<p>Living in an Ivy League town, I know this is 100% true. In fact, the “second tier” of students tend to apply ED to the local university while the top students apply elsewhere, leaving that really really excellent school as their safety. </p>
<p>In addition, the majority of parents of top kids are faculty. It’s pretty hard to say “no” to a professor’s kid when the professor brought in 5 mil in grants last year etc. Think about it.</p>