<p>i know cornell and supposedly penn are big on ED cus of commitment. the ED acceptances for those schools are pretty high compared to their RD. Im curious about brown’s numbers. would brown ED be worth it? how bout plme w/ brown ED?</p>
<p>I would like to know too.</p>
<p>The real answer is this. Do you want to go to Brown? Is it your top choice? If you got into every school you apply to would you still choose Brown?</p>
<p>If so, go ED, regardless of how the numbers work out. If not, don't.</p>
<p>I didn't apply ED and although I was accepted RD, I regret having not done early. Would have saved my parents money, and my guidance counselor and I aggrivation since despite getting into the other schools I applied to I still choose Brown.</p>
<p>The part about ED you should worry about is the commitment, not the opportunity to boost your percentages.</p>
<p>The early acceptance rate is considerably below princeton, dartmouth, cornell, and penn, about the same as columbia, and a bit higher than harvard and yale</p>
<p>in short, go with what the above poster said</p>
<p>I want to do ED as well, but is it true that your ED financial aid award is smaller than what you would get if you got accepted RD since they know you're going, no matter what?</p>
<p>I think it is true that you lose the ability to negotiate financial aid packages if you apply ED to Brown, but that's the same with ED everywhere. The thing is, Brown specifically says that it will match financial aid offers of all other Ivy League schools as well as places like MIT and Stanford. Hypothetical situation: Let's say you applied RD to Princeton and Brown and was accepted at both places. If Princeton gave you $5000 more in their aid package (quite likely since Princeton doesn't consider home equity, I don't think, while Brown does), Brown would adjust theirs to match Princeton. But if you apply ED to Brown, you won't be able to apply to other schools and possibly get competing offers. Applying ED is a delicate balance for many families whose kids are committed to a certain school and want to get an admissions advantage, but can't afford to be screwed financially.</p>
<p>so i hear ED rates are worse for females...</p>
<p>is this true? i should go to a tech school...</p>
<p>I for one absolutely love Brown...it's the school of my dreams and I would be the happiest person alive to be accepted here.....that's why I thought about applying ED...the thing is I am an intl and I don't have much money...that's why I'm mostly depending on the fin aid I get....and I am really very afraid of the binding they've got with ED....someone suggested me to apply ED to Pton(because of their need-blind admission and stuff) and although I consider it as a really cool place I still prefer Brown...any suggestions?</p>
<p>Brown IS need blind. Princeton might tend to give slightly better finaid policy, but Brown is still need blind, and Brown's financial aid is still very good. About seven years or so, Brown was not need blind and it didn't give great finaid, but since then, Brown's financial situation has improved a lot, Brown became need blind, and a really rich alum gave $100 million specifically for financial aid programs. So, I don't think there's enough of difference between Brown and Princeton to justify applying ED to Princeton, especially if you like Brown more. Plus, they are pretty different schools, and someone who loves Brown might not love Princeton. </p>
<p>Anecdotally, I know of a few kids who got into both Brown and Princeton who got more money from Brown, and other kids who got more money from Princeton.</p>
<p>Also, while Brown and all ivies (and most schools for that matter) do match offers from other schools to a certain extent, the matches aren't always guarenteed. </p>
<p>ED DOES help. Schools usually say that it doesn't, but it does. ED acceptance rates are almost always higher (at Brown they were about 12% for RD and about 28% for ED), and the SAT scores for the admitted ED students are almost always lower than the SAT scores for the admitted RD students. But, the primary concern should not be whether or not ED helps you. It should be whether or not Brown is first and foremost your first choice school.</p>
<p>yes i would deffinately pick BROWN out of all the other schools I want to go to, so I'll ED! what does needblind mean? and how do u get financial aid form the school. do u fill out anything or write why u need the $$$? also anyone w/ stats on brown ED for the past couple yrs (accpeted student's gpa/SAT/etc profile)? thanks</p>
<p>Need blind means that the admissions officers do not know whether or not you need financial aid before admitting you. In other words, you won't be discriminated against if you need financial aid. At need aware schools, admissions officers know if you need aid, and sometimes they will admit a borderline candidate who can pay and reject a borderline candidate who can't pay.</p>
<p>I'd recommend getting a book or two on financial aid. It's a very complicated process.</p>
<p>just a moment...I just realized....as far as I know....Brown isn't need-blind for intls....</p>
<p>Correct. Brown is NOT need-blind for intls.</p>
<p>Oh, sorry. I meant that Brown is need-blind for DOMESTIC students.</p>
<p>I think that i am on the low end of applicatns cus my SAT is 2050 and gpa is 3.7 u/w. my SAT IIs are iic 740, chinese 760, bioM 680 :[...also i am taking ALL college courses this fall (no high school courses) as a senior b/c i got accepeted into a program (possible hook). If I apply ED willthey see my 1st qurater senior grades? will a great teacher rec from my bio teacher (will probably be really strong) boost me with great essays? i mite also apply to plme. im pretty sure about being a dr. or going bio. My ECs are few but show strength and dedication. open to suggestions.</p>
<p>I was also wondering if applying ED would still allow them to see senior grades first semester. I know some schools said that it might be better to wait and do RD if you want your senior year to factor into your app.
(I do) since I'm taking my hardest course load and hope to do well. If not will they at least see my senior schedule?</p>