@3mamagirls it IS different at every school. That said, during our tour of Elon last Fall we were very specifically told that you have a much higher chance of getting in if you apply ED. In past years only about 500 kids apply ED and around 88% are accepted… with EA just under 50% of almost 7,000 applicants are accepted and 60% of around 10,000 regular applicants. As you can see, your best odds are with ED. In fact, according to those statistics you are better off applying RD as opposed to EA. Let me repeat that… According to those statistic you are better off applying RD as opposed to EA. I believe the high acceptance rate for Elon ED is due to two factors. First, yield… yield (the percentage of accepted students that actually enroll) is a factor in rankings and, understandably, Elon is interested in increasing it’s national rankings. Second, Elon simply pays attention to interest… the fact that Elon is a student’s absolute first choice means a lot to Elon admissions officers. (Which is why I suggested to @citymama9 that she really correspond with admissions so that they know Elon is her first choice and she only applies EA for financial reasons.) Oh, one more thing… Elon tends to be a back-up for Wake Forest and other similar schools. Many students applying ED at another school just go ahead and send an EA app to Elon but don’t really plan on attending. Elon tries to weed those applicants out. So, there you have it. Let me emphasize, I am just Mom like you and by no means an expert, but you have my two cents for whatever it’s worth. Hope I helped. Oh, ps. My DD’s second choice is Miami of Ohio and during that tour we were specifically told your best chance is ED (of course), but after that you have a better chance with EA as opposed to RD. Go figure.