<p>In defense of EA and even ED programs, so little of the college process, which is just one of the many processes of life, is fair. Certain people born into certain situations have got to work twice as hard. That is just life and it isn’t a level playing field. That being said, HPYSes have made the process fairer by doing what little things they can do. To find out about Yale EA you have to A) have access to a computer for about 5 minutes and check out Yale’s website. B) give them your mailbox. You will receive information about application options. C) Talk to your HS GC - if they do not know about early action’s existence, then they are unqualified for their job. </p>
<p>The fact that richer kids are producing better early applications and thus having better chances at elite universities is because richer kids tend to produce better applications. This is not because of the college, this is because of standard issues that have been talked about before, such as tutors, consultants, and in general, greater family resources dedicated to education. Thats just the way it is. It’s no great secret that 1000 things are tougher when you are poorer - all the complaints about EA and ED i;ve seen are just derived from the universal disadvantages of being… disadvantaged. </p>
<p>Except for the fact that in some ED programs, you cannot apply for financial aid. In that case, you are blatantly disadvantaged if you cannot pay - more so than the average disadvantagedness associated with not being able to pay. However, in most ED cases, you can still apply, and they will give you a fa offer, and you can accept of decline attendence if anf only if you can prove you cant afford it. So while ED is particularly nasty to disadvantaged kids, it isn’t significant;y nastier than normal RD or EA. And the US college process as a whole is nicer and less biased than so, so many other processes.</p>
<p>(And I apologize that none of this is pertinent to the decreasing early admission %)</p>