ED II: how much of a difference?

madjoy
Mon, 26 Dec 2005 14:20:05 +0000

Your chances improve significantly if you apply EDII as opposed to regular, and the difference is probably even more pronounced than at some other schools. 39% of the class of '09 were ED kids (either I or II). The school has an overall selectivity of 28%, but that INCLUDES the forty-something% rate of admission for ED kids. You could probably figure out the exact numbers with that information if you wanted to… This pdf file has some other interesting statistics about the class of '09 http://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/Profile100105.pdf

That being said, it’s a bad idea to apply ED II for the chances game alone. If you got into Brown, would you prefer to go there? If there’s a chance, are you sure you want to give that up and commit to going to Wesleyan if you got in? I applied ED and never looked back (well, maybe a few times - what if…), but it’s not the right choice for everyone.