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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Far from criticizing Georgetown’s REA, I think we should give credit where it is due. Sad as it is to say in this age of game theory admissions, a highly competitive college that has no ED, gives no substantive admissions advantage to its early applicants over regular decision applicants, and provides a December admissions decision to early applicants so that they can apply ED2 elsewhere is relatively enlightened. As far as I know, this is the only highly competitive private college that 1) has no ED and 2) does not favor its EA applicants (Notre Dame gives an admissions advantage to REA applicants; USC’s new EA will presumably favor early applicants and, in any event, it won’t release decisions until well after ED2 deadlines have passed). Yes, straight RD with no early admissions whatsoever (as at Berkeley and UCLA) would be better for everyone. But Georgetown does the next best thing — and is to be commended for it.[/quote]

I agree with you that REA is a positive. It gives students the opportunity for an early answer without having to commit so that they can compare FA packages or change their mind or still take a chance on applying to schools with a low likelihood of admission. But, you are wrong about ND. There is no advantage for REA and they report that it is slightly harder. It is essentially the same as Georgetown. In terms of not restricting the student, both are better than ED and even better than SCEA. [/quote]

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