Anonymous
02/11/2026 17:57
Subject: Is ED a marker of prestige?
Anonymous wrote:It’s the opposite of prestige. For schools, it makes them look uncertain of their yield. For students, everyone knows they are weaker because ED is an easier admit.
This exactly. My daughter didn't have to do ED to get into schools. She did EA and RD for all schools that were not her first choice and so far admitted to all due to her amazing resume and stats.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 17:41
Subject: Is ED a marker of prestige?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Title. Obviously at the tip top there are many that do not have ED, but once you get out of the t10-15 it seems to correlate with prestige
It's not that it correlates with prestige, it's that an uncompetitive college would never attract an ED application.
If you are selective, ED works in your favor so almost all selective colleges do it.
A school can advertise an ED round even if it never attracts a single ED application. In fact I suspect some (not all) ED2 schools have the ED round primarily as a face-saving measure.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 17:31
Subject: Is ED a marker of prestige?
Anonymous wrote:Title. Obviously at the tip top there are many that do not have ED, but once you get out of the t10-15 it seems to correlate with prestige
It's not that it correlates with prestige, it's that an uncompetitive college would never attract an ED application.
If you are selective, ED works in your favor so almost all selective colleges do it.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 16:31
Subject: Is ED a marker of prestige?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid looks down her nose at ED admits - she thinks it's easier than applying RD or EA.
I guess she's right but even if you apply ED to Vanderbilt or wherever - you still have to be a rock star to get in!!
Wow. Nice kid!
I kind of get it. If your family is rich in the US (AND you are smart) you have an easier time getting into top schools than kids whose parents cannot afford ED.
Not really. The only people that ED freezes out are those who want to compare merit scholarships. Applying ED has no bearing on financial aid packages. Everyone can run the NPC and see what they can afford. That number doesn't change whether you apply ED or RD.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 16:12
Subject: Is ED a marker of prestige?
Anonymous wrote:Kinda defensive, full pay parents. It’s true that the acceptance rates are higher for ED than RD! But, ironically, schools that have ED are prestigious. I always tell my kid that the tippy top schools- HYP- don’t play with ED, (yes, yes, REA, I know, it’s different), and neither do the state schools. It’s the middle tier of private schools duking it out to have the highest yield.
And Georgetown and Notre Dame?
Anonymous
02/11/2026 16:11
Subject: Is ED a marker of prestige?
Kinda defensive, full pay parents. It’s true that the acceptance rates are higher for ED than RD! But, ironically, schools that have ED are prestigious. I always tell my kid that the tippy top schools- HYP- don’t play with ED, (yes, yes, REA, I know, it’s different), and neither do the state schools. It’s the middle tier of private schools duking it out to have the highest yield.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 15:46
Subject: Is ED a marker of prestige?
Anonymous wrote:Title. Obviously at the tip top there are many that do not have ED, but once you get out of the t10-15 it seems to correlate with prestige
yes.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 15:14
Subject: Is ED a marker of prestige?
Yes. Even people who don’t think of ED schools as more prestigious per se think of schools with low admit rates as more prestigious. And ED is an easy way to lower admission rates.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 15:01
Subject: Is ED a marker of prestige?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid looks down her nose at ED admits - she thinks it's easier than applying RD or EA.
I guess she's right but even if you apply ED to Vanderbilt or wherever - you still have to be a rock star to get in!!
Wow. Nice kid!
I kind of get it. If your family is rich in the US (AND you are smart) you have an easier time getting into top schools than kids whose parents cannot afford ED.
This is flat out not true. You have the Net Cost number. Fore you apply. You should not apply if it is more than you can afford and if this is the case you shouldn’t apply RD either.
If you can afford it but are hoping for less then it is a personal decision but you have the choice of applying ED.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 14:58
Subject: Is ED a marker of prestige?
Anonymous wrote:My kid looks down her nose at ED admits - she thinks it's easier than applying RD or EA.
I guess she's right but even if you apply ED to Vanderbilt or wherever - you still have to be a rock star to get in!!
Nice troll post. I’m sure that your fictional daughter doesn’t actually think that way because if she was real (we know that she isn’t) she would be a far better human being than you.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 14:27
Subject: Is ED a marker of prestige?
Yes. Case in point Michigan just added ED
Anonymous
02/11/2026 10:12
Subject: Is ED a marker of prestige?
Anonymous wrote:ED means we don't need other families to pay for our tuition.
I usually interpret it as a message f we can pay full tuition.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 10:10
Subject: Is ED a marker of prestige?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My kid looks down her nose at ED admits - she thinks it's easier than applying RD or EA.
I guess she's right but even if you apply ED to Vanderbilt or wherever - you still have to be a rock star to get in!!
Wow. Nice kid!
I kind of get it. If your family is rich in the US (AND you are smart) you have an easier time getting into top schools than kids whose parents cannot afford ED.
Anonymous
02/11/2026 09:47
Subject: Is ED a marker of prestige?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Title. Obviously at the tip top there are many that do not have ED, but once you get out of the t10-15 it seems to correlate with prestige
No, quite the opposite. It's the marker of what used to be known as "tufts syndrome" or feeling 2nd best.
ED2 is even more so. That just screams desperation.
And ED0, ED1, ED2, ED3, all supplemented by EA?
Anonymous
02/11/2026 09:44
Subject: Is ED a marker of prestige?
Anonymous wrote:My kid looks down her nose at ED admits - she thinks it's easier than applying RD or EA.
I guess she's right but even if you apply ED to Vanderbilt or wherever - you still have to be a rock star to get in!!
Wow. Nice kid!