<p>do you think the record size of the early action pool will affect this at all? Since it’s EA and not ED, I’d bet that most of the increase came in people who would have otherwise applied regular. Since nearly half got deferred as opposed to smaller percentages in previous years, the admissions office might be expecting a smaller RD pool. I don’t know what effect this might have on the relative strengths of the two application times, but it’s interesting to think about.</p>