<p>I was wondering: If a semi-strong applicant applied RD and got rejected/waitlisted, would that same applicant have been accepted if they applied EA/ED since there is a higher acceptance rate. I always thought the higher acceptance rate was due to the stronger applicant pool in EA/Ed but a friend of mine disagreed. I just wanted some more opinions on the topic. Thanks.</p>
<p>Depends on the school. </p>
<p>Type A: Easier to get in through ED or EA (Just about every top school though certain schools care about it more)
Examples: WUSTL, Cornell, Columbia, WUSTL, Brown, Princeton, WUSTL, Carnegie Mellon, WUSTL, Tufts, Dartmouth, Upenn, WUSTL, etc.)</p>
<p>Type B: Might be harder to get through in ED. (Very few schools. I can only think of Virginia Tech).</p>
<p>Type C: Doesn't matter if you do ED or not.
Examples: Harvard, UVA</p>
<p>Georgetown and BC are two schools in which the EA applicant pool is much stronger than the RD pool.</p>
<p>People accepted EA/ED usually have high stats or a major hook (like from alaska or something like that) ... </p>
<p>The bottom line is to check the school's policy. Some schools ( ex. Georgetown and RiceI think) have non binding programs and try to accept generally an equal amount of people ED and RD. Some schools also reject ALOT of people EA but then accept over 10% of the deferred RD.</p>
<p>What about Yale? Does it give advantage to those who apply early?</p>
<p>No. Yale is a very aristocratic school. It'll help a lot more if you had legacy.</p>
<p>Speaking of the Ivies, I really want to get something set straight--do top-tier colleges offer academic/athletic scholarships at all? </p>
<p>There was a girl at my high school who supposedly received an academic scholarship to Harvard who plays softball (it was in the newspaper, so it might be a typo). But then I've been told that Harvard doesn't give academic scholarships. Please help.</p>
<p>The Ivies are not allowed to give out scholarships for athletics. They can however, make your financial aid package a little bigger to compensate for the lack of an athletic scholarship.</p>
<p>So.......a qualified applicant would get accepted regardless of which plan they applied under?</p>