Anonymous
Post 09/05/2025 11:16     Subject: ED2 success stories
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are most ED2 admits to selective schools female? And then male in RD to even out class?

Trying to make sense of what we’ve seen at our private over last 2 cycles with ED2. It’s hard for girls in RD