<p>If one's Eearly Decision is rejected, is their Regular Decision chance lowered? Woulo it be lower than the other Regular Decisions?</p>
<p>Do you mean deferred? If your rejected ED from a school, then your done with that school. </p>
<p>If you mean deferred, then nobody really knows. Some say if your deferred early round then your chances at RD is lower. Others say they simply want to see the regular pool.</p>
<p>Yes, I mean deferred.</p>
<p>bump... also interested</p>
<p>I heard that it differs depending on the school. A Yale admissions office rep said that its EA deferrals are treated equally in the RD round. He made a point to say that "unlike some other schools" which reject few EA/ED applicants, Yale will reject those who aren't viable candidates and defer those who they feel still merit reviewing in light of the RD aggregate pool.</p>
<p>Alright. It must really be a broad question then. I'll have to find out about Northwestern.</p>
<p>I don't think the issue is usually that your app is looked on more negatively than the regular RD applicants. I think it's mostly that if you couldn't get in ED in the first place, it's unlikely that you will end up at the top end of the RD applicants. Thus, few deferred students are accepted. It does happen, though, especially (as T26E4 said), at schools where they reject a lot, and only defer those with a real shot at the school.</p>
<p>It really depends on the school. Some ED rejections are automatically OUT for the RD, but at others, everyone is automatically deferred and you are just in the pool again. What you are learning is that while schools talk a big game about the individual applicants and how they get personal treatment, the bottom line is you are put in a pool and its a numbers game...and without some hook, you will get hammered unless you are in at least the 50th percentile of their applicant pool...which of course varies a tad bit year to year..usually to the up side. Some schools had ENORMOUS increases in applications the past three years and expect that to continue...some got the same amount they always see and others even saw a slight decline in numbers.....and while the total number of applicants affects the pool they are looking at, it isnt necessarily so...and they usually have a number they are looking for....pretty hard and fast really....such as "below 1400 and you are out." ITs a LOT more SAT driven than people realize. Which sucks. But it is what it is.</p>
<p>But YOU should focus on schools that are match and safety. Its okay to dream and reach but DONT count on it. DO NOT FIXATE AND GET ALL TWITTERPATED ABOUT A REACH SCHOOL...or you are setting yourself up for a broken heart. Too many kids do that EVERY year, then they get rejected, then they tank their December exams and it goes downhill from there....doing a bad job on other applications and so forth. DO NOT DO THAT. </p>
<p>Its BEST to get ALL your apps in before Christmas anyway, no matter whether you are ED, EA or RD. Embrace your match and safety schools....focus on FIT....do you fit in there? Are kids there JUST LIKE YOU? Are you a big fish in a little pond or a little fish in a big pond....and that means not only college size, but your stats. </p>
<p>ED is a huge risk, and rather silly and immoral on the college part I might add. Unless of course its a match school and its where you KNOW you not only want to go but know you WILL get in. Then it makes perfect sense. </p>
<p>But it is true that the RD pool is examined somewhat differently....for one thing, they get a last minute deluge from kids rejected at Ivy League and Elite LAC's.....who drop down to the second tier elites....and that clouds the picture considerably..and they dont know until April what that pool will look like. Which is why its best to embrace your match and safety schools....particularly if you are a great fit there academically, socially, emotionally, culturally, and financially.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>