Why does cmu have lower acceptance % at ed?

busdriver11
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:40:56 +0000

No, kevin, you can’t do that. You can apply for up to 5 colleges (including one ED) on your original application. It is all on the same application, not a separate one for ED and RD. If you get turned down for your ED college, they will not consider that college for RD. But they will then consider the other ones for RD. It is a strange procedure, they told my son to rank order the colleges, then when he got turned down for ED he had to rewrite his essay taking out that ED choice, and add a letter asking to be considered for RD. But that was the procedure last year, I don’t know if it was changed. It was kind of bizarre, and he had to keep calling the admissions office for details-it was not obvious. Call them for questions, they are very receptive.