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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do people bother with EDs anyway? Don't half of the spots go to recruited athletes?[/quote]

The purpose of ED is to facilitate a school having its " knowns known" and being able to then set its budget, particularly in regard to FA. A certain portion of ED admits will be legacies and development cases- often one and the same.  A former AD at Princeton wrote a good piece on this AKA the " Chancellor's List "

Then comes the top pick athletes that the school really wants and that might need FA

The percentage of each of those pots that ends up being offered admission depends on the school- and even the year.

Penn def favors legacy more than most other Ivy League school and I think I read on college confidential that 30 % of their class is legacy admit and  300 of their ED spots were filled by athletes. Certainly that is A LOT, but its not half the ED spots offered at Penn- most actually go to legacies.

Think of the Trumps.

I don't think they did any sports....

Other Ivy league schools admit as low as 12% of class coming  from legacy and give more FA to bright kids from low income homes- as in HHI less than 75K a year.

Don't assume athletes are not academically qualified. People may wish to believe that, but at DC's school at least one recruited athlete was also a NMSF and many were honorable mention. Most take only AP/ honors and are also nationally ranked in their sport.

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