<p>hi, </p>
<p>i was deferred to ED2 and i have heard (from my college counselor) that it's harder to get in for ED2 and that they accept people with much stats than those for ED1 and regular. that being said, should i withdraw my app from ED2 and move it to the regular pile?</p>
<p>does anybody know if it's really harder to get accepted through ED2 pool? do they ever defer from ED1 to ED2 and then still defer you to regular pile?</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>that's strange...i had never heard of someone being deferred from ED I to ED II....btw I am doing regular....</p>
<p>My son was deferred from ED1 to ED2. No idea on the probabilities involved for ED2. But the letter made it clear that they would automatically put him into ED2 unless he asked to be changed to RD. I also believe I am right that anyone that got deferred was switched to ED2, not RD. </p>
<p>What I am less clear about is whether there were also some who were rejected outright from the ED1 process? Does anyone know?</p>
<p>Yeah, some were rejected.</p>
<p>I just spoke to a Wes Admissions dean, and he said that many more are rejected than are deferred. They only defer those that they think are very qualified and have a reasonable chance in the next round. </p>
<p>Also, the stats for this year were 378 applied for ED1, and 175 were accepted. He implied that legacies had a lot to do with some of the applications that were accepted.</p>
<p>Blockhed, do you think it's better to withdraw from ED2 and instead go for regular? i know all ED2 students do have a pretty reasonable chance but I spoke to my guidance counselor and she said that ED2 is a lot harder to get in than ED1 or regular. What do you think ? I'm currently struggling with this dilemma.</p>
<p>najeinar, I wish I knew the answer. I suspect your guidance guy knows a lot lot lot more than I do. I did hear from someone who asked an admissions person about the percentage of ED2 accepted at Wesleyan, and she was told it was about 33%. That sounds a bit better than RD, but really this is comparing apples and oranges. If I was an admissions dean, I would like a candidate that I knew was as pre-committed as any ED1 or 2 candidate. He would know that he was offering a spot to someone who was going to take it. But I guess the admissions people are used to investing in candidates who then reject the school.</p>
<p>Bottom line, there is no way my son can count on Wesleyan, and today he completed his applications for a bunch of other schools, and knows he will be happy at any of them. At the same time, he still loves Wes even MORE and has reasonable (but not unreasonable) hopes that it will work out.</p>
<p>Good luck to you, Peter</p>
<p>I think early decision two is better than regular decision and I would stay in that admission pool.</p>
<p>My son got in ED1. We live in California and though I encouraged my son to consider the east coast, I am beginning to wither a tiny bit,when I realize there is no direct flight to Hartford and it takes almost a whole day to travel back east.</p>
<p>Mamamax, don't forget Providence as a possible alternative airport. It's about 90 minutes from Middletown, compared to about 45 minutes for Hartford/Bradley.</p>
<p>How do you get from Providence to Wesleyan without renting a car?</p>
<p>Amtrak to Meriden, (CT) and take a car service to Middletown.</p>
<p>I think Bradley is better-served than Providence, at least by Southwest and American. But mamamax is right, there will never be a direct flight to either Bradley or Providence from anywhere on the west coast.</p>
<p>I know a lot of people who fly out of New York (usually JFK, but sometimes LaGuardia) instead of Bradley to cut costs or avoid layovers. It's a hassle to get there from Middletown though; CT Transit to New Haven, Metro North to Grand Central, and then the subway/AirTrain to JFK. Quite a haul, especially with bags.</p>