NYU accepts smaller % of Early Decision Applicants. Why?

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<p>The Princeton Review shows that NYU accepts 33% Early Decision applicants while they accept 36% Regular Decision. Why is this?</p>

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<p>The stats for ED people are probably not as good. Just my guess. I'd wait for someone else to give a definitive answer, though.</p>

<p>By this, I mean that your chances for getting into NYU do not decrease if you apply ED.</p>

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<p>RD was 24 percent this year, by the way.</p>

<p>Perhaps because a large number of people choose to apply ED.</p>

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<p>I think it might be connected to their (comparatively) mediocre financial aid--only about 65% of need met on average, last I checked, and an abnormally high amount of debt at graduation.</p>

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<p>any other opinions?</p>

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<p>What's their ED Acceptance rate for this year? Their admissions rate dropped by almost 1/3 this year so I'm sure ED changed quite a bit too</p>

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<p>You also need to look at the deferral rate, if there is one published. If 33% of ED applicants are accepted, and another 33% are deferred to the regular decision pool, out of which 36% are accepted, their true "acceptance rate" is much, much higher, even if they didn't get in with ED.</p>

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<p>so ED is still worth it?</p>

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<p>ED rate is lower because the applicant pool is going to be less impressive. People with lower stats who want to get into NYU will apply early because it raises their chances, whereas there will be many RD applicants who have HYP-type stats, whom NYU would rather accept.</p>

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<p>Some factors I think could be responsible:</p>

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<li><p>Worse applicants. ED is known to give an advantage to anybody so it is possible that less qualified people who had nothing to lose by applying ED did so.</p></li>
<li><p>Unless NYU is different, it is possible to defer ED applicants. Therefore, NYU admissions may want to reconsider borderline ED applicants after looking at RD applicants. These deferred kids may very well get accepted later.</p></li>
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<p>And yes, ED is worth if if you just wanted to maximize your chances at NYU. But if you want to balance financial aid concerns and other factors with NYU acceptance.. well that's for you to decide.</p>