<p>My son applied ED to Duke and was deferred. He then applied ED II to Vanderbilt and got in, so he withdrew his app to Duke. A member of a fraternity, he is now a senior at Vanderbilt majoring in economics and political science. He loves Vandy and particularly enjoys his classes, for as a senior he has finally gotten in the classes he has tried to get into for a long time. He uses his 529 college fund to pay full freight. </p>
<p>Stats: He was valedictorian of his high school class with a 4.0 unweighted, 5.375 weighted; he got a 32 on the ACT; he did not submit SAT or SAT II scores; his essay was on how much he hated to write, but it was well written with a lot of voice; and he took 12 AP’s on which he scored all 4’s and 5’s. He had no hooks.</p>
<p>His own mother says he is no genius–but he does have a roommate who is. His suite in the Towers is rather diverse with one roomie from Malawi, one from Ethiopia, and one from Jersey.</p>
<p>I hope you recognize the advantages of ED and go for it, but ALWAYS take Faline2’s advice: be an open-hearted and open-eyed-about-the-financials applicant. Good luck to you! I hope you become a Commodore.</p>