<p>Many people should really consider ED. Having gone through the admissions process, I can tell you the best way to “improve” your chances is to apply RD.</p>
<p>WHY?!?! (you say)</p>
<p>Well, many people (CCers) apply to a school ED such as HYP… Becuase they have such great stats, they will have an edge over other students who apply. Thus, when it comes down to RD for schools like Penn, the top students will have been accepted to ED schools thus eliminating their application to other schools. This opens up opportunites for other students.</p>
<p>In conclusion, ED is not worth it, unless you know 100% that you will make it.</p>
<p>You all can disagree but in the end, you will see that this really does work.</p>
<p>Dean Stetson even says that applying to PENN (specifically) improves your chances. </p>
<p>Maybe not for Harvard, Yale, etc, but for PENN it does. When we talk about chances, we talk about proportions and probability. Look up the numbers.</p>
<p>tussin: the acceptence rate doesnt mean that they will take everyone. Most of the time they take more people during ED because people who apply ED are not worried about the cost. If I were Stenson....more admissions rate during ED would equal more money for the school.</p>
<p>whartonorbust, i hate to rain on ur parade but from ur posts it sound like ur a jr interested in applying to wharton early. I don't suggest that u try to deter others from applying early in order to help ur chances, that's not really the right thing to do.</p>
<p>Peabody wins the jackpot. Its not the beneficial thing to do either. You are going to get rid of one or two weak hands. The strong ones will still be in the game (thus making you look "bad" relatively).</p>
<p>I am giving you all some advice. My strategy is the most logical thing and you guys are smart enough to see that it works.</p>
<p>You have all seen the threads of people who randomly apply to Penn RD thinking that they have no chance and somehow, they get in. </p>
<p>You guys can do whatever you want. I am not trying to stop you guys from applying ED. ED is something that should be thought about becuase of the rules that come with it. </p>
<p>CC was found on the basis of helping other students through the college admissions process. I am shedding new light/perspective in applying RD rather than ED. </p>
<p>My advice actually helps a student think about the admissions process, rather than people who reply to a chances thread by telling them they have no chance...when they actually do...People on CC have no experience in the admissions world and the adcive they give in chances threads only demoralizes the student.</p>
<p>I am sorry if I caused any misinterpretations.</p>
<p>excel: Thing is you can't tell... like my app to Pton ED was utter crap, but I got into other good schools RD round and I strongly suspect that I could have gotten into my ED school had I cleaned my app up... god it was filthy.</p>
<p>How does it help your chances to apply RD. In RD you are competiting with all the rejects from various other top schools who applied ed; whereas, in ED, you dont compete with neither the kids who got accepted or rejected from the other top schools. So what you said Wharton was just coming out of your ass - DAN</p>
<p>I think he is trying to say the the people who apply ED are really smart and apply to schools like harvard. those are the type of people who usually get in and so they are not competition during RD round...</p>
<p>But a lot of the really smart kids that apply to Harvard etc. don't necessarily get in, and then they apply to Penn later. I think if you're still a worthy candidate, you will get deferred ED so they can compare you to the incoming pool. I think ED is worthwhile because you have the possibility of getting in, or of getting another shot. I got deferred and I took that opportunity to make a really cool supplement, and I'm convinced that's what got me in.</p>
<p>That's not true. The top student get into HYPS SCEA (well, except for Princeton) as you say. That means that they are not bound to the school they're to accepted early. Thus, they can apply to Penn RD. It is still a competitive applicant pool.</p>
<p>Also, during the ED round, you will be deferred if the officers believe you'll be more competitive in the RD round. There's no hurt in applying ED. If you're rejected ED then you obviously never stood a chance in the first place.</p>
<p>There are a lot of talented applicants, more than can fill up all the top schools. It's going to be a competitive pool regardless of whether you apply ED or RD to Penn. If you really, truly want to go to Penn, and you deal with getting potentially crappy financial aid, definitely go ED. The chances of getting in are definitely better, and if you get deferred the fact that you applied ED shows more commitment to the school than an RD applicant would have.</p>