by drives who don't expect this move. Of course, there are also accidents as cars entering the circle don't realize they don't have right-of-way. It's been five years and some local folks still don't get it. Overall, they do tend to make driving more convenient in my area (if one ignores the broken tail light glass and plastic).
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Post by hcpride on Jun 2, 2023 7:05:23 GMT -5
Anyone else feel this thread has gotten a bit bizarre? When one starts with the bizarre notion that the Dodgers would publicly honor an outrageous anti-Catholic hate group in 2023 there's no telling where it will end up. Inevitably (since it is anti-Catholic hate) one finds defenders/apologists - an additional dollop of bizarre (considering the forum).
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Post by hcpride on Jun 1, 2023 14:40:36 GMT -5
The apologists (news media and otherwise, Catholic and otherwise) obscure the actual reality involved with this anti-Catholic hate group. Can’t help noticing the LA Dodgers admins themselves have wisely decided to shut the front door. Stopped their own explaining and/or diversions. Not sure those photos are quite the look they want! From a group they’re honoring.
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Post by hcpride on Jun 1, 2023 12:49:24 GMT -5
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Post by hcpride on Jun 1, 2023 8:58:15 GMT -5
Maybe the genius employee behind this self-inflicted public relations disaster could team with the Bud Light genius and form some sort of tone-deaf special events firm. Like minstrel shows, transvestite faux nuns, etc. OK - I'm just going to quote myself I don't think this is going to hurt the Dodgers that much in the long run, but Bud Lite is the poster child of why businesses should stay above the fray Publicly honoring an anti-Catholic hate group is something we don't see much of this century. So that’s something to add to the Dodgers’ legacy.
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Post by hcpride on Jun 1, 2023 4:37:42 GMT -5
The rest of the Patriot League combined has a grand total of 0.
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Post by hcpride on May 31, 2023 16:18:24 GMT -5
Yeah, this is crazy, how does he get a spot? As others have speculated, I assume this is a temporary contract (most HC guys get temp contracts and need great performance combined with some luck in order to stick around). I wonder if there is a Brewster connection somewhere--the majority of our temp guys went to Falmouth in the Dicenzo era, due to his relationship with the club. My only thought is that he’s a lefty arm and in a temp (unless he really shines) situation.
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Post by hcpride on May 31, 2023 15:08:45 GMT -5
Connecting dots here... Kristin McCowan is the Dodgers' Senior Director, Government and Community Relations. This is her second season with the Dodgers. She has prior stops with: - Organizing for America...a community organizing project of the Democratic National Committee. Initially founded after the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, the group sought to mobilize supporters in favor of Obama's legislative priorities, particularly health care reform - Courage California...a progressive grassroots advocacy organization founded in 2005. The organization claims an online grassroots activism network of over 1 million members. The group works on a variety of progressive causes including LGBT equality, gun control and healthcare reform - Executive Office of the President...Role of "Senior Advisor to the Director & Director of Presidential Transition" (under Obama) - Director of International Relations and Chief of Protocol, Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti- Getty House Foundation...a non profit organization dedicated to civic education, community engagement, and the preservation of Getty House, the Official Mayoral Residence of Los Angeles. We also know that Mark Walter, one of the big guys in the Guggenheim group that owns the Dodgers, has donated to the DNC and Obama campaign in the past. Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss -- prominent LGBTQI++ figures -- also are part owners of the Dodgers. Doesn't come as much of a surprise to me that the Dodgers are doing this. And this isn't even touching ESG rating and the implications that has financially... Sounds like the Dodgers would have been better served by hiring former poster Ryan Holt who, last I knew, has been doing marketing type things for an AHL team in California Maybe the genius employee behind this self-inflicted public relations disaster could team with the Bud Light genius and form some sort of tone-deaf special events firm. Like minstrel shows, transvestite faux nuns, etc.
