<p>I think in the end it doesn’t matter. From what I’ve read in the past, the Admissions Office likes to keep the percentage of EA and RD acceptances around the same. </p>
<p>…Although after reading the article, I do wonder if the 350 applicants who opt out in the EA round (because they were accepted ED somewhere else) somehow help the other EA applicants. Do they possibly give applicants a spot, who may have been put in the possible RD pile?</p>