2019 Brown ED Numbers Released

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but I do think its harder to standout RD round when there are so many more applicants.

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<p>I am thinking that this depends on the percentage of students admitted. To pose an extreme example just to try to illustrate a point, if 10 out of 100 non-athletes are accepted early and 1001 out of 10000 are accepted RD, wouldn’t it be harder to stand out in ED compared to RD? </p>

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it ups the odds for any strong applicant.

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<p>Not sure if this is offered as opinion or fact. If it is opinion, fine. Not sure it is a fact.</p>

<p>After all. on the Brown Admissions webpage, it is stated:</p>

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Please do not assume that your admission chances are improved by applying under the Early Decision plan.

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<p><a href=“First-Year Applicants | Undergraduate Admission | Brown University”>http://www.brown.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/first-year-applicants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>And just last month, Dean of Admission James Miller was quoted as follows:</p>

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Though last year’s early decision acceptance rate of 19 percent was more than double the regular decision acceptance rate of 8.6 percent, Miller attributed this difference largely to recruited athletes who overwhelming apply during the early decision process.</p>

<p>“If we pull (recruited athletes) out, the admit rates for early and regular decision are very similar,” he said.

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<p><a href=“U. sees second-largest early decision pool - The Brown Daily Herald”>U. sees second-largest early decision pool - The Brown Daily Herald;

<p>Is it possible that this is just marketing fluff instead of reliable information? I suppose, but I am not yet persuaded.</p>

<p>EDIT: I have no actual data or inside access to the Office of Admission that would allow me to conclude definitively one way or the other, so that is why I am going with the official statements. </p>