<p>Is there an advantage given to EA applicants?</p>
<p>Is the the EA pool more competitive than the RD pool ( a la notre dame)?</p>
<p>thanks all</p>
<p>There is somewhat of an advantage - especially if you consider EA plus RD + Deferred. If your grades are good going in (and you are not hope your first semester senior grades will give you a boost), completing the application early is probably a good thing... but only if you have time to really work on your essays.</p>
<p>I applied EA for admission, and I was accepted.</p>
<p>I have heard that there is a slight advantage for EA applicants, though I also have heard that many of the students who apply then are stronger candidates for admission. </p>
<p>Either way, it worked for me.</p>
<p>The main advantage is that if accepted, come the end of December one has a major acceptance and can relax and send in just those applications one really might consider as well as Chicago. The cost of an application, $40- $100; the relief of knowing one is accepted to a top school 4 months earlier than RD, priceless.</p>
<p>ND EA is not more competitive...it's a myth.</p>