<p>Same. UVA explicitly says that there’s no admissions difference/advantage to applying EA. </p>
<p>If you look at the stats, you will see that the acceptance rates have been a little higher in the EA round. But that likely means that the pool is somewhat stronger EA – kids who have it all together already and are not trying to improve their application with one more semester of grades or one more sitting for the SAT. </p>