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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Daughter of a family friend applied ED Brown last year.  Asian, very high GPA from SF area equivalent of McLean/Langley/BCC/Whitman (10+ APs), almost perfect GPA and good extracurriculars.

She was rejected outright, not even deferred to RD consideration.  She got into WashU (full ride), Amherst, Michigan (honors), UNC (honors), Davidson, Carleton, and Duke (legacy). She is now at WashU.

This shows the random nature of applying to an Ivy if you don't have any hooks. ED helps slightly.  If Brown is DC's first choice and DC has the credentials, by all means go ahead and apply ED.  But perhaps the ED could be put to better use for the 2nd choice school if ED will be decisive, e.g., do you use ED for a marginal benefit for #1 choice or use ED for a decisive (hopefully) benefit for the #2 choice?

If it were my kid, I would have used ED for the 2nd choice (Duke/legacy). However, our friends are doing fine with that free WashU money.[/quote]

The only surprising part of her results is the full ride to WUSTL. She seems amazing but in same sense so many applicant students are. I wonder what “stood out” above and beyond that the school felt merited a full ride. Good for her! [/quote]

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