<p>The website says that students should have "outstanding high school records". Does anyone know how competitive Reed Early Admission is? I love Reed and the idea of waiting another year to apply is dreadful. Though, I dont have a spotless record. </p>
<p>My freshman year wasn't too great (3.6 gpa), though my sophomore year has gone really well (5 A's and a B first semester, all A's second semester). Do you think this would be enough to apply for early admission? I'm taking the SATs in early fall next year if I choose to apply for Reed early admission. I'd hate to get my hopes up and then have to deal with school the whole year knowing i'm not going to Reed after the year.</p>
<p>I would say that it's not so competitive, but individualistic, assuming Reed would be a match for you as a senior. The tougher parts would be that early admission applicants must "have exhausted the educational opportunities available to them at their high schools" and that "the application must be accompanied by a letter from a high school counselor or principal supporting the student's plan to enter college after the junior year." So if you will have taken all the advanced courses available at your HS by the end of your junior year with top grades, and your SAT or ACT scores are appropriately high, and Reed still feels like a fit, go for it. Do an overnight stay in the fall of your junior year. You could send an email to Avigail Hurvitz-Prinz, the adcom rep for Florida, to kick things off; she would be happy to answer your questions.</p>
<p>I actually hope some other board members have experience with early admission (I do not) and can offer better advice.</p>
<p>Your data are a year old. This year, the overall acceptance rate (RD plus ED) is 33% (perhaps slightly higher after WL adjustments). This implies that RD admission is less than 33%. ED is probably easier than 33% but not necessarily easier than 40%. Check this out:</p>
<p>Unfortunately, most schools the caliber of Reed are experiencing lower admit rates. It is mostly due to students applying to a record number of schools (common application has definitely impacted this) and a record number of students graduating for this year and the next few years.</p>
<p>The original poster isn't talking about early DECISION but about early ADMISSION. The poster is a sophomore thinking about applying in his/her junior year, not applying early decision as a senior. So, early decision numbers only apply if the poster is also applying early decision. Not sure about Reed, but at most schools early applicants (11th graders) can not apply early decision.</p>
<p>To the poster: Listen to Vossron. His answer is the correct one, I believe.</p>