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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whether ED offer an advantage at LACs is a tricky subject because it's hard to disaggregate the ED data when things like recruited athletes, Questbridge, FGLI, academically stronger ED pools, etc. are factored in. But, I think that as a general rule of thumb, the advantage of ED at LACs is a sliding scale from the least advantageous at the very most selective schools and the most advantageous in the 10-30 ranking zone. It's obvious advice, but it bears noting.

No advantage:
WASP

Small advantage:
Bowdoin (when we visited the AO said ED doesn't offer any advantage, but Bowdoin still considers demonstrated interest, so ED must have some small advantage)
Wellesley - Big advantage
Carleton - Big advantage
CMC

Big advantage:
Midd - No advantage
Wesleyan - - No advantage
Grinnell -- No advantage
Most LACs ranked 10-30[/quote]

I think this is a good list. But I would create a special, “disadvantage” category for Amherst and Williams. 
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Frankly no advantage for Grinnell, Midd as 50% of ed are athletes. Carleton, Wellesley, yes as their athlete % is a bit lower than others

https://xfactoradmissions.com/basic-guide-to-college-admissions/total-ncaa-athletes-at-the-top-colleges
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Have to be suspicious of any website whose narrative for Williams gives one number, while the table immediately below it gives another. The proper (government) site to lookup athlete percentages is this: https://ope.ed.gov/athletics/#/institution/search

Athletes are one variable. For instance, Swarthmore goes crazy recruiting first gen.

Then: does the school have 2 rounds of ED; what is the ED admissions rate: and what is the percent of class filled ED.

So, “frankly,” Grinnell and Midd are huge advantages.
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