Stanford has stated that there is no selection advantage to applying REA there. I believe that they called it “no special preference” for REA applicants. However, Stanford has a 9.5% acceptance for REA but has a 4.7% acceptance overall.
Is Stanford lying or is this just a result of better qualified applicants applying REA as compared to regular decision applicants?
I will be applying to Stanford either way but am still deciding between a few schools to use my REA on. Based on my high school’s past statistics I have a greater chance at getting into Stanford than any other REA offering school, but if REA doesn’t boost my chances then I might as well try somewhere else.