<p>According to the Oberlin 2005 Common Data Set:
For the Fall 2005 entering class:<br>
C21 Number of early decision applications received by your institution 309<br>
C21 Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan 234 </p>
<p>According to this about 75% of those who apply ED are accepted.Is this a mistake???</p>
<p>I highly doubt such a glaring mistake would be made on the CDS.</p>
<p>So I guess I would say, welcome to the wonderful world of applying ED.
(Check out Grinnell's numbers, very similar)</p>
<p>Wow! I just can't believe it! :)</p>
<p>do you think that those kids who get admitted ED with somewhat lower stats (just to help get them in) have more difficulty doing well at that college...just becaue they may not truly be a match for the school (ie it might be too difficult for them)??????????</p>
<p>While I am a rising senior (and by no means an expert), I think it very well may be the opposite. I think that there are plenty of kids who have what it takes to succeed at top-tier liberal arts and ivy schools, but may not necessarily have the scores or transcripts to merit an acceptance from these schools. The competition is incredible for the few amount of seats out there. Applying ED can do nothing but help your chances for an acceptance, which coupled with an immense love for a particular school, is the reason it is gaining popularity.</p>
<p>I applied ED and was rejected. My GPA was not great, and I attended three high schools, but i showed alot of interest and I had a good alumni connection along with excellent essays and a solid SAT (1430/1600). I was furious at my rejection, but the letter contained the suggestion that I achieve at whatever institution I wound up at and apply for transfer. So, although for a while I was determined not to, this spring I am doing just that. I managed to hold down a 3.9 at the 36th ranked liberal arts school (Union College), so hopefully I'll be admitted. I am applying to other schools as well, so, who knows. My point is, while that figure may not be incorrect, I think it would be a mistake to assume that ED is there to give kids with lower stats a "chance." Or atleast, I wasn't one they deigned to give one to.</p>
<p>Nat</p>
<p>It is possible that those that would apply to Oberlin ED are a self-selective group so only those have what Oberlin wants actually apply? Just a theory.</p>