ED 1 acceptance rates vs ED 2

js1029
Sun, 20 Nov 2016 00:56:24 +0000

Hi guys! This is completely out of curiosity, but I’ve noticed that a lot of colleges that offer ED 1 and ED 2 (Like Vandy, Tufts, Pomona, etc.) will say, “oh, these two rounds are EXACTLY the same. Same criteria, same quality of applicants…” but they usually fail to mention that ED 2 acceptance rates are much lower than ED 1.

I feel like I already know the answer to this (which makes this thread all the more random) but does anyone have a hunch on why colleges don’t tend to disclose the acceptance rates between ED 1 and 2?