<p>Hello All! </p>
<p>I was wondering if there was any big difference between applying regular decision to Vanderbilt versus early decision 2. I am planning to apply early decision 2, and wasn't sure if I should commit myself to that if there is no advantage admittance wise. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>It’s kind of a weird round. All the kids who were rejected from their initial ivy choice are now flocking to schools that have ED II (which isn’t that many). So you could end up competing with extremely competitive students… but at the same time there may be many spots open they have to fill from ED I and you may get a benefit. I think every year ED II has still had a higher acceptance rate than RD, but it may be due to those competitive applicants. </p>
<p>Just something to weigh in on. If I were you I’d just go ahead and apply ED II</p>