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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My big observation seeing my son and his friends go through the process this year is that Early Action gives a negligible bump, if any at all, to an applicant's candidacy, while binding Early Decision gives a very significant bump.

One kid was outright rejected from HYP in SCEA and then accepted by Vanderbilt in ED II. Almost across the board, the EA kids were deferred and the ED applicants got in. Obviously the SCEA schools are the most selective, but going ED boosted a lot of kids into next tier schools they probably otherwise wouldn't have gotten into - Duke, Vandy, etc.

Another interesting dynamic has been seeing the stress of the SCEA kids. They're used to being at the top of the class and now they're left on the sidelines, waiting for RD, while so many other classmates are already all set for next year.[/quote]

I have a different take on this scenario.  My high stats DC was one of the kids deferred SCEA to HYP, but accepted EA to several flagship state universities.  Considered ED to one of the Ivies, but felt that the bump in ED was not worth the price in feeling restricted to one institution (which was not DC's top choice), and not being able to compare FA packages. We were very realistic about slim SCEA chances, and, given the extra time, DC put in the strongest applications in the RD round. Waiting for the RD results (without stress)and grateful that flagship unis (that DC would be very happy to attend) are in the pocket. My sense is that [i]some[/i] of the students that were accepted ED, settled for less than they capable of, but I guess we'll never know for certain. I'm astounded by the number of people that 'just want to get this process over with'. We've all worked so hard, for so long not to see it through to the end.  Although the ED kids already have comfort in knowing where they will be going next year, the SCEA kids will do just fine![/quote]

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