<p>Since EA is going to be completely eliminated next year, would Harvard</p>
<p>attempt to lessen its admit numbers starting from this year?</p>
<p>I just turned in my apps today and I'm a little worried.</p>
<p>Since this is the last EA year for Harvard, I think more people would be </p>
<p>shooting for Harvard, while the college might lessen the admit numbers....</p>
<p>:( What do you think the estimates would be?</p>
<p>Would the EA admit rate be similar? or would it significantly decrease?</p>
<p>EA candidates are admitted based on the fact that they would obviously be admitted during RD. The qualifications for admission will not change just because their notification plans will change. Harvard usually admits 800-900 candidates during the EA round; however, one year in the recent past they admitted just over 1000, because they had 7000 early applications. I wouldn't worry about Harvard worrying about having too many students if they admit too many students EA. They clearly know what to do in terms of numbers and yield, so I don't think their change in policy would cause them to be any more cautious with admission offers.</p>
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one year in the recent past they admitted just over 1000, because they had 7000 early applications.
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<p>Wow, that REALLY sucks for us RD people :(</p>
<p>that was before they restricted it to SCEA... so the numbers have gone down a LOT since then</p>
<p>We'll know the complete story in just a few months; meanwhile, don't worry about it.</p>
<p>Why would the fact that they're ending EA next year affect this year's applicants? You only apply to college once (except in some rare special cases), so it wouldn't affect applicants for this year.</p>