<p>An EA option would make it much more appealing to me also. I am applying RD, but I obviously don’t expect to have a huge shot at getting in. It’s just daunting to think that out of 30,000 applicants, they can somehow whittle that number down to 2,000 in one fell swoop. Not that it would improve my chances, but I would have much more peace of mind knowing that my application is being submitted within a significantly smaller pool of EA applicants. And if I was accepted early, I would definitely reduce my number of applications to other places, if not withdraw them altogether. For Harvard, I think that most EA acceptances would be just as good as ED in terms of students actually deciding to come.</p>