<p>My guidance counselor told me the other day that if I'm applying EA, I should NOT apply to my reach schools this way. She suggested I wait for regular decision. Is this the right thing to do? I always thought the percentage accepted was higher for EA, but is that just because the quality of the students is better?</p>
<p>If your application is as good as its gonna get by the EA deadline, apply EA. Otherwise, apply RD.</p>
<p>EA shows extra interest which can help you.</p>
<p>It depends on which schools. It’s no benefit at schools like Yale and Stanford but it can be at schools lower down the food chain that worry about yield. </p>
<p>The reason the acceptance rate seems higher is because EA is when most of the hooked candidates apply-recruited athletes, legacies, staff kids etc.</p>
<p>I’m sort of torn about this. It seems like it wouldn’t make much of a difference. However, I don’t really want to go against my GC. Are you more likely to be deferred or flat out rejected when applying EA?</p>
<p>Yeah, I was wondering the same thing; is there a negative to applying EA, besides turning in the application early? I mean, it seems like you aren’t <em>less</em> likely to be accepted than rd, and the results come earlier…</p>
<p>soxfan: Re: post #5: totally dependent on the school you are talking about…UMich doesn’t reject EA, only defers…I would imagine Yale, Stanford, UChicago etc would reject if they chose to…</p>
<p>Defer or reject doesn’t matter much as few deferred end up getting in at most schools. Many schools just courtesy defer EA/ED applicants.</p>
<p>good point newyork…Not sure why the OP wanted to know that though…</p>
<p>Tell your guidance counselor to read this book </p>
<p>[Amazon.com:</a> The Early Admissions Game: Joining the Elite: Christopher Avery, Andrew Fairbanks, Richard Zeckhauser: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Early-Admissions-Game-Joining-Elite/dp/0674010558/]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Early-Admissions-Game-Joining-Elite/dp/0674010558/) </p>
<p>over the summer (as you could do, too) and discuss it with you in the fall.</p>
<p>oops…post 8 & 9 were reversed…</p>