Does applying EA increase your chances of getting accepted

Applying to College
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<p>Does applying EA increase your chances of getting accepted rather than applying early???</p>

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<p>At highly competitive schools, it is harder to get accepted during early action than it is during regular decision.</p>

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<p>ea is when all the really strong people who are intent on going apply. your chances of getting accepted EA are basically the same, but you’ll get to know sooner (cuts out the 4 months of anguish and suspense). ED on the other hand…yeah, your chances skyrocket with that.</p>

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<p>^ False.</p>

<p>Early Action is not only for those who are intent on going; it is nonbinding. One’s chances are not the same during Early Action; instead, they are quite a bit lower.</p>

<p>The effect of applying Early Decision varies depending on which school we are talking about. At most schools, there is a minor benefit. At some, the story is similar to that with Early Action.</p>

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<p>[Colleges</a> Where Applying Early Action Helps - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/2009/09/30/colleges-where-applying-early-action-helps.html]Colleges”>http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/2009/09/30/colleges-where-applying-early-action-helps.html)</p>

<p>Caltech, MIT, and Yale are all top schools where your chances are actually higher EA. Granted, three schools doesn’t make a pattern, but then again some top schools don’t even have an EA option.</p>

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<p>^ False.</p>

<p>The applicants during Early Action are of a higher quality than those during Regular Decision, thereby skewing the percentages. One has a lower chance at Caltech, MIT, and Yale of being accepted Early Action than he does of being accepted Regular Decision.</p>

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<p>If one is deferred after applying EA, does the chances get better during RA compared to a person who applied RA?</p>

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<p>sorry, I mean RD, not RA</p>

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<p>Some people have told me that it actually decreases your chances</p>

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<p>“If one is deferred after applying EA, does the chances get better during RA compared to a person who applied RA?”</p>

<p>This varies college to college, and even officer to officer. Officially, most colleges deny an effect. </p>

<p>“Some people have told me that it actually decreases your chances”</p>

<p>There’s no guesswork involved.</p>