Chance me for ED II please?

egreen
Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:06:08 +0000

It depends on why you wouldn’t want to apply ED I. When I ran the numbers back when I was considering applying to Vanderbilt ED I discovered that ED II is not to your advantage over regular decision, and it is binding if you get in, so I wouldn’t suggest that anyone apply ED II. As far as your chances… if you are a URM they are pretty good, if not, you probably won’t get in. Sorry to sound harsh, but Vanderbilt has become very competitive, and a 30 is low for their range. If you bring that up to a 32 or 33, I would say it is a match.

That’s just my 2 cents, take it for what you want. I am fairly confident that ED II does not provide much of an advantage over RD. In my year I believe the acceptance rates were roughly:

ED I: ~40-50%
ED II: ~ 20%
RD: ~ 16%

I think if you were not going to get in RD, you probably won’t get in ED II. ED I, I would think you would have a good shot regardless of race / gender. Vanderbilt does seem to be broadening its image from ‘rich and white’ recently though.