Ok so I like these school equally the same…[if BC had ED i would totally go there, but they don’t which is so ANNOYING], but where should I ED, what I’m saying is that where is it easiest to get into ED…
Emory
WUSTL
Swathmore
NYU
UVA
Willam and Mary
Gtown
<p>If you love BC, then apply EA- not much of a difference. My friend applied BC early for the Presidential Scholarship. She got into Harvard, Duke, and other schools RD, but was a Presidential Scholar at BC so she's going there next year.</p>
<p>um if you apply ED you HAVE to go there, so if BC is your top school then don't apply somewhere else and be forced to go there!</p>
<p>maybe i misunderstood your question but if you love a school then definitely don't apply to another easy place ED...</p>
<p>Yea, that's what i thought too, but I'm pretty insecure about my stats. EA at BC is more challenging to get into then RD at BC. I don't think I'm a competative applicat, so that's mostly why I want to ED somewhere.</p>
<p>So even though it's your dream school you don't want to apply there EVER? Do EA somewhere and apply at BC RD, then, if you have to do early so bad.</p>
<p>Georgetown only offers EA, with the admissions rate through EA at roughly 25%. I believe Emory's ED acceptance rate is the highest, at roughly 40-50% - but you may want to double-check on that number.</p>
<p>If you love Boston College, apply EA there. Don't apply ED to a college simply because you'll get accepted to a "more prestigious" college. If BC's your match, go for it. You have to remember that you'll never be able to apply to BC for undergraduate, if you end up being accepted at the college you apply ED. Good luck.</p>
<p>BCBounded: you should definitely apply EA to BC. Even if you don't get in EA, it's more than likely you'll get put in the RD applicant pool and your application will get another reading. Unless you're clearly a weak applicant, it's unlikely you'll be rejected right off the bat during the first round (i.e. EA). Applying EA (along with an essay that speaks to why BC is your top choice) tells the admissions people you really want to come here. Good luck!</p>
<p>so I like these school equally the same>></p>
<p>You answered your own question right here. If there is no clear first choice, you should not apply ED to ANY school. If you're insecure about your stats enough to feel the only way you can get into the schools on your list is to apply ED, then your list is too filled with reaches, and you need to add some definite matches and safeties pronto. </p>
<p>EA can be a good choice, as long as it is not single choice EA. BUT, as you've already noted, EA does not always confer the same advantage at highly competitive schools that an ED application does. </p>
<p>You need to give some careful thought to how your grades and stats look RIGHT NOW and compare them to the accepted stats for EA. It sounds like you may have already asked the admissions office at BC about how EA median stats and RD median stats compare --- if not, do so. I'd also ask for some numbers on how many EA candidates are deferred into the RD pool, and how many of those end up getting accepted. Almost always, the numbers are pretty poor once you've been deferred into the RD pool. </p>
<p>If you think that you can improve your grades/test scores first semester next year, than it may be wiser to do so and then apply RD when you will have a stronger application to present. </p>
<p>Again, if you feel insecure about all of the schools on your list, you need to reevaluate and find some good matches and safeties. Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks for all your input, I'll definetly look into applying EA at BC, though on the website and the college rep. said that if you really want to go to BC, applying to EA won't really help...Little lost right now. </p>
<p>I understand where all of you are coming from when you say that I should just apply EA to BC and not apply anywhere ED, but I still feel like I should take advantage of that oppurtunity. Thanks though!</p>
<p>If money is remotely an issue or you need to compare packages, do not apply ED. NYU is not generous in terms of financial aid so keep tht in mind. Overall, I think applying EA is a better option</p>
<p>Carolyn had excellent advice and sybbie referred to financial aid. I would like to elaborate some on the downside of ED if you plan on applying for financial aid. The ED college will guarantee a FA package that will enable you to attend. If they don't give you enough FA, then you are not required to attend (they make the decision about what is enough). The trick is that they may give you a small grant and a big loan. If you apply RD to several schools, then you will be able to compare the grant/loans ratio in each of the FA packages from each school that you are accepted to.</p>
<p>BCBounded - In addition to the above, in considering the ED issue, assess the volume of the competition from your area. Are you from the Boston area or other area that sends oodles of highly qualifed applications to these schools? If so, I do believe that there is some ED advantage (not for BC, the others). However, I want to emphasize that I agree with the other posters that you should not apply ED to any school that you aren't totally taken with as the committment is binding! Have you visited these schools? Some will not give much financial aid or merit aid, like WM and there is no negotiating power with ED. </p>
<p>A second piece of advice- don't be certain that your grades are not up to snuff- we were very nervous for my S as his guidance counselor suggested Sarah Lawrence as her top pick for him. We thought that came out of the blue and it made us very nervous for his chances. He had 1470 SATs, a B to B+ average in all honors and AP courses (higher with the weighting), a strong high school, consistent sports and political activities, leadership positions, volunteer for 3 years, and great essays. In retrospect, based on other acceptances we have seen, we think he would have had other admissions offers (he did apply ED) at other good schools. He is still charmed and excited by his first and only pick, though, so no damage done.</p>
<p>BC rejected some excellent students from our school this year but BC is close and recieves many, many apps from our area - tough to stand out. You can ask to look at your shigh school's record of acceptances (guidance usually keeps a book or list of acceptances by school, GPA SAT) and you can look at how many SAT scores are sent to BC from your state by using the research data on collegeboard.com.</p>
<p>Just another thought that UVA and WM are state schools that are mandated to take only 25 to 30% out of state. It is felt that OOS students must have credential higher than the average credentials to gain admission to these schools.</p>
<p>I keep trying to bypass this thread, but I can't. I'll keep it short-</p>
<p>If you have to ask opinions as to where you should apply Early Decision, then you've already answered your question- NO WHERE. ED is binding and if you don't have a clear- very important, CLEAR- choice then don't even consider ED an option.</p>
<p>TTG</p>