<p>sv3a: I think that is a bit of a generalization. I know two types of people who applied early to various colleges this year, the ones who were worrying about getting in with their less impressive stats, and the ones who had impressive stats, but wanted to be done with the whole college search because they had made up their mind.
It seemed that the majority of the first group were rejected, while the majority of the second group were accepted.
Just because there are people who apply early for better chances does not mean that they are the ones who get in.</p>