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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a Vanderbilt alum who has never donated $1 and am not involved. My DC who had in-range stats at their competitive public HS was deferred ED2, in for RD this year. [/quote]

For the SLAC’s at least, the “buzz” is that you need to apply ED to get the legacy bump. My kid applied RD at a WASP where he’s a legacy and was waitlisted. Fortunately their expectations going in were low to non-existent. [/quote]

Yes that’s why they applied ED2, we were surprised with the deferral and eventual admit to be honest. Was Al expecting a rejection given admit rate in RD. They had no super high level EC’s. Just kind of above average high achiever type kid.[/quote]

My understanding is that Vanderbilt takes very few students in ED2, but now I can’t think of where I read that, so I’m not sure if it’s true. Does anyone have their ED2 stats handy? Or do they not break them out separately from ED1?

That said, I can see how kids who applied ED2 might be looked upon more favorably during RD. Shows a higher level of interest (and I’m guessing they might get a second read during the RD round?) [/quote]

Yes there definitely is not the same advantage as ED1, but it still conveys that you are committed if accepted. My DC did apply somewhere else for ED1 (an Ivy) and Vanderbilt was their #2. Looking back, I don’t think the ED1 was the best fit and so it was a blessing in disguise that it was a no. They truly wanted to attend Vanderbilt and it was pretty much the only school they applied that  had ED2 so it was a no-brainer. In the end, they had really good options, and still chose Vanderbilt.[/quote]

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