<p>I have a pretty good source telling me that it used to be common practice for the Ivy League schools to share the names of their Early Decision applicants. Duke was also mentioned by this former adcom worker. Went on to say that if not accepted, then all schools knew where you applied early and since you were denied ED at one of the other schools- you were considered "damaged goods" and not looked at seriously in the general admission's pool</p>
<p>Does this stil go on?</p>
<p>Sounds like baloney to me. Given how much schools vie for great candidates, why should they dismiss possible gems? It would take too much time to cross reference this supposed list of ED rejects from other schools. That would be non sensica – and flies against the multiple times when, for example, an ED reject from Columbia gets accepted at Yale – or an EA deferree gets accepted at multiple other Ivies.</p>
<p>ED acceptees’ names get tossed around so as to ensure no one is cheating the system – but as far as a method to “downgrade” their admissions chance at my own college? That’s pretty dumb.</p>
<p>As you can imagine, a person who might be rejected in the ED round of one college may well also be rejected in the RD round of other selective colleges – because he/she wasn’t a viable candidate to start with – not due to some vast conspiracy that “blackballed” the application across many colleges.</p>
<p>BTW: It’s “Ivies” not “Ivy’s”</p>
<p>I agree T26E4. It sounds too time consuming to be true!</p>
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<p>Right, I know they share names of ED acceptees, but I really doubt they do it if you are rejected ED</p>
<p>I’ve heard of stories where colleges talked to guidance counselors and found out that a student had submitted more than one binding ED application. </p>
<p>It is wrong to submit more than one binding ED application in any case. Among other reasons, you may be rejected from all of your colleges because of it, and end up at Upper Swampgas State Manual Worker Junior College.</p>