Better To Apply Early Action?

entomom
Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:36:59 +0000

Higher acceptance rate, yes. Easier to be admitted, not unless you’re an outstanding applicant who would be accepted in ANY pool of candidates. See what Y says:

[Early admit rate rises slightly | Yale Daily News](http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2009/dec/15/early-admit-rate-rises-slightly/)



“Our applicants continue to be an exceptionally talented, highly diverse group of students,” Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Jeff Brenzel said in an e-mail. “As always, we only accepted students that we were certain we would also accept in the spring



Think about this like an adcom, there is no benefit to admitting good but not exceptional applicants, better to defer them and compare them within the RD pool. But for the very top candidates, accept them EA and have more time to wine and dine them.

My apologies to old timers, I know I post this every year, but it bears repeating with each new cohort who thinks that EA is going to gain them ‘easier’ admission to Y.