Single Choice EA Surges--But with the Middle Class Caught in the Middle (Again)

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<p>Such students would not be competitive for the merit scholly offered by BC or ND, which require Ivy-level quals. (…“As to the original post…”)</p>

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<p>At least at some schools, EA has a much higher acceptance rate than regular decision. Schools say that’s because the EA pool is self selecting and typically has more highly qualified students.</p>

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What do you mean by “such students”? I’m a bit confused as to whom you are referring. Sorry.</p>

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<p>Stanford’s website states that about 1/2 of its students receive some form of financial aid and that the average amount of aid is $40K (which is about the tuition cost, not including room and board).</p>

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<p>By this time last year (11/11/2010) Stanford had posted the number of SCEA applications it had received. Has anyone seen this number anywhere yet? I’m curious if the number of Stanford SCEA applications in 2011 has been affected by the startup of SCEA at HP this year.</p>

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<p>@sweetpea101 A lot of schools don’t have final numbers yet because of the snow storm. So even if their new due date has passed, there is still some stuff trickling in from places that lost power for a while, so they’ll probably announce it soon.</p>

<p>Or maybe they just like a “dramatic pause” for effect. ;P</p>

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<p>To try to get back to the purpose of this thread, I think the main point is that SCEA was intended to be like ED but without the commitment. Practically, however, it isn’t utilized that way by those who apply “strategically”. I know some who HAVE applied SCEA and also EA to other schools and aren’t found out. It is also increasingly possible-if not “moral”-to be accepted ED and then decline for financial reasons.</p>

<p>Re: financial aid, the parents posting on this thread KNOW that 200k doesn’t go very far in today’s world. I have two kids in college now, one at MIT and the other at Penn; am paying full freight for both. I’m happy I can afford it. However, unless one’s income is substantially higher than 200k, then paying 110-120k after-tax for college is VERY difficult.</p>

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<p>The numbers are up for a lot of the selective colleges. Not Harvard (or Yale) though, which is what I really wanted to know since I applied early. Here: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1242914-early-look-early-apps.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1242914-early-look-early-apps.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>From another thread:</p>

<p>Mathacle’s Blog: Yale Received 4,310 Early Applications for the Class of 2016</p>

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