Does applying EA increase your chances at all?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>But what if I don't apply EA at all? Do you think it would be wiser to just apply RD?</p>

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<p>oh god, how would we know?</p>

<p>it might increase your chances, it might ruin them...it's all luck</p>

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<p>Seriously...whether you apply EA or RD, it's all luck.</p>

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<p>Apply RD if you think your application will be stronger then.</p>

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<p>Good points. Thanks</p>

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<p>So basically, it'll be harder than previous years, but there shouldn't be a DISADVANTAGE should there? It'll probably be the same difficulty as regular decision, but it wouldn't be more difficult right? </p>

<p>Urgh, I seriously think the grads of '08 are getting screwed over...</p>

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<p>many people in the past applied Yale SCEA rather than RD because it was felt to be an advantage to do so</p>

<p>this year it may not because of the appliciant who previously would have applied SCEA to Harvard and Princeton will most likely be applying SCEA to Yale this year( Harvard and Princeton stopped SCEA). Who wants to waste their early application if the odds are poor? It maybe better to apply ED to one of the other schools if one is looking to increase ones chances</p>

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<p>If I'm a legacy (both parents, 1 aunt, 1 uncle) would I have a better shot SCEA next year or RD? Like, might the larger pool of SCEA'ers cancel out any advantage I might have had?</p>

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<p>Stanford joined the common app, and following recent trends (ie Northwestern) this may not bode well for applicants there either, Optimization.</p>

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<p>You have the same chance whether you're applying early or regular. The only difference is if you don't spend enough time really thinking about your application early, and make a lot of improvements to it by the time you get around to applying regular.</p>

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<p>But if i applied to yale SCEA and got deferred, could i like send them in some of my accomplishments and stuff that they had not seen in the original application?</p>

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<p>yes</p>

<p>10 char.</p>

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<p>Remember that compared to Harvard and Princeton's former early programs, Yale rejected quite a few students. The other two schools usually gave a "polite deferral" to pretty much everyone who wasn't accepted. I'm not really sure what the figures are for Stanford SCEA.</p>