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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Smith admits a third of applicants. So far, the kids getting into Ivies are low SES and first gen.
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This. Not to take away at the accomplishments for those kids, but as a parent you should look at the admits for your family’s demographics. It’s a different ballgame for many of us[/quote]

Sure but no matter what the status, [b]getting in early decision is the most difficult admission possible, much more difficult than regular decision. [/b]  Majority of kids don’t get in ED.

I bet doing IB diploma well made them stand out from the pack, especially not coming from private or test in school. 
[/quote]  Just not correct.  Look up admissions rates to the Ivies, Early Decision or Early Action (December) vs. Regular Admission (March-April).  April admission rates for the various colleges are roughly 3-9%, Early Decision acceptances are almost twice those rates, around 5-16%.  Harvard and Princeton dropped Early Action ten years ago, after deciding that the practice disadvantaged non-legacies and poor kids, then reinstated it under pressure from alums.[/quote]

It really depends on what schools you are looking at.  Some schools the percentages are similar, some there may be a difference. Numbers though really don’t tell you the whole story.

The kids who apply ED as a group are much stronger overall than the regular decision group.  The strong legacy kids get in ED.  Also the athletes.  This represents a good portion of that percentage.  If you are just good old Joe applying with no hooks, it is much more difficult to get in ED than regular decision.  You need to be a superstar. In fact, the overwhelming majority of kids who apply ED are deferred to regular decision.[/quote]

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