ED strategy

[ihatecollege2]

<p>Out of the top 30 schools in the country, which are known for giving significant boost for applying early decision.</p>

[broetchen]

<p>Penn, especially if you are legacy.</p>

[BuddyMcAwesome]

<p>UPenn likes ED a lot.</p>

[ihatecollege2]

<p>I am not a legacy, and after looking at my schools stats at getting kids into Penn Ed, no one has gotten in</p>

[BuddyMcAwesome]

<p>where do you live. A lot of top schools, don’t give ED preference to kids in the area, but instead look negatively on area kids applying RD</p>

[ihatecollege2]

<p>I go to a public school in Ct in an affluent town an hour from NYC</p>

[BuddyMcAwesome]

<p>so most likely not applying ED/EA to columbia or Yale would hurt your chances.</p>

[tetrisfan]

<p>What’s your top choice college?</p>

[ihatecollege2]

<p>I was thinking maybe cornell, northwestern, stern, michigan, but chicago is my top choice. However, Chicago only has EA, so I want to maximize my chances at another college considering that I a “sub par” applicant at these schools. Aka, SAT 2150 and GPA 3.6 with 2 aps ( 5 senior year tho).</p>

[IBclass06]

<p>Most universities give ED a boost, although not all are willing to admit it. For example:</p>

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@Penn admissions

For those applicants who have already decided that the University of Pennsylvania is their first college choice and who agree to matriculate if accepted, we encourage application under the Early Decision Plan. Children of alumni also receive some preference under this plan in accordance with standard University policy.

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@Cornell admissions

Because enthusiasm for Cornell is considered a plus, early-decision applicants stand a better chance of gaining admission.

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@Duke admissions

There is a measurable advantage in the admissions process to applying Early Decision. In 2008-2009, we admitted 38% of students who applied Early Decision and 20% of students who applied Regular Decision.

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@Northwestern admissions

Applicants who choose Early Decision send a strong, positive message to Northwestern.

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