ED I vs. ED II

islandgirl1960
Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:07:54 +0000

I have searched this forum to try to understand how one’s chances of admission vary from ED I to ED II, but I couldn’t find an answer. If there are admissions officers who would like to respond, I’d be grateful. The question is this: do schools give an equal boost to candidates for ED I and ED II, or are admission chances for ED II somewhere between ED I and RD?

Much of the discusssion on this forum on ED I vs. ED II suggests that colleges view ED II candidates as deferred or rejected ED I candidates from another school. If you simply took some time before acknowledging your dream school, should you make that clear when applying ED II, or do schools not care, as all that matters to them is that you have committed?