How beneficial is EA exactly?

ivychan
Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:54:06 +0000

So, the ultimate question (for me, at least):

How beneficial is EA to getting accepted?

I’m applying to EA at Yale because I really LOVE that school (it’s atmosphere, opportunities, location, and it’s just my type of place to be). But… on the admissions side:

I’ve heard from all the admissions officers that EA doesn’t help an application, and I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t be trying to lie to me…
But the percentages that get in EA ARE higher than those of the RD batch.
– On the other hand, adcom’s do argue that the only reason they’re higher is because more qualified/legacy/etc. students are interested in EA, so there is the higher percentage because more people are qualified


Ergo:

Does it mean that applying EA will help someone like me, who is probably the “maybe” type get in? Or would it be the same as applying RD?


I’m asking because right now I’m contemplating on dropping my EA apps to Yale in fear that I am not the most ready I can be at this point in time. But I really want to show my interest to Yale…

Help? Anyone?