<p>Will applying RD instead of ED as a legacy hurt my chances of being accepted?</p>
<p>Yes, your chances will be lower RD.</p>
<p>Let me rephrase slightly. Will my legacy hurt me regular decision? I understand that in general ED is easier to get in than RD, but will my having legacy hurt my chances if I apply regular?</p>
<p>I don’t think we have any hard data on this.</p>
<p>Anectdotally – D (multiple legacy)applied RD a year ago to engineering, she was accepted (also received a likely letter), so we didn’t think it hurt her at all.</p>
<p>Of course not. If anything, it won’t help you as mush as it would early decision.</p>
<p>It certainly won’t hurt you to apply RD, but as a legacy you’d get the maximum potential boost applying ED.</p>