Colleges where applying RD may not be worth the bother

Mwfan1921
Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:32:34 +0000

Lord_of_Dings:

Optimistic minds will see high % of applications in ED rounds as a positive thing for RD. Assuming overall applicant pool has not changed, it will mean more competitive applicants will be taken in ED rounds making RD rounds easier if ones application is strong…

That’s not really how it works though. Schools use RD to pick and choose the students they need to fill all of their institutional needs, which is often those who have a hook. With single digit acceptance rates at highly rejective schools (not only the usual suspects, but schools like Tulane), the RD rounds are unlikelier to be easier for unhooked applicants, even the strong ones. With that said, of course some strong students will be accepted, but it’s a gauntlet out there.