GWU ED2. Is there a better chance? Admissions said not an advantage

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Not at all! I appreciate the candor and you taking the time. I have one last question, our counselors say they get a million interest letters and don’t mean much. Do you think that’s true? If not, I’ll advise her to write and express interest. Should she do so outright?

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Have you actually visited Loyola?

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No. Not yet

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If she’s looking for urban- yes it’s in Chicago- but probably not in the part of Chicago she’d rather be in. I would think GWU is much better.

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Does anyone know her chances of being offered CHS to BU?

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She also did her GW essay on cancel culture lol. May not be a plus. But a professor there, we found out later, actually wrote a big about it stating similar concerns, so maybe they’ll like her boldness.

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I am probably contrarian but short of checking the box that yes you want to be considered and sending in fall grades, I doubt it matters.

But most will say I’m wrong.

I’m sure a quick letter. Couple bullets why the school is right for her …can’t hurt.

We wrote one to Emory. They took no one off the waitlist.

Here’s a sample…see link.

As for BU no clue but if that your true #1 by far…the fact you even asked the question again tells me u should not apply ED to Gw. It’s not in her heart.

Btw there are probably tens or hundreds of great schools for each student. Wherever she ends up…if she engages with the campus, she’ll have a great experience.

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Agreed

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I am not questioning what you are told, or that GWU actually takes this approach, but why would anyone apply to a school ED if there is not an admissions advantage? Without that admissions advantage, applying to a school ED is a completely one way street where the kid commits to the school before getting accepted and gets nothing in return.

My strong recommendation would be to not apply to any school that takes this approach to ED.

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The only stated reason at many schools is that you get any early decision that allows you to not submit other apps if you get accepted. Outside of some saying that they only consider legacy in RD(UPenn?), I am not sure if any school explicitly states that it will impact your admission decision.

Add: It is likely safe to say that schools that use demonstrated interest are another place that would admit to an ED bump.

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When we visited WUSTL, they were very clear that ED was a bump - at the time (3 years ago) I remember them saying the overall was in the low teens but ED was 40%. They used their stats to tug at people in-house.

But you are correct in writing, they simply state if it’s your first choice, we’ll let you know early and you can be done with the college process b4 Xmas.

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BU same. They said if you’re borderline, apply ED or don’t bother and Tulane takes 75% ED and says so outright. That’s why I clarified with GW and made them repeat it.

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But then the colleges can offer EA to offer the applicant the same thing.

  1. Penn does not say that. It says that legacy is given the most consideration in ED, but does not say that legacy is not considered in RD.
  2. While colleges may be opaque about it, those that consider level of interest presumably see ED as a strong indicator of that, and some colleges fill so much of their class in ED (and/or EA) that few applicants get admitted RD.