<p>Because I heard from somewhere that only about 1% of people who apply early are accepted rather than deferred and it seemed unbelievable to me that they would even HAVE it if the chances are so low.</p>
<p>Does anyone know?</p>
<p>EA/ED %s usually top regular admissions rates. At Georgetown they're about the same roughly low 20s%. Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks a bunch that makes me feel so much better. I knew that 1% thing had to be wrong, but I was just checking.</p>
<p>The admissions officer at our Georgetown visit stressed that the school tries to keep the percentage admitted during EA equivalent to the percentage admitted as RD. The last figures I saw were about 22% for both rounds. However, I have also read that roughly %15 of EA kids who are deferred are later admitted, so you may interpret that a something of a "boost" to EA.</p>
<p>It is about 20% now... depends on the # of applicants this year...</p>
<p>The percentages are about the same, but you have to think that the pool is different. this probably explains the 15% deferred/admitted rate</p>
<p>20%..........</p>
<p>Do you guys think that there'll be an influx of applicants this year causing the admit rate to fall to the 15% area? :O</p>
<p>I doubt it, 5% drop is quite significant... unless we get a significant more amount of applicants...</p>
<p>I think there will be significantly more EA applicants in light of the fact that Harvard, Princeton and UVa have dropped their early admit rounds. Anyone who wants to apply to those three schools in January has to limit his or her applications to EA or rolling admission schools. Georgetown certainly would fit the bill for a number of those kids. The regular round should increase somewhat for most of the top schools due to the size of the incoming class, and the trend towards an increasing number of applications per student.</p>
<p>Interesting analysis midwesterner... I would have to agree that Gtown might see a significant increase in EA applicants due to the elimination of EA practices at the said schools...</p>
<p>i see some definite validity in what midwesterner said. i would have applied ED to harvard if they had it, and probably never even thought about georgetown. just a drop in the bucket.</p>
<p>All correct. EA applications are up 31% this year over last at Georgetown. </p>
<p>The overall admit rate is expected to decline to 18%. </p>