EDII: pro and con

Colleges and Universities A-Z Middlebury College
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<p>there are a few threads about this already, but several people are considering EDII and wondering if chances are better in that pool than in RD.</p>

<p>i've already submitted my RD application because i didn't have a clear first choice school at the time. now, Middlebury is by far my first choice. if i ask them to put me in the EDII pool, will my chances be better or worse? they'll know that it's my first choice, right? maybe i should post the rest of my stats....</p>

<p>anyway, i just wanted ONE thread where everyone can chime in about EDII vs RD, because i know i'm not the only one in this situation!</p>

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<p>I'm in the same situation. Honestly, I can't imagine its harder to get in EDII than RD since they know they're your first choice, but then again, I keep hearing that the EDII admit rate is lower. I'm kind of nervous!</p>

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<p>yeah, i read some of your posts. i'm also applying to colby, amherst, and yale, all of which i'd be perfectly happy to attend. but i think i really want to go to middlebury! i guess i could just wait until april to find out, but if EDII would give me a leg up in any way, i want to take advantage of it!</p>

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<p>Welcome to the club! I have trouble believing that ED II is harder; besides, who wants to wait out all of March to hear back? </p>

<p>Besides, even if you get rejected from Middlebury in February, you still have 3 great colleges to consider.</p>

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<p>i wonder if i can call them an ask if they can give any insight into which pool would be better. edII is binding, so wouldn't that prove i really want to go to midd?</p>

<p>should i call or email?</p>

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<p>I would call for the fastest response.</p>

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<p>Would you mind letting us know what they tell you?</p>

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<p>ED II would be better than RD for admissions purposes. The admit rate doesn't mean anything--its just an indicator of how strong the applicant pool was. Your chances will always be better in a binding situation than a non-binding one. If you know Midd is your first choice, apply ED. Besides, you'll know a lot sooner and be smugly enjoying the winter while your friends nervously pace their living rooms.</p>

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<p>the only thing holding me back is that i don't think i'm a very strong applicant. if the ED pool is stronger than the RD one, then i might not make the cut.</p>

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<p>Well, if you do get deferred, you still have a chance in the RD pool. Honestly, I don't know that the ED pool is necessarily stronger. A lot of people I know apply ED to places b/c they think it will increase their chances of getting in (b/c it shows the college they really want to go there)... So there will be those people in ED as well.</p>