<p>Since Harvard and Princeton removed their EAs, Stanford and Yale will have their EAs loaded (assuming). Henceforth, many talented applicants would apply to Stanford SCEA, which makes it harder for applicants to gain admission, which sucks.
So, doesn't it make sense to apply Stanford RD?
I don't understand why people in CC are trying to apply for SCEA . . .</p>
<p>cuz we believe in ourselves
and if stanford thinks we are still competitive in the RD pool, they will defer</p>
<p>SCEA is always a preferred choice...</p>
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<p>Yeah...only for top applicants. It actually hurts your chances for a typical applicant.</p>
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What do you think Stanford does with all the deferred applicants?</p>
<p>friedrice- Not true. See [url=<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showpost.php?p=4697431%5Dhere%5B/url">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showpost.php?p=4697431]here[/url</a>].</p>
<p>Stanford historically has deferred a smaller percentage of its early applicants than many colleges. In other words, Stanford is more likely than, say, "peer" colleges to give a definite denial of admission in the early round. It denies admission more often than many other colleges with an early admission round, as those other colleges tend to give "polite deferrals" to applicants who will ultimately not be admitted. It's clear now what Harvard, Princeton, and Virginia will do during the early round--not consider applications at all, but rather go out and recruit more students--</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=519210%5B/url%5D">http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=519210</a> </p>
<p>but if Stanford continues its former practice in this year's early round, a lot of Stanford SCEA applicants will know, definitely, what their admission result is by December. Some percentage of Stanford SCEA applicants will be deferred to the regular round and will enjoy a few more months of suspense.</p>