I am not an NYU attending, but one of my children is currently a student there, so you'll forgive me if I take offense at comments like the students there are all high stat tools. High stats, yes...around 522 and 3.96 mean I believe. By the way, your assertion is inaccurate that most t5 schools have a yield of 65%. Furthermore, MD yield at NYU is around 65%. But yield stats are meaningless and I agree that there are prestige-seekers that will pay full tuition for a diploma from the likes of Hopkins and I do not disparage them. Nevertheless, I will remain a cheerleader for NYU and any other top schools with sufficient endowments that go to the tuition-free model, because no medical student should be saddled with crippling debt. Finally, despite your protestations, NYU will continue to rise in PD rankings as the quality of students coming out make their mark, so it may be easier for you to simply accept that. Best of luck in your endeavors