<p>^^What does public/private have to do with borderline admits? I agree that ED trends private/selective public, and upper-income in general. But private schools have their share of borderline unhooked students. Scholarship students, for example. And at selective public magnets, there are a surprising number of lower/middle-middle income students who would receive significant financial aid, along with the savvy counseling that might lead them to apply ED. Not THAT many, of course–not enough to change the general trend of the ED pool–which is why ED benefits the few who do apply and need FA, because they are then treated as if they were full-pay.</p>