<p>Hi, I have a question. There’s someone in my class who claims to be into both Penn and Brown (Penn has binding ED too). I believe that this person is actually into Penn, but lying about Brown. I know it won’t affect me in any way if she is, but in the off chance that she’s telling the truth, it’s majorly irksome that someone abused the ED agreement and got in over other highly qualified applicants who were honest. I’d like to give her the benefit of the doubt, and the only other possibility I can come up with is that she got a likely letter and considers herself in, which would be legit. (well, actually, would it? wouldn’t you have to withdraw your app if you got into another school ED?)</p>
<p>Anyway, does anyone know if likely letters for Brown have been sent yet? Has anyone gotten one?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>No likely letters have been sent for RD – I think admissions is awash in applications and has barely begun dealing with them. In the last couple years, likely letters were sent in early to mid March. </p>
<p>Is she an athletic recruit? She might have gotten a letter from a coach in that case. </p>
<p>I find it hard to believe that the school’s guidance counselor would sign off on 2 ED applications.</p>
<p>I agree with fireandrain. If the counselor signed off on two ED applications he/she is seriously jeopardizing future students from your school’s chance at getting into either place. Schools take that very seriously and all of the top schools, especially the Ivies, are in close contact and they will figure that out.</p>
<p>I have noticed that most of the kids I have talked to who claim to be into two ED schools turn out to be athletes.
They haven’t gotten an officially acceptance…but since they are recruited they pretty much have.</p>
<p>My understanding is that the Ivies compare applicant pools for EA/ED after the admissions cycle has completed, even if only on a sampling or audit basis. So there is truly a likelihood that she will be caught if she did what you suspect. As others have reported elsewhere here on CC in other threads, this syndrome of applying to multiple ED schools seems to occur more at the next level down (Duke; Georgetown; BC; Tufts; UChicago) because those schools are less likely to collaborate. And, yes, the guidance counselor at the school should be fearful that the admissions director at one or both schools may be contacting the head of guidance for a chat. </p>
<p>All of the above is either my opinion or garnered from other, possibly as ill-informed as me, posters here on CC.</p>