ED Penn (CAS) / Dartmouth - Difficulty?

45_Percenter
Thu, 17 Apr 2014 17:27:11 +0000

absentions:

ED gives you a slight boost for sure, I would say (maybe not at schools like Harvard, which defer like everyone).



Actually, Harvard also gives a boost to early applicants, at least as measured by acceptance rates. This year, Harvard’s Early Action acceptance rate was 21%, while its Regular Decision acceptance rate was 3% (compared to Penn’s ED acceptance rate of 25% and RD acceptance of 7%).

Bottom line is: if you’re sure that any one of these schools is your first choice, APPLY EARLY (as Cue7 also recommended).

And absentions, Dartmouth is a fantastic school (and, as Cue7 and I have both been saying, as hard to get into as Penn). Congratulations, and have a great four years there!