<p>They’re high because being high is fun. Just kidding…kind of. I think it’s because one third of the applicants that are accepted attend, so for every one spot, they accept 3. They had about three thousand EA applicants last year supposedly, and one thousand two hundred something were accepted while the others were deferred and denied, so the percentage is actually thirty five to forty. And people that apply early do tend to have higher academic qualifications I suppose? </p>
<p>and yes (i said yes i will yes!) some early-s are deferred.</p>