<p>BC Chances and is it too risky to apply EA? </p>
<p>female
weighted gpa: 93 (NOT top 10%-is top 25%)
one of the top public schools suburbs of nyc
ACT: 32 (35 E, 30 M, 34 R, 29 S, writing 9)
SAT II Scores: US History 700; Math 2: 680
2 years honors english 11 & 12
honors math 9,10, 11
4 APs - AP US History, AP Lit., AP Physics C, AP Calc
Extra curriculars:
- National Honor Society member, 2 years
–Tutor for a middle school & HS students
–Jazz Band
–Dance Club
–Competitive figure-skater Nationally ranked -competed in sectionals & National level; trained, competed, traveled while attendeding school;
Limited ECs b/c of huge time commitment skating & competing;
Summers spent training in Lake Placid & working at skating club</p>
<p>Mom is BC Alum</p>
<p>scottj thoughts?</p>
<p>I was under the impression that there was no risk applying EA rather than regular decision. That is, no one who is rejected EA would have been accepted if they had applied regular decision. If you are rejected EA, you would be rejected regular decision.</p>
<p>Am I missing something?</p>
<p>A few statements made on BC website infer that it is more competitive and unless you are Academically outstanding with respect to BCs admission criteria it is detrimental to apply EA. Not sure if we are reading too much into statements on website, but in discussing EA The statement that raised our concern is: at BC, it is actually a bit more competitive to be admitted in the early process. </p>
<p>Does this mean that if you are applicant with stats in the middle range (or a bit below) you will be viewed more harshly if you submit EA rather than RD?</p>
<p>I know several kids from my daughter’s school who applied EA and were deferred. They were all then rejected RD.</p>
<p>Yes, more competitive because more higher scoring kids apply early. But my point is that if you aren’t the cream of the crop but are still a possibility, you simply are deferred and get put in the regular decision pool – which is where you would be if you didn’t apply early… If you don’t meet their needs/requirements, you will be rejected whether or not you apply ea. On the other hand, if you DO, then you will be accepted either early or with regular decision. My own daughter applied early to MIT, was deferred and accepted in regular decision.</p>
<p>I understand that EA may lead to defer to RD pool, but the question is there is a greater risk of getting rejected? Is it possible that the EA pool of candidates is so strong that all applicants in EA round are viewed with greater scrutiny? Or asked another way is it possible that an applicant who may get accepted in the RD pool, risks getting rejected b/c they applied EA and were viewed with greater scrutiny?</p>
<p>That’s not what I’ve been told by several admissions officers. What I’ve been told is that only if the students clearly would be rejected regular decision are they rejected early.</p>
<p>Thanks, that is what i would expect-just wanted to confirm this with others.</p>