will Early Action increase your chance?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>as we know we can apply EAs while we have 1 ED, cuz EAs don bind you.
So will EA still increase you chance in admission?</p>

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<p>I think it depends on the school. Some have higher acceptance rates with EA, others only choose the best of the best for EA.</p>

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<p>In general, yes. This is particularly true at the Ivies, inspite of what they say in the info sessions. You can find alot of posts on the topic in each schools board.</p>

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<p>ok, here s 3 colleges that I am thinking: Harvard, Brown, Chicago
how about them, will EA help?</p>

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<p>For Harvard, about 1/2 the class comes from EA, the other half comes from RD. EA has about 4000 apps, RD has about 18,000 apps. If your qualified to attend those schools, you should be able to figure it out. </p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=32814%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=32814&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>For Brown--- <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=32810%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=32810&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Does anybody know if EA is an advantage for BC?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>and how about Chicago?</p>

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<p>According to Boston College's website, EA is MORE selective, so no. They also say that approximately 20% of those deferred EA are accepted RD.</p>

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<p>Would it help if you do EA at UNC-CH?</p>

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<p>
[quote]
as we know we can apply EAs while we have 1 ED, cuz EAs don bind you.

[/quote]

Actually, this is not true. More often than not, if you apply Early Decision (ED) to your top choice school, you cannot apply Early Action (EA) or Single Choice Early Action (SCEA) to any other schools, although you can apply Regular Decison (RD) to other schools. Typically, if you apply SCEA to a school, you cannot apply ED or EA or SCEA to any other school, though again, you can apply RD to other schools. (ED carries a binding commitment to enroll, whereas EA and SCEA are not binding.)</p>

<p>Here are some examples:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Princeton will not allow you to apply ED and also apply EA to any other school, although it will allow RD applications to other schools.</p></li>
<li><p>Brown will not allow you to apply ED and also apply EA to any other school, although it will allow RD applications to other schools.</p></li>
<li><p>Georgetown has an EA program, and while you can apply EA to other schools, you cannot apply ED to another school.</p></li>
</ul>

<p>... And here are some choice remarks from two schools of interest to many -- HARVARD and STANFORD (direct from their respective websites):</p>

<ul>
<li><p>HARVARD: "Students applying to Harvard under the Early Action program are not ordinarily permitted to apply early elsewhere in the fall, either under Early Action or Early Decision programs. Harvard will rescind its offer of admission to a student who does so."</p></li>
<li><p>STANFORD: "Students applying to Stanford's Single-Choice Early Action program may apply to:"</p></li>
<li><p>Any institution, public or private, under a non-binding Rolling Admission option; </p></li>
<li><p>Public institutions under a non-binding Early Action program; </p></li>
<li><p>Foreign colleges/universities on any application schedule; </p></li>
<li><p>Institutions whose early application deadlines are a requirement for consideration for special academic programs or scholarships only if the notification of admission occurs after January 1; and to </p></li>
<li><p>Institutions under an Interim Decision program only if the notification of admission occurs after January 1.</p></li>
</ul>

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<p>I asked about EA at UNC-CH icreasing chances, and I was told yes.</p>