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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because ED acceptance rates are 2 or 3 times RD?  Seems simple.[/quote]

The appearance isn’t the reality for a typical unhooked applicant. ED is full of hooked kids who are almost 100% sure of admission (Athletes, Posse, Questbridge, etc.) which wildly skews the number.[/quote]

So?

ED is still ED and confers an advantage IF you have the academic stats.

Try it.[/quote]

NP:

I still don't think you understand. The vast majority of ED applicants are hooked in some way and as a result, they are typically already guaranteed admission. Example: athlete goes through a preread, passes, and then applies ED. App is marked and student gets in. Now multiply that by all the hooked kids (questbridge, FGLI, ROTC, athlete, rural area, etc.) applying ED and then add in some unhooked applicants. Sure, it may make a highly selective school go from a 4.2% RD admission to a stated 20% ED admission but in reality when the unhooked applicants are removed it is more like a 5% ED admission.

You're kidding yourself if you don't understand this. Yeah, ED gives you a higher chance but it is far, far from the advertised ED acceptance rate for an unhooked applicant. [/quote]

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