Pace Fall Dance Intesive/Audition for College Program

Question for any present/past CD majors - the fall dance intensive site states that if you audition during the intensive for admission to the CD major, you will have to apply to Pace as an ED or EA. It also states if you apply as an EA, you will not get a decision until March - after they have reviewed all EA and RD audition applications. So what’s the point of applying as EA?

Also, is the fall intensive very selective? or nah?

thanks in advance.