Early Decision and Early Action

1NJParent
Sun, 06 Jan 2019 23:13:03 +0000

How does “deferring thousands” help Nondorf’s goal of passing Yale in the rankings?

First of all, the school offers both EA and ED1 in the early round. EA attracts lots of applicants because there’s no obligation to attend if accepted, and therefore reduces the acceptance rate (as a result of larger denominator). Few EA applicants are accepted unless they’re hooked or deemed highly likely to attend if admitted. Almost all others are deferred and offered the chance to apply ED2. Those who choose to apply RD, rather than ED2, in the regular round have a minuscule chance of acceptance, just like the early round.