<p>Hi im very interested in chicago and i heard recently that EA was more difficult than RD bc more qualified applicants. Does anyone know if this is true?</p>
<p>I think it’s about the same. Maybe more qualified applicants percentagewise, but a slightly higher admission rate, too. Remember, the RD pool probably has a few thousand applicants who applied early at Yale, Stanford, or Brown and got deferred, and they are likely to look as good or better than the EA applicant pool on paper.</p>