@Dross3667 Wow - thank you, that was very helpful. My junior D is definitely not applying to Duke or Wake. We are from the west coast, and she will be visiting in April. She is drawn to the Journalism/Communications program. Yes - we have them out here in CA, and Chapman is a great school that the programs seem in line with what she wants, but she doesn’t want to go to Southern CA. She is expanding her horizons to live in a different part of the US. We are having a hard time finding the right “fit” for her. On paper, Elon seems to check all the boxes except that the location seems to be a little isolated. Does your D think that is an issue at all?
She will be applying to 2 other schools EA because those EA acceptances are higher than RD (she has a grand total of 3 on her list - LOL - hopefully she can add a couple of others). That’s why I was so surprised to see that Elon defers (rejects?) more than accepts during EA round, so she might just have to determine which round to apply (assuming she likes it when she visits next April).
We are trying to do research on our end, but not many people our way know much about Elon. We have a friend of a friend who goes there, and might try to meet up, if possible. This board on CC is not nearly as active as many of the other schools, so it’s been a little tough.