I was just looking at a couple of RD rosters for the Ivy league, and it seems that alot of people who were interested in math/science were rejected.
Are these schools just sick and tired of seening math/science focused people? Because I`m really focused in the sciences… : (
Anyone care to discuss?
<p>I don’t think they are “sick of it,” but there is a lot of competition amongst math & science people. Those who were rejected were probably just not as qualified as other math & science people that applied.</p>
<p>Oh I see…
so if you were more into lilke English, or politics, the competition wouldnt be as tough?
Would it be better to have science focused ec<code>s, or English focused ec</code>s?</p>
<p>ED pool is very qualified…I suspect ED folks maybe were more positive about what they wanted and tried to get locked in. RD folks are RD for a reason. Many Ivy Schools fill nearly 50% of class ED.</p>
<p>My close friend thinks her son got into Brown ED because he chose engineering, while most other Brown applicants are more liberal arts based. So it can work both ways.</p>
<p>Rejected does not necessarily = not qualified or not as qualified. It does, however, mean that the number of available spaces is less than the number of qualified applicants.</p>
<p>So…45% of class fills ED then the rest…the numbers are clear. There is a bump to applying early.</p>
<p>When you say you look at a lot of RD rosters for the ivy league, do you mean you looked through the accept/reject threads for those colleges on this message board? If so, you will likely see more math/science rejected simply because these boards have an inordinate number of posters who were applying for math/science. What you see there bears little or no relationship to any actual accept/reject breakdown.</p>
<p>Yes, I looked on the cc boards. I see your point, drusba. Thanks.</p>