<p>I want to apply early to two schools, but I'm wondering if it actually helps or it it's more competitive. Your thoughts?</p>
<p>read the thread right below this one. also, you can't apply early to 2 schools if that's what youre saying</p>
<p>Ea, especially when not SCEA doesn't offer that much of an advantage. Because it's not binding, you're showing you like the college, but it doesn't have to be your 1st choice, you don't have to go, you don't have any commitment to the school, you can apply to as many schools EA as you want. ED offers somewhat (thought debatable) of an edge, EA's is much more slim. At some schools it's more like moving RD up in the year rather than being a strategy to get an edge without the binding effects of ED. You also have to consider if it's SCEA, where it's taken a bit more seriously.</p>
<p>well if the schools are MCEA, if its SCEA then you obviously can only apply there</p>
<p>well the majority of EA schools are "MCEA". The way I see it is, EA tells a school you're serious, while ED tells a school you're really really really serious. But in all honesty I'm not sure if it helps much (EA that is).</p>
<p>The real reason for the implication of SCEA was to grab athletes. </p>
<p>MCEA=multiple choice early action but is usually just referred to as ea on here</p>
<p>It depends on the school. At both Harvard and Yale, 49% of the freshman class was filled via SCEA this time. Yale admitted about 16.7% of SCEA applicants vs about 6% of RD apps.</p>
<p>At most schools the EA rate about = RD rate. At some schools (MIT, maybe) EA actually has a lower rate.</p>
<p>Well, I know that the EA rate at some select schools is MUCH higher than the RD rate.</p>
<p>Miami FL for example admits around 62% EA applicants, whereas their overall admit is only 44%, which includes many EA applicants. So the RD is probably in the high 30s.</p>