<p>Curious to know what was Boston University as well as other schools.</p>
<p>Stanford (EA) +4% (so far in count) [Early</a> action apps up four percent](<a href=“http://www.stanforddaily.com/cgi-bin/?p=1035680]Early”>http://www.stanforddaily.com/cgi-bin/?p=1035680)</p>
<p>For Columbia:</p>
<p>CC
Applied ED: 2441
Accepted ED: 486
That comes out to about a 20% admit rate.</p>
<p>SEAS
Applied ED: 501
Accepted ED: 153
That’s about 30-31% admitted.</p>
<p>RD Admit Rate for CC: 7%
RD Admit Rate for SEAS: 12%</p>
<p>So you’re getting a pretty decent increase in admissions for ED - especially SEAS.</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/applications/stats.php]Here[/url”>http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/applications/stats.php]Here[/url</a>] are the stats I used (hopefully I used them right xDD).</p>
<p>Here’s a PDF I have from The Princeton Review. It shows data for the class of 2013 and is very helpful.</p>
<p>[Imageshack</a> - usefulcollegedata2009](<a href=“ImageShack - Best place for all of your image hosting and image sharing needs”>ImageShack - Best place for all of your image hosting and image sharing needs)</p>
<p>Smartical and vbplayer – Read more carefully. This thread is about 2014 ED admissions.</p>
<p>Northwestern is up 8 percent (via [NU</a> Intel | Northwestern news, sports and culture](<a href=“http://www.nuintel.net%5DNU”>http://www.nuintel.net)).</p>
<p>Williams down 10%. </p>
<p>[Admissions</a> receives 520 ED applications : The Williams Record](<a href=“The Williams Record – The Student-Run Newspaper of Williams College Since 1887”>The Williams Record – The Student-Run Newspaper of Williams College Since 1887)</p>
<p>Duke: +33%
Rice: +26%
George Washington: +24%
William and Mary: +13%
Grinnell: +10%
Northwestern: +8%
Smith: +6%
Bowdoin: +5%
NYU: +5%
Stanford (SCEA): +4%
Dartmouth: +3%
Pomona: +2%
Tufts: No significant change
Georgetown: No significant change
Haverford: expecting small decline
Davidson: -4%
Yale (SCEA): -5.2%
Williams: -10%</p>
<p>Common apps already submitted nationwide: +22%</p>
<p>[News:</a> Another Increase for Early Decision - Inside Higher Ed](<a href=“http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/24/early]News:”>http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/24/early)</p>
<p>just the messenger here: so please don’t attack…</p>
<p>source: American University Info Session (yesterday)</p>
<p>change: ED now SAT/ACT optional</p>
<p>increase in ED: 40% (according to admissions rep)</p>
<p>additional q asked: how many of ED applied SAT/ACT optional?: count not completely in yet but approx 40%</p>
<p>These really are “knock me over with a feather” numbers. Davidson and Yale are the only ones that make any sense to me. I guess the economy isn’t so bad for everyone. Where’s my stockbroker’s phone number??</p>
<p>william and mary +13%</p>
<p>Amherst: -0.6%</p>
<p>I think people need to acknowledge what is going on here. Applying ED doesnt mean admission ED. And even if admitted ED, doesnt mean they accept and matriculate. Some will fall off the log when their financial aid comes in and “they can’t afford it.” That means some are applying ED on the whim they believe the school will meet 100% of their needs…which we all know is a different figure than FAFSA and the school think is “100% of need.” Some schools have stated that anyone with incomes below a threshold will get all their needs met and with grants, not loans. Davidson promised that. Did the economy change that policy? I don’t know. I will be very curious to know how schools whose endowments were hammered will dole out financial aid and scholarships, while they are cutting programs, freezing salaries for faculty and staff and curtailing new construction. </p>
<p>I have heard several kids tell me directly that if their ED choice doesnt pony up the coin, they are going to invoke the “financial escape clause” and bolt.</p>
<p>So you know.</p>
<p>EA applications to Chicago reportedly are way up.
[University</a> of Chicago Sees Record Amount of Early Applications for Undergraduate Programs | webnewswire.com](<a href=“http://www.webnewswire.com/node/486597]University”>http://www.webnewswire.com/node/486597)
This source reports +32% , but I’ve seen an even higher number on CC recently.</p>
<p>It’s truly amazing to see how popular Duke, Rice and Chicago have become over the last decade or so.</p>
<p>I calculate Middlebury -1% (ED1) as detailed in this thread:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/middlebury-college/827516-midd-14-ed1-stats.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/middlebury-college/827516-midd-14-ed1-stats.html</a></p>
<p>BTW, on last years ED/EA thread ( <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/597475-early-decision-applications-up-despite-financial-meltdown-5.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/597475-early-decision-applications-up-despite-financial-meltdown-5.html</a> ) there appear to be significantly more schools reported by this date last year. One possible explanation is that fewer schools (this year) want to publicize dwindling ED/EA apps prior to the RD app season closing. Here’s the laundry list reported as of 12/11 last year:
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<p>What’s so amazing about it? Three terrific schools. </p>
<p>Each offers Ivy-caliber academics with a distinct approach and atmosphere. Duke gives you D1 sports, a big Greek scene, and warm weather. Chicago offers a more cerebral atmosphere, punctuated by the rhythmical sound of South Side gunfire. Rice gives you the intimacy of a first-rate LAC with a few outstanding professional programs (architecture, engineering, music). Plus all the excitement of Texas, including hurricanes and cockroaches the size of small dinosaurs.</p>
<p>Brown up %21</p>
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<p>That, or thousands of young men or women have been humbled by their parents or mentors into believing that they aren’t HYP material.</p>