Anonymous wrote:EA is more selective within the group of applicants. But anyone who applies that would have likely been accepted in RD, would simply be deferred to the RD applicant pool. However, if your application is such that it would be denied in RD, it would be denied in EA. The only difference is you know the decision earlier. The reason they mention it is more selective is because many people who are hoping for scholarships and recruited athletes, legacies, etc. are applying EA. This is who you are going up against, so if you are deferred, you still have a good chance for admission during RD. This is how Notre Dame explained this to us, and I have to assume BC is similar in it's decision making process. DS applied EA, but he has very good stats, etc. Some people may want to try to take another SAT or spend a little more time on their essays to get a stronger application and apply RD.

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Anonymous wrote:EA increases the odds of merit money.

Other than 15 presidential scholars with full scholarships, there is no merit money at BC.

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Anonymous wrote:Basically if you were to be denied in EA, you would also be denied if you waited to apply RD. There would be no difference in outcome for people who are denied in EA vs. RD. Bottom line, if your application is ready and your test scores optimal at EA deadline, you should go for it if you want to know the outcome sooner.

This is what BC told him "At Boston College, the Early Action review process is more selective than our Regular Decision process." That seems to imply that you would have a better chance in RD vs EA.

But the point is that if you are denied during EA they will punt your application to RD so you're not disadvantaged.

Most candidates not admitted through Early Action will be deferred to the Regular Decision process.

Candidates whose credentials would not be competitive in the Regular Decision process will be denied admission at Early Action with no opportunity for further consideration. This allows students to invest their time and effort pursuing admission to other colleges for which they will be competitive candidates.

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Anonymous wrote:Basically if you were to be denied in EA, you would also be denied if you waited to apply RD. There would be no difference in outcome for people who are denied in EA vs. RD. Bottom line, if your application is ready and your test scores optimal at EA deadline, you should go for it if you want to know the outcome sooner.

This is what BC told him "At Boston College, the Early Action review process is more selective than our Regular Decision process." That seems to imply that you would have a better chance in RD vs EA.

But the point is that if you are denied during EA they will punt your application to RD so you're not disadvantaged.

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Anonymous wrote:DS received a letter from the school that EA at BC is more selective than RD. He wanted to apply to EA and get the process over with sooner. But now he is not sure it's worth it.

How did this letter arrive, snail mail or email?

Anonymous wrote:DS received a letter from the school that EA at BC is more selective than RD. He wanted to apply to EA and get the process over with sooner. But now he is not sure it's worth it.