<p>Just think about it. The college won’t penalize you for showing more interest and binding yourself by applying ED than say RD. Ultimately, it’s up to you to appeal to the admissions board. Don’t let numbers cloud your judgement and common sense, when those numbers don’t give you the full picture anyways. Perhaps the strength of the “unhooked” ED pool got close to that of the RD pool, but applying ED could not have made their chances worse. This is especially true this year, when the ED pool is smaller and acceptance rates for ED is higher than last year’s.</p>