<p>Is it true that if I apply Early Decision or Early Action to a certain school, I will have a higher chance of being accepted?</p>
<p>My counselor at school actually told me that ED may even harm my chances as the pool of applicants in ED may have much higher statistics than I do. In fact, Collegeboard.org also states this possibility - Early</a> Decision & Early Action</p>
<p>It varies by school However, statistically, ED tends to select a higher number of applicants than RD and there tends to not be a difference between EA and RD. However, the people who apply ED do tend to hav better stats, so yes you can consider it to be more competitive sometimes.</p>
<p>It depends on the school, if you apply to Emory ED it would probably increase your chances significantly over RD due to all the applicants they lose to top schools.</p>
<p>Whereas applying EA to Harvard probably wouldn’t increase your chances much if at all (unless athlete or legacy)</p>
<p>I’m considering applying Early Action to Georgia Institute of Technology. Will it harm or help me? :)</p>
<p>My stats aren’t nearly high enough for HYPS / Ivies.</p>