Will we see more preferences for early admits now?

[Mwfan1921]

@1NJParent

@Johnny523

Why shouldn’t schools offer incentives to people who are willing to commit early?

Here’re a few reasons:

1. ED disadvantages applicants and their families who couldn’t apply early for financial and/or other reasons.

2. By locking up often more than 50% of the available spots, ED negatively and dramatically impacts the RD acceptance rates, which mean applicants have to apply to many more colleges with much higher anxiety and uncertainty.

3. ED is anti-competitive, both financially and academically.

4. ED college may not be a good fit for the student if s/he applies early in order to beat the early deadline and to have a better chance of admission without fully vetting the college.

Good thing most colleges/universities don’t offer ED.