<p>After weeks of deliberation, S applied ED at the end of December. Still no response other than the letter saying "it is not too late to change to RD if you have financial aid concerns or second thoughts" which was mailed around the end of the first week of January. Anyone else apply ED at the end of the application window and waiting for a response? Mail to the West Coast has been agonizingly slow from many schools we've noticed.</p>
<p>Yes - I know of 2 ED students still waiting.</p>
<p>They ought to get going!</p>
<p>Application for ED was submitted at the end of December; no action as of yet but admissions office called school to check on first semester grades–this was before any opportunity to submit mid year grade report. Interesting proactivity. Also, unfortunately, still no word. Worried.</p>
<p>Was advised by admissions office that decisions would be made by the end of this week but seems like a lot longer than decisions made in the fall.</p>
<p>Sister just got her letter today (in CT)…ACCEPTED *****ES!!!</p>
<p>Our D applied Dec 15th ED. Got her acceptance today. Good luck.</p>
<p>Rejected today. Grades declined in first semester of senior year. Goodbye Wake Forest forum</p>
<p>got deferred today…</p>
<p>Does anyone know what percentage of a WFU class is typically filled through ED? Obviously, the yield from ED is close to 100%. I wonder how this rolling admit process for ED will affect the RD admissions process and competitiveness since it is now happening simultaneously. I wonder, too, from an admissions standpoint whether there is something (counterintuitively) attractive about applicants NOT willing to commit in advance to a single school. Anyone care to speculate?</p>
<p>Statistics quoted on the admissions website and at visitor center were that they filled about 1/3 of the class through ED. In past years ED acceptance percentage has been higher than RD but in the 2008-2009 cycle this was not the case. As for the more metaphysical issue of attractiveness of non ED students, there has been a lot of writing about ED and why and how schools use it. It is controversial.</p>
<p>I think the early decision status vs. early action status precludes many from committing to a school ED. You really are committing regardless of financial support. The admissions counselor was very straight forward, saying that if you weren’t prepared to pay to attend it was best to apply RD. Yes, they promise to meet need but the institution determines the need. Since it is their money, no argument here, but just the suggestion that some very interested, very qualified people might not be willing to go ED because of finances.</p>
<p>Exactly - and that’s why the advice is always - don’t apply ED if you need FA. Wake Forest sent out a very strongly worded letter last month basically telling ED applicants to switch to RD if they needed FA. If you need FA - you need the opportunity to compare FA packages.</p>
<p>"You really are committing regardless of financial support.</p>
<p>Not true. From the Common App ED agreement:
<a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/docs/downloadforms/ED_Agreement.pdf[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/docs/downloadforms/ED_Agreement.pdf</a></p>
<p>Imagine a student being forced to show up, and then being expelled when the bill couldn’t be paid. It doesn’t happen.</p>
<p>Nonetheless, ED should be used only at the one dream school above all others, where the only decision is: can I afford it? You do lose the ability to compare FA packages. ED can work well at schools that meet full need (many success stories have been posted here on CC). But if a school says it’s a bad idea, it probably is a bad idea to apply ED needing FA to that school. ;)</p>
<p>This may also be of interest: <a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/education/edlife/strategy.html?_r=1[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/education/edlife/strategy.html?_r=1</a></p>