<p>The acceptance rate for SCEA is higher (don’t know the exact number, sorry) but applicants tend to be just a bit better. RD has a lower acceptance rate but a lot of kids will apply Stanford RD “just for kicks” or “because I can” (aka. they don’t have a shot). Adcoms will also hesitate to admit a borderline student SCEA because they don’t know how the RD kids will compare.</p>