I am planning on maybe applying to Boston university’s early decision 2. I was wondering if you don’t get accepted in ED are you automatically put into the pool of regular applications or do you reapply. Are your chances of getting in worse after being denied in the early application? Is the early application pool more competitive and harder to get into because of legacy students and athletes? I have slightly lower SAT scores so would I stand a better chance applying ED or regular application?
SAT composite :1930
CR:680
Math:570
Writing:680
Gpa: 4.0
National honor society
5 AP a classes
Honors classes
I plan on retaking the SAT in time to apply for early decision 2 but I’m not sure how much higher my scores will go. My biggest concern is that by applying ED I will be competing with legacies, athletes, and very academically competitive students and being put into the common app pool with a disadvantage. I’m not sure if BU early decision is an advantage or disadvantage.
Also is ED different from ED 2? (Other than the deadlines)
ED1 and ED2 are the same process, just different deadlines and notification dates. With early decision, you may be accepted, rejected (denied) or deferred which means they will tell you a decision with the regular decision applicants. You do not reapply. If you are rejected during early decision, then you are done - no reapplication.
@rocky0674, with early decision you should definitely expect to be competing with a stronger applicant pool, so it’s best if your credentials put you in the top quartile of students from the previous year’s entering class. Looks like you’re currently in the middle of the pack based on your SAT scores. For the Class of 2019, the admit rate for ED was 45% vs 32% for RD, so there is an advantage for competitive applicants.
Of course, the tradeoff is that it’s a binding decision, so make absolutely sure (1) you’re committed to attending and (2) affordability isn’t an issue.
If you’re looking for a more complete explanation of early admission and when/how to take advantage of it, this blog post might help:
https://www.college-kickstart.com/blog/item/the-early-admission-advantage
Good luck.