Is there an advantage to applying ED?

Colleges & Universities Emory University
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<p>Just looking at their common data set, their RD and ED acceptance rates are about the same (27%ish). Is there an advantage to applying ED? The whole time I was thinking Emory had an ED acceptance rate of 38-40%ish. Blah.</p>

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<p>If you are sky-high, then ED would help you because the applicant pool for ED is slightly weaker than the RD. If not, then you’re just like the rest.</p>

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<p>IMO, the ED advantage at Emory involves demographics rather than easier acceptance…If you are from an over-represented area, gender, etc, it would be easier to be accepted ED before the quota for that particular group is filled…</p>

<p>For example, a white female from NY/NJ etc would probably have a better chance ED than RD especially if full pay up until the point at which Emory says, “we have enough white females from NY/NJ…”</p>

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<p>Well, one of the admissions counselors said the ED rate was slightly higher, around 33-35 percent.
I agree with the posts above.
There’s a smaller, maybe weaker, applicant pool, and the chance to grab the first positions.
Also, it’s simply convenient to have a decision early in the year; takes the college anxiety away earlier :)</p>