<p>Harvards EA program accepts more than double the percent of students accepted under RD and I was wondering if its actually easier to be accepted under Early Action. Some other schools have a higher acceptance for early programs because that is when the athletes, legacies, and geniuses (which most people apply probibly are) apply and is this the same case with Harvard? What is the percentage of students deffered and denied for early action? Also, whats the probibility of being accepted during regular decision if you were deffered?
Thanks</p>
<p>OP asked 1 simple question and 1 harder question.</p>
<p>Answer to Q1 is 18% of EA applicants for class of '16 were admitted. 67% were deferred, 15% were rejected.</p>
<p>As to how many deferees were eventually admitted, I don’t know if that stat exists.</p>
<p>Easier? Unlikely. If so, everyone would apply EA, no?</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/12/15/Admissions-Early-2016/[/url]”>http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2011/12/15/Admissions-Early-2016/</a></p>
<p>From my research and from the previous thread you started about the chance me, I would say EA would be more difficult for you. Now before I continue, know that Ivy and even some of the top state universities application process are so befuzzled that no one can really predict the chances of getting into these colleges but only provide you a rought percentage of your likelihood of getting in.So even though I say EA would be more difficult, there’s always the rest of the percentage where you could get in. And some people do get in based on that small percentage so who knows?</p>
<p>Anyway, your chance me thread shows me you are dedicated in your school and community, yet nothing sticks out. You are one of the thousands of people who apply to Harvard and are also in varsity sports, volunteer in their community, started clubs and became presidents of their schools’ clubs, and so forth. Statistically, EA is shown to have a higher percentage for acceptance rate than RD but that is because the people who apply EA are usually the top of the top, the creme of the crop, etc. EA applicants are usually super geniuses, super dedicated, super athletes, super humanitarians, and so forth so it is a much more competitve arena than RD. These are the proactive people around the nation which is why they are applying much earlier than the normal people to compete for the spot in the Ivy League. </p>
<p>I think the best chance for you is RD but that’s for me personally. In the end, it’s all up to you. You might still get in if you apply EA. If you apply RD you might have gotten accepted if you applied EA but got rejected RD. Who knows? It’s all up to you to decide when to turn in your application. Hopefully this helps but knowing from my own questions about college, this sometimes makes it even harder for me to decide. :P</p>
<p>Thats definitely the feel i’ve been getting about EA. Do you think if someone is deffered EA than there chances of getting in RD are less than the typical RD applicant? If this is not true than if I apply EA I will be given a chance twice to get in and if i’m rejected than I probibly would be rejected RD anyway right? So I might just take the chance and apply early if I can get all my application and recomendation stuff on time. Thanks for the advice.</p>
<p>If you apply early to Harvard, you really can’t apply to any other colleges early except for public ones.</p>
<p>If your stats aren’t exactly on par with Harvard’s standards, then you might want to just RD and be able to use your early applications elsewhere.</p>
<p>Just a thought.</p>
<p>Just a comment; please use spellcheck when doing applications to anywhere. You have many, many cringe-worthy spelling mistakes, and if the adcoms are as old as me, it’s going to bother them. It even bothers me in a casual posting. Why not up your game in all of your writing? Just a thought. I do have a daughter at Harvard, if that gives me more credibility.</p>