Huge disadvantage doing RD instead of EA?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Boston College
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<p>I think I made a huge mistake in applying RD instead of EA</p>

<p>Are my chances a lot worse now??</p>

<p>Does anyone know the actually stats??</p>

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<p>i dont have actual stats BUT typically a higher percentage are accepted EA, but the applicant pool has much higher stats (7000 applied EA this year, i havent heard an acceptance percentage, but it was supposed to be the most selective EA year yet) . a lower % are accepted RD because so many more apply (23,000 approx).</p>

<p>personally i think the only advantage of applying EA is they read your app twice. if you have a legit shot in getting in, you will be accepted or differed EA. If youre differed EA, then you get another shot during RD, this is the only advantage i see.</p>

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<p>Dear Lil<em>Wayne</em>Fan and metfan2121 : Earlier in December, I remember doing these calculations based on some preliminary numbers that were circulated. We estimated that the acceptance from the EA pool was about 32% (2200/7000) and from the RD pool about 18.5% (5000/(23000+4000 deferred)). Overall, that comes to about 7200 acceptances from 30000 applications for an acceptance rate of 24%. The yield for 2250 from the acceptance pool of 7200 was about 31.25%. Do these numbers sound reasonable?</p>

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<p>they do</p>

<p>also it says right on the website that EA is more selective</p>

<p>so you WILL have a harder time jsut because of the applicants</p>

<p>also keep in mind that because harvard, uva, and princeton stopped there early programs, people will be apping early to georgetown, notre dame, and BC because they are EA and not single choice.</p>

<p>EA will be a harder pool
u only have an advantage when it is ED because it means you have interest in the school</p>

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<p>^^</p>

<p>Huh??</p>

<p>Isn't it much harder for RD if the acceptance is 32% EA and let's say 20% for RD?</p>

<p>how can you say EA is in any way more selective??</p>

<p>I think there is a clear advantage in EA, no?</p>

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<p>not at all</p>

<p>if u are in any way an "average applicant", do not apply EA</p>

<p>Boston College does not care about ur interest in their school just because they have 30k applications</p>

<p>the only reason that there is a higher acceptance rate is because of the pure quality of the apps</p>

<p>if u dont believe me that EA is more selective, i will refer u to the BC EA website that says it is more selective.</p>

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<p>Deadlines</a> - Boston College</p>

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<p>scott j those stats make no sense, the entire incoming freshman class is made up of 2200 students there are about 9,000 undergrads total. they have not released the number of those accepted EA, just how many applied (7000)</p>

<p>the freshman class is not made up of 7200 people, there are 9000 undergrads total...</p>

<p>lil wayne think of it this way, if everyone applying EA has typical stats around (completely random #'s) 2200 SAT's, 4.0 GPA, excellent EC's, etc, it is much harder for the average applicant to get in because everyone's stats are so high. even if the acceptance rate is higher, the competition is harder so it is more likely you are not at the top of the applicant pool. in RD people have lower stats, so youre more likely to be towards the top of the applicant pool.</p>

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<p>I think you're wrong, metfan. Scottj's stats do make sense. He did not say that there are 7200 freshman; he just said there were about 7200 acceptances. Not everyone who is accepted by BC will attend.</p>

<p>Here are actual numbers for 2006, as reported by USN&WR:</p>

<p>26,584 applications --> 7,736 acceptances (29%) --> 2,284 freshman enrolled (30% yield)</p>

<p>EA acceptance rate = 37% and RD acceptance rate = 27%</p>

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<p>hmmm i totally forgot about that only 30% actually end up going</p>

<p>but its still true that the EA applicant pool is much stronger</p>