<p>If I had to guess, I'd say the number of early admits will decline (for the third or fourth year in a row) as they start to wean themselves off the process.</p>
<p>Seniors only apply to colleges ONE time (unless they take a gap year and re-apply...). So you'd still only have one shot at Harvard, even if Harvard was continuing SCEA. It just so happens that the only year we apply to colleges is the last year Harvard is offering SCEA. I think people who were planning to apply will apply, and most people who weren't won't make a decision based on the fact that its the "last year".</p>
<p>It's possible that there will be some people who apply just because its the "last chance". But I think this number will be countered by the people who think Harvard ended SCEA starting this year (trust me, there are some).</p>
<p>I don't believe there will be a difference in the number of applications. However, we can only guess whether or not the number of acceptances, deferals, rejections will be apportioned in the same balance as previous years.</p>
<p>I hope they don't change but can't help thinking that they will slowly lean towards the regular round and put less emphasis on the early apps to prepare for the next year's total elimination of EA.
Then, I am pretty much screwed.....! </p>
<p>BTW, is princeton also ending the ED too? I forget.</p>
<p>yea princeton is.</p>
<p>i was just wondering...</p>
<p>let's say you're deferred for EA. what are your chances of getting accepted compared to RD applicants? anyone have numbers?</p>
<p>I think for this year, getting in RD was 6%, while getting in RD as a deferred EA candidate was 6.3%. It's a little boost. Not much of a difference though. It's still wicked competitive. You cannot deny that.</p>
<p>Last year, deferred SCEA applicants were admitted at virtually the same rate as "regular" RD applicants.</p>
<p>Some schools do have a 'bias' where they give some love to people who declare it as their first-choice... Harvard is not one of those schools.</p>
<p>Wow, thanks Byerly for your stats..
It surely clarifies that Harvard DOES NOT prefer those who apply early to those who apply regular.
This makes me want to reconsider applying SCEA to Harvard again! :(
(although it is quite a LAST LAST minute..)
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Do you know Princeton's stats as well?</p>
<p>The admit rate for early deferreds can vary from year to year. Princeton does not reveal its admit rate for early deferreds.</p>
<p>Got ya!
But, do you go to Harvard or Princeton, Byerly?
And why did you choose that school over another???
I am STILL in seriouuuuusssss dilemma whether to send my app to Harvard or Princeton.......</p>
<p>Byerly is an alum. He no longer attends Harvard. You may even get his as your interviewer!</p>
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It surely clarifies that Harvard DOES NOT prefer those who apply early to those who apply regular.
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<p>Read that again. Byerly said that early applicants who are deferred to the regular round fare about as well as applicants who don't begin applying until the regular round. But meanwhile, quite a few early applicants have already been admitted during the early round. That is why the base acceptance rate is much higher for early round applicants than for regular round applicants. How comparable the two pools of applicants are is the $64,000 question. (I have already expressed the opinion, which I believe to be an informed opinion, that the difference in acceptance rate swamps the difference in strength of applicant pools.)</p>
<p>oh- I get what you mean by that. Good point!
But, then, again, it is true most of the people get deferred, unless you are amazingly good or legacy or recruited athletics, right?</p>
<p>I am pretty much sure that i will get deferred if i apply and I am just solely evaluating my chance based on those of deferred people in regular round.
That is why it is a bit depressing to see deferred barely hold any advantage over the RD people. .</p>
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I hope you've decided because both schools have November 1 early deadlines. That would be today.</p>
<p>"But, then, again, it is true most of the people get deferred, unless you are amazingly good or legacy or recruited athletics, right?"</p>
<p>I'm not sure what "amazingly good" means (aren't just about all Harvard applicants amazingly good???) but you don't have to be a legacy or recruited athlete to be admitted early.</p>