<p>No, no need to mock. The truth is that ED only provides a response to those who get in as rejections are as rare if not more rare (I lean towards far more rare) than acceptance. Anyone who’s stats are even in range of Brown’s normal that does not get in typically gets deferred so they get looked at twice. That’s part of the ED advantage, some people get a second look whereas the rest (RD) are stuck with first impressions, so to speak.</p>
<p>FWIW, I applied RD and got in. District wide it had been years since we got past hte waitlist at Brown, but my year 4 got in, 3 attended. The next year only one got in and he attended. School wise we typically have 2-3, district wide probably 10 that apply each year.</p>