Is there no advantage to EA to Georgetown?

[Anonymous]

My child will be a rising senior. Georgetown is one of DS’s top choices but not his dream school. His dream schools have single digit acceptance rates. Georgetown REA blocks you from EDing.

Is there really no advantage with EA?

[Anonymous]

they say that there isn't

[Anonymous]

Will it be different this year with them going on common app?

[Anonymous]

The advantage is almost double. The acceptance rate for each application round is about the same, but EA apps have about a 10% chance in RD, which brings the overall acceptance rate across both EA and RD rounds to almost double for EA applicants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The advantage is almost double. The acceptance rate for each application round is about the same, but EA apps have about a 10% chance in RD, which brings the overall acceptance rate across both EA and RD rounds to almost double for EA applicants.

Just a little reminder from Math side: for the same person, accepted in EA and accepted in RD are not two independent events. So, you can't add the % together.

[Anonymous]

From what we saw this year at DC's school it does seem like it helps.

[Anonymous]

No. And if your DC is a legacy, they won't even give the bump in EA, only in RD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. And if your DC is a legacy, they won't even give the bump in EA, only in RD.

What's the reason to do so?

[Anonymous]

If your DC wants to ED to a dream school and you support that, DC should submit the ED. Unclear why DC is considering REA to GU if it is not 1st or 2nd choice.

[Anonymous]

My unhooked kid got into Georgetown EA. Decent stats, but nothing earth shattering. Big focus on service and faith. We were shocked. She ultimately turned it down for a lower ranked school, but that's another story.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. And if your DC is a legacy, they won't even give the bump in EA, only in RD.

What's the reason to do so?

What's your evidence for this? I have heard the opposite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The advantage is almost double. The acceptance rate for each application round is about the same, but EA apps have about a 10% chance in RD, which brings the overall acceptance rate across both EA and RD rounds to almost double for EA applicants.

Just a little reminder from Math side: for the same person, accepted in EA and accepted in RD are not two independent events. So, you can't add the % together.

Right, but look at this another way. If you add the # accepted EA and the # of EA accepted during RD, the % of EA applicants accepted across both rounds is much larger than the % of RD applicants accepted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The advantage is almost double. The acceptance rate for each application round is about the same, but EA apps have about a 10% chance in RD, which brings the overall acceptance rate across both EA and RD rounds to almost double for EA applicants.

Just a little reminder from Math side: for the same person, accepted in EA and accepted in RD are not two independent events. So, you can't add the % together.

Right, but look at this another way. If you add the # accepted EA and the # of EA accepted during RD, the % of EA applicants accepted across both rounds is much larger than the % of RD applicants accepted.

Got it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My unhooked kid got into Georgetown EA. Decent stats, but nothing earth shattering. Big focus on service and faith. We were shocked. She ultimately turned it down for a lower ranked school, but that's another story.

Not MAGA enough for her?