Anonymous
Post 06/29/2025 10:19     Subject: ED or bust schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UChicago, Tulane, Tufts
What else?
I think Northwestern, Vandy, Middlebury, Barnard, Claremont McKenna, Johns Hopkins, Emory, WashU (high % class via ED1/ED2, double/triple acceptance rate ED vs RD).
Correct?


Nah. My ivy kid got into more than 3 of these in RD as well as more selective ones in RD

Nah, proves nothing except that your kid got into schools RD. Congrats on the RD success, but that doesn't prove that there is not an ED advantage at these schools.


But the title of this thread isn’t “where does ED give you a big advantage.” It’s ED or BUST. And from reading this forum, I thought it was nearly impossible to get accepted RD at many schools if your kid was unhooked. To the extent that I thought it was a waste of application fees for my kid to submit additional RD apps to some of them. But mine was accepted RD at Tufts and Emory, unhooked, with submitted test scores just shy of their 25th percentile. I appreciate people posting successes. Because you never know …


I think BUST in the title just means a relatively much lower acceptance rate, not literally bust. Chicago/Tulane are the epitome of ED/bust schools. Chicago acceptance rate for ED is nearly 40%, RD acceptance rate 2%. Tufts or Emory are easier admits and don't play that much game, still, much more difficult in the RD round.

Congrats on the RD success. I don't believe your kid is an average Joe. Any spike or anything sets your DC apart from other applicants? Perhaps an undersubscribed major?
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2025 10:09     Subject: ED or bust schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UChicago, Tulane, Tufts
What else?
I think Northwestern, Vandy, Middlebury, Barnard, Claremont McKenna, Johns Hopkins, Emory, WashU (high % class via ED1/ED2, double/triple acceptance rate ED vs RD).
Correct?


Nah. My ivy kid got into more than 3 of these in RD as well as more selective ones in RD

Nah, proves nothing except that your kid got into schools RD. Congrats on the RD success, but that doesn't prove that there is not an ED advantage at these schools.


But the title of this thread isn’t “where does ED give you a big advantage.” It’s ED or BUST. And from reading this forum, I thought it was nearly impossible to get accepted RD at many schools if your kid was unhooked. To the extent that I thought it was a waste of application fees for my kid to submit additional RD apps to some of them. But mine was accepted RD at Tufts and Emory, unhooked, with submitted test scores just shy of their 25th percentile. I appreciate people posting successes. Because you never know …
Anonymous
Post 06/25/2025 12:00     Subject: ED or bust schools
Anonymous wrote:When you do restricted early action at Harvard, does it materially impact your chances?
Not unless you are a legacy, athletic recruit, etc
Anonymous
Post 06/25/2025 06:17     Subject: ED or bust schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bates College fills over 60% of class via ED (but I do not recommend this school).

Bucknell University.


Curious - why don't you recommend Bates? It's a bit small but the students are friendly, the teachers are dedicated, and there is a lot of opportunity there.


This was #3 on my kids preferred schools. He had such a favorable impression.


Bates marketing hard at work (as usual) !


Every mention of Bates draws the same predictable troll. Ignore.

There are a LOT Of schools where ED plays a huge role in filling the class, not just the SLACs and schools like Tulane that are known for this. Also some of the Ivies and other highly selective schools like Northwestern, Rice, Vanderbilt, Wash U.

A college counselor passed along this website which has comparative data on ED acceptance rates and the proportion of first years who got in via ED: https://lookerstudio.google.com/u/0/reporting/60d2d60b-ce9c-400d-84e6-2f8576af18fd/page/p_92z1mm9d7c?s=oCkDSl5aSI8
Anonymous
Post 06/25/2025 04:29     Subject: ED or bust schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Here’s a compilation of ED data from class of 2027

https://lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/60d2d60b-ce9c-400d-84e6-2f8576af18fd/page/p_92z1mm9d7c

The link doesn't work.


works for me


You may need to have a Google account. Here is the resource page
https://www.bigjeducationalconsulting.com/resources
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2025 19:48     Subject: ED or bust schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think the bump at SLACs with robust sports programs is largely a mirage.

At the bigger schools it's real

Agree.

Middlebury, Barnard, and CMC. Real bump.

WASPBowdoin? No.


Who actually wants to go Barnard these days? Yuck.
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2025 19:33     Subject: ED or bust schools
Anonymous wrote:Here’s a compilation of ED data from class of 2027

https://lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/60d2d60b-ce9c-400d-84e6-2f8576af18fd/page/p_92z1mm9d7c


This data isn't very useful because it doesn't account for all of the hooked kids guaranteed admission.
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2025 19:27     Subject: ED or bust schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bates College fills over 60% of class via ED (but I do not recommend this school).

Bucknell University.


Curious - why don't you recommend Bates? It's a bit small but the students are friendly, the teachers are dedicated, and there is a lot of opportunity there.


This was #3 on my kids preferred schools. He had such a favorable impression.


Bates marketing hard at work (as usual) !


I didn't realize that there was a Bates hater running around. We have the Bucknell Troll, teh Holy Cross Troll, the Middlebury hater, and now a Bates hater as well. WTF is wrong with you people?
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2025 18:24     Subject: ED or bust schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Here’s a compilation of ED data from class of 2027

https://lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/60d2d60b-ce9c-400d-84e6-2f8576af18fd/page/p_92z1mm9d7c

The link doesn't work.


works for me
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2025 17:33     Subject: Re:ED or bust schools
Duke
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2025 17:25     Subject: ED or bust schools
Anonymous wrote:Here’s a compilation of ED data from class of 2027

https://lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/60d2d60b-ce9c-400d-84e6-2f8576af18fd/page/p_92z1mm9d7c

The link doesn't work.
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2025 15:53     Subject: ED or bust schools
Here’s a compilation of ED data from class of 2027

https://lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/60d2d60b-ce9c-400d-84e6-2f8576af18fd/page/p_92z1mm9d7c
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2025 15:39     Subject: ED or bust schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bates College fills over 60% of class via ED (but I do not recommend this school).

Bucknell University.


Curious - why don't you recommend Bates? It's a bit small but the students are friendly, the teachers are dedicated, and there is a lot of opportunity there.


This was #3 on my kids preferred schools. He had such a favorable impression.


Bates marketing hard at work (as usual) !
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2025 15:38     Subject: ED or bust schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bates College fills over 60% of class via ED (but I do not recommend this school).

Bucknell University.


Curious - why don't you recommend Bates? It's a bit small but the students are friendly, the teachers are dedicated, and there is a lot of opportunity there.


This was #3 on my kids preferred schools. He had such a favorable impression.
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2025 15:00     Subject: ED or bust schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UChicago, Tulane, Tufts
What else?
I think Northwestern, Vandy, Middlebury, Barnard, Claremont McKenna, Johns Hopkins, Emory, WashU (high % class via ED1/ED2, double/triple acceptance rate ED vs RD).
Correct?


Nah. My ivy kid got into more than 3 of these in RD as well as more selective ones in RD


This is not a thread for bragging!

Congrats on your ivy kid’s accomplishments. Really, you deserve a new thread where everyone bow down to you.