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Post by hcpride on May 31, 2023 9:55:35 GMT -5
1) This would NEVER have been approved it was flamboyant men/things/pick-your-pronouns walking around with A) skull caps, fake noses, white scarves, B) sexified hijabs or other headscarves, or C) traditional African tribal garb. There is a false equivalency between bad things the Church has done and them not being able to claim injustice of their own. I don’t think that those who argue anti- Catholic hate and bigotry (much less honoring purveyors of such) is OK are actually serious. And the Dodgers have wisely avoided any such peculiar argumentation. I’m sure the employee who got them into this indefensible position is now on a remote scouting assignment of the long term variety.
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Post by hcpride on May 30, 2023 21:13:11 GMT -5
Back to Cam Spencer. : Report: Rutgers' Cam Spencer Plans to Visit UCLA Men's Basketball The sharpshooter used to play for assistant coach Ivo Simovic at Loyola Maryland before joining the Scarlet Knights in 2022.
The Bruins are going after one of the top graduate transfers on the market.
Rutgers transfer guard Cam Spencer is planning to visit UCLA men's basketball, Stadium's Jeff Goodman reported Monday evening. Miami (FL), UConn and Oklahoma are the other schools still in the running for Spencer.
According to Adam Zagoria of NJ.com and The New York Times, Spencer is "not rushing a decision," implying that the sharpshooter won't be announcing a commitment anytime soon.www.si.com/college/ucla/mens-basketball/report-rutgers-transfer-cam-spencer-visiting-ucla-mens-basketball
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Post by hcpride on May 30, 2023 16:23:30 GMT -5
I guess it’s to the LA Dodgers’ credit that they’re not attempting any ridiculous and diversionary defenses to their indefensible decision to honor an anti-Catholic hate group.
In fact, they’re wisely not saying or explaining anything at all. Just quickly greenlighting a night of “Christian Faith and Family” on the heels of their tone deaf (to say the least) embrace of bigotry.
If you listen carefully you can almost hear the frantic Dodger PR firms repeatedly telling their clients to shut the front door. And let Clayton Kershaw say absolutely anything he wants in the hopes of avoiding a Bud Light debacle on steroids. It might work.
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Post by hcpride on May 29, 2023 17:32:36 GMT -5
The same could be said for recruiting athletes or legacy admissions. Both recruited cohorts have been at the core in the marketing of American colleges and universities. Where would Notre Dame be without its football team regarding recognition. The same can be said for Duke regarding marketing recognition regarding basketball. Harvard, Yale and Princeton have benefited for over 200 years regarding legacy admissions. The world has changed regarding the cohorts that make the educational experience viable. The action by the colleges is an affirmation to their sustainability. I don’t doubt (nor does anyone) there are numerous inequities (perceived or otherwise) in college admissions. College race-based admissions actions that discriminate directly against Asian applicants are the matter at hand.
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Post by hcpride on May 29, 2023 17:00:46 GMT -5
I think there’s a meaningful difference between affirmative action as we know it and an effort to seek out and recruit students from a particular demographic group. For example if you wanted more Belgian students there’s a difference between (A) letting in “C students” from Belgium and (2) visiting high schools in Brussels to sell highly qualified Belgian HS students on applying to your school. It appears our school president makes the assumption Justice Thomas was in the “A” group. That ‘A’ practice is in the crosshairs of the Supreme Court. I’ve seen this argument (sort of a Justice Thomas ‘gotcha’) before. Accurate or not, I don't find it relevant to the decision at hand. (If Prez R is suggesting that Justice Thomas was in the (2) group, that has nothing to do with the case at hand.)
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Post by hcpride on May 29, 2023 15:57:50 GMT -5
ND with a decisive victory. The ND goalie, Liam Entenmann, is one of the Chaminade products on the Irish. I assume his family gave us those great bakery goods. I like the raspberry danish twist. Yes. And BTW dad and uncle played at Chaminade too. Here come the Irish. Not quite the football splash but pretty cool college lax entrance: /mediaViewer?currentTweet=1663228249420210180¤tTweetUser=NDlacrosse
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Post by hcpride on May 29, 2023 9:51:17 GMT -5
Chaminade even generates Catholic bishops - one anyway. If it is any consolation, St Anthony's beat Chaminade in lax twice this year and are absolutely loaded with talent. Now if we could only get a few of the better players from each team to head our way...
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