<p>@texascoed: where did you end up deciding to go?</p>
<p>Georgetown’s acceptance rate is artificially high because they don’t accept the common app and have an application that requires a bit more work. Much like UChicago used to be a few years ago.</p>
<p>bluedog I don’t really understand what u mean? Are u saying that Georgetown’s acceptance rate would be lower if it used common app?</p>
<p>Yes, bluedog is saying that Georgetown’s acceptance rate would lower if it switched to the common app to get more applications since more people would apply if they used the common app instead of trudging through their unique application. It’s similar to UChicago’s situation where they had a (correct me if I’m wrong) 30-40% acceptance rate using their unique application until they recently switched to the common app and have a 9% acceptance rate.</p>
<p>so georgetown using a unique application is actually more beneficial? Wow U-chicag at 30-40 percent at one point? Man that must have been amazing. </p>
<p>So overall these schools are around the same? Can some1 at least tell me which would be the easiest and hardest to get into? I know that all are hard</p>
<p>Apply to Duke! But I’d say Duke is the hardest and Georgetown is the “easiest.” if you apply ED to a school like Duke it would be easier.</p>
<p>ED really? U mean if we are a competitive applicant correct?</p>
<p>ED is Early Decision which is an option you can choose at some colleges that say if you apply there under ED and get accepted (usually in Mid December) you will definitely go there. You can opt out if the FA that you receive/don’t receive isn’t sufficient for you to attend, but other than that, you are pretty much bound to that college. If you want to go to a top school/have your sights set on one school, its a great idea. Obviously, some people prefer to compare FA/merit packages, but if the money is unworkable, you can opt out. </p>
<p>Out of the schools that you listed, Duke, NU, Vandy, Rice, and WUSTL have it I believe. </p>
<p>I EDed this year and definitely recommend it, there is a smaller applicant pool and they are willing to accept a higher percentage of the people (24.5% ED vs 11% Reg this year) as they do take into consideration that you applied early and want to go to that school.</p>
<p>Chicago does not have a 9% acceptance rate by any means. Get your facts right.</p>
<p>What I mean is, applying ED is actually better? I heard applying early at some colleges actually hurts ur chance or makes it even harder to get in and ED is only for those who are generally more competitive applicants. EX: Georgetown, Notre Dame</p>
<p>ND and Gtown have Early Action, which is different from ED. At ND and Gtown and BC, their EA programs are more competitive than RD there, but ED programs help a lot and the acceptance rates are always a good deal higher.</p>
<p>Happyman: perhaps the poster meant UChicago’s regular decision accept rate, which I believe is ~9% this year. (Also, the regular decision accept rate was indeed 30-40%, probably as recently as 2007 or so.)</p>
<p>Point well taken.</p>
<p>happyman2: Yes, I was referencing the RD admission rates (sorry I forgot to mention that), but the overall admission rate (RD and EA) was about 13.2% for UChicago this cycle.</p>
<p>Anyway, OP, the purpose was just to show how acceptance rates don’t always tell the whole picture, because a school can usually draw more applications using the common app compared to a unique application as people will have already filled out the majority of their application on the common app and just adding a few supplemental essays would be easier and quicker for them to accomplish than to fill out another unique application form. So if Georgetown did switch it would draw more applications, but not necessarily all very qualified ones. It might draw some half-hearted applications and lower the acceptance rate, but that doesn’t mean it has become significantly more competitive - a majority of the increase in applications may not be competitive for admission.</p>
<p>The fact that GT uses its own application form means that only those who are really interested in it will apply. So its acceptance rate is not directly comparable to other schools. Still, this year, its acceptance rate is about 15% if my memory didn’t fail me.</p>
<p>Why Does it say Chapel Hill has Early Decision. Do they mean Early Action instead? And How could it be so different, on their website it said it does not help you to apply Early action.</p>
<p>@canefreak2001 Chapel Hill has Early Action, basically the same as Early Decision, although, it’s not binding. While in the memo I found online, it says that they are eliminating ED due to kids applying so their chances are increased, I do still think that the chance of admission goes up, even if they do not explicity state it. They want their yield to increase, and kids who apply EA are more likely to choose UNC, however since it’s not binding, their yield is not guaranteed like it is with ED. Applying EA can’t hurt, but it won’t give you as good as a boost as ED, unless you apply to a school with SCEA- single choice early action. Ie Harvard and an assortment of other ivies and selective schools</p>
<p>Yea thats what I was thinking. I am definitely doing EA so I hope even though they dont say it, it will boost my chances by a little</p>
<p>@SouthernBelleEM (#36): You indicate that EA and ED are “basically the same;” I respectfully disagree. As you suggested, EA is not binding, while ED is. That (in my opinion) is a most significant difference, similar to an obligatory contract in comparison to an advisory opinion.</p>
<p>Yea EA and ED r def not the same, but how much does EA actually help compared to RD, does it make any or little difference?</p>
<p>@TopTier I meant “basically” in the most general sense. Clearly, they are different, one is binding and one is not. I am just saying that they both convey a somewhat higher vested interested, with ED being much higher on that scale. I apologize if it came across as they are the same, as they are most definitely not.
@canefreak2001 I think that EA makes a difference. How much? I think that depends on the school, and if its SCEA or not. While I think that compared to RD, EA would give you a boost, how much, I have absolutely no clue. However I do know that I won’t hurt.</p>