<p>Does applying ED actually give you an advantage in NYU's admissions?</p>
<p>it usually does</p>
<p>If you look at the statistics, the rate for regular admissions is around 25-27% whereas early admission is more like 40%.</p>
<p>The ED acceptance rate goes up and down depending on the strength of that year’s ED applicant pool, they don’t have a limit to how many ED kids they can accept so it fluctuates. 2013 acceptance rate was 38% including LSP, which is pretty high.</p>