Stanford vs. Columbia

Colleges & Universities Stanford University
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<p>IAMTBH, ED is obviously a smaller self-selecting pool. The acceptance rate increases because there are simply fewer students applying. Applying ED is not suddenly going to make you Columbia material. The bar is not lowered. If you’re not qualified for Columbia, or any top school, you’re not qualified regardless of when you apply. People largely apply ED because it is their top choice.</p>

<p>Furthermore, look at the admissions stats of the two schools. Columbia’s SATs are actually higher than Stanford’s for last year’s enrolled class. No student, ED or otherwise, is applying to Columbia because they do not stand a “reasonable chance” of getting into another top school.</p>

<p>Enough with the smugness. It’s unnecessary and distasteful. </p>

<p>Stanford:
<a href=“https://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg01_tmpl.jhtml?previousPageSection=app_accept&schoolId=781[/url]”>https://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg01_tmpl.jhtml?previousPageSection=app_accept&schoolId=781&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Columbia:
[Columbia</a> University Overview - CollegeData College Profile](<a href=“http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg01_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=399]Columbia”>http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg01_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=399)</p>