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1) ED/EA is not an easier round. The most selective schools all insist that the criteria are the same. The applicant pool just tends to be much stronger early.  That's my impression as an interviewer as well.  
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I know colleges say this, but I really doubt it. Lots of colleges take 20% of ED/EA applicants, and some take more. Many colleges fill 10% or more of their incoming classes from ED/EA pool. I've heard this is because colleges want committed kids to boost their matriculation rates, but the reason isn't all that important. From the kid's perspective, you don't necessarily have to be better qualified, you just have to get your application in by November and, in the case of ED, you have to not care about the FA package. When you think about these stats, a 20% admissions rate in December, combined with an overall admit rate of 7%, means the admissions rate for regular admits is much lower than 7%. (Full disclosure: DC got into an Ivy ED.)[/quote]

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