<p>I’m not determining whether an applicant is “borderline” - I thought I made that abundantly clear by the additional parenthetical statements. I merely stated that these people would have been “borderline” by your standards - weak GPA/SAT, weak ECs, and/or unhooked, nonsignificant background. I also said that ALL the people I know (sample size: dozens; small, I know, but a 100% rate warrants some attention) who applied SCEA were as qualifed as, if not more qualified than, their RD counterparts. Therefore, I have not seen any “borderline” applicants, as that would insinuate that they had “lower” or “average” scores/ECs. If I have seen NO “borderline” applicants admitted SCEA (again, by your definition of the term), then my statement holds. </p>
<p>If you can’t tell me what that 2% to 19% difference amounts to physically, then I can see why you are misguided. For instance, an 8% admit rate means that 8 out of every 100 students are admitted. What does a 2% chance of admittance for a SINGLE student mean versus a 19% chance? In concrete terms, please - none of that “Oh, that’s such a HUGE statistical difference”. Again, there is a discrepancy between the (outdated) data you report and what I observe. I’d rely upon personal observation over some numbers on a sheet of paper any day. Perhaps you would too if you had come to Princeton. This is why it is pointless arguing. </p>
<p>Incorrect again! Would you please stop misrepresenting my words? It makes me look bad. I said the cited studies were not pertinent to “early action and advantages”. The previous study you cited was clearly only about early DECISION and its impact upon academic performance, NOT advantages. “And” is called a conjunction and it is a very specific type. You see, it implies inclusivity - NOT either/or. Or else I would have just said “early action OR advantages”. </p>
<p>Again, the study you cite, while published fairly recently, contains no specific data about Princeton and so I question its applicability to Princeton. Moreover, it studies early decision, which is binding, and not early action. Third time’s the charm?</p>