<p>I applied early action as an out of state resident and got accepted this year, and although I can’t say it conclusively, I’m pretty confident that me applying early action was a major reason for my acceptance.</p>
<p>I’d say that GTech was most surprised out of anyone that they got this many applicants (Not that they don’t deserve it, being an internationally renown engineering institution and all), but a drop in regular acceptance rate from 33% to 18% is massive, and for overall, 55% to 39% is ridiculous.</p>
<p>I’m an Indian male student applying from out of state (CT) for engineering, so the odds were already stacked against me. If I had to do it again, I’d always apply early, even if it was EA and not ED. Early applications always get a favorable review, and I was one of the earliest.</p>