<p>I’d think ED would be easier because it shows you’re committed to Cal Poly, plus you’re not competing against other students with better stats who use the school as a backup. But what I’ve read basically shows the opposite. What’s the deal?</p>
<p>I read that they try to fill 10% of their freshman class with ED applicants. That’s a pretty percentage. My D is applying as a kinesiology major–the freshman kinesiology class in recent years has varied between 50-70 students…we figure that means they might only take 5-7 freshman kinesiology majors through ED! And, since I imagine a good number of athletes choose kinesiology as a major, she might be up against athletes who have already signed an intent to attend Cal Poly SLO. But Cal Poly SLO is her first choice so she figured she had nothing to lose…so I think the answer to your question is…the probability depends on the number of applicants, and the number of students they are planning to accept in each major. I sure wish my crystal ball was working better–ha!</p>
<p>Just wanted to mention that the place where I read that Cal Poly SLO admits 10% via early decision was something I had googled…and it was an admissions document from 1999-2000. So I’m not sure that’s currently accurate.</p>
<p>Athletes at cal poly have to apply like everyone else. If they don’t get in on regular admissions then the coach allows them in. So they actually don’t take away spots from anyone. My D an athlete applied ED kinesiology and got in ED. She applied ED so she could get her first choice of housing. She is a senior now.</p>
<p>Just wondering what your D stats are?? My D applied RD/Kinesiology too. Have no idea how hard it will be to get in to that major.</p>
<p>Four years ago she had a CSU gpa of 4.05 and ACT 28.</p>
<p>thebeach…thanks for the info, and Daphne66, perhaps our Ds will be classmates. Best wishes!</p>
<p>In general, the stats of those who get in ED and RD differ from school to school. The reason is that schools use ED according to their own internal objectives. Some will fill 60% of their class via ED, some 1%. see this <a href=“Early Admissions Statistics 2013 - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com”>Early Admissions Statistics 2013 - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com; Notice there is no listing of ave. stats for those admitted ED vs. RD.</p>
<p>So, the answer to whether it is easier at CPSLO via ED or RD can only be known if Cal Poly were to publish the ave GPA/SAT of those admitted ED vs. RD.</p>
<p>In general, I have come to feel that ED and RD admit stats are probably about identical for most schools.</p>
<p>Is anyone aware of any schools that break out the stats of those admitted ED vs. RD?</p>
<p>sorry, forgot to mention why I think the stats of those admitted RD and ED are about the same: Suppose Cal Poly gets 6,000 ED apps, for 2,400 spots. And suppose that RD gets 3,600 not accepted ED, plus another 26,400. And of those 30,000 in the RD Pool, 7,500 will be admitted. </p>
<p>In this example, the ED pool admitted 40% of the applicants, whereas the RD pool admitted only 25%.</p>
<p>So was it easier to get in via ED? What if you found out the ave. GPA/SAT of the unhooked (not recruited athlete, not legacy, not URM) ED admits was 3.9/1300, and the ave stats of those admitted RD were also 3.9/1300. The higher admit rate from ED was because the ED pool included recruited athletes, legacy and URM (the last two don’t apply to Cal Poly), . So you see the acceptance rate of ED is artificially inflated by hooked applicants.</p>
<p>All in all its a draw.</p>
<p>The only way to test my hypothesis would be for colleges to publish their ave. admitted student stats for unhooked ED, and those for unhooked RD. I don’t believe that exists, but if it does, can somebody please point that out to me?</p>