Besides higher acceptance rate, why do you people apply early?

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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>Some [eople apply Early Decision because they have truly finalized their number 1 choice while others see that the college has a higher acceptance rate during the early process. I have several questions now about the true ED process:</p>

<p>1.) ED typically accepts most of the qualified hooked people.
- most of their atheletes, world class talented people, legacies, and URM. This comprises people who demonstrate significant hooks while also having the strong academic background. </p>

<p>2.) For those people who do not fall in the above category...such as myself... when I apply ED, (In my case, I am applying for the sole reason of wanting to go to the school and having done research to backup my reasons) to a top 14 school (USNEWS rankings)... how am I benefited against the other qualified un-hooked people?</p>

<p>3.) Thus, do ED applicants without hooks typically have better SAT scores than RD un-hooked people or is it about the same? Also, are their GPAs slightly higher or lower? People have provided me both sides, but I would like to know how it is really works in the process.</p>

<p>4.) When colleges provide their ED profile...do top D1 schools like Duke or Stanford exclude thier athletes in their statistics? I mean I am sure they will accept several sub-standard athletes. I would assume that it could bring down their statistics. Thus, I am curious about how competitive ED is?</p>

<p>5.) Just out of example... if a school like Duke, Penn...not HYPS....say that they have a 30% ED acceptance rate, in your opinion..after acccepting all the hooked people, what do you think is the definitive acceptance rate for non-hooked poeple?</p>

<p>Thanks guys. I just wanted to try to expand my scope into the ED process and I hope you can provide some valuable info.</p>

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<p>any thoughts?</p>

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<p>Why am I applying early? Well, yes the higher acceptance rate.....but frankly, I also want to <em>know</em> earlier. I really want to get it over with and find out as soon as possible rather than dragging it out for a few extra months of torture. Since my ED school is definitely my first choice...why not?</p>

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<p>Uh, you're thinking way too hard. I gave up on thinking after I started on my apps. With school, ECs, applications, sleep, something had to give, and sadly, it was my brain.</p>

<p>Hahaha, anyway, I'm applying ED because I LOVE the school I'm applying to, and because after coming to this site, not getting accepted scared the living **** out of me. Seriously, I thought I was decent, but then I went to the college posts and people had some freaky ECs that would get them pretty far in college admissions. So yeah, I need to get this over with. I'm applying for my max reach, and so if I don't get in, at least I'll know that now I have to shoot lower.</p>

<p>And plus, I hate agonizing until April. Agonizing is not fun.</p>

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<p>higher acceptance rate and more opportunity to stand out in smaller crowd (without having to be compared to all the over-qualified people who may be using my first choice school as a safety), and for the sheer joy it owuld bring to have everything over and done with just in time for christmas. getting to enjoy the rest of my senior year would be wonnnnderful!</p>

<p>ps. not really comprehending your question-mark-free questions, original poster... what the ***** are you talking about??</p>

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<p>Ok, but any replies to my questions guys?</p>

<p>thanks.</p>

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<p>any thoughts?</p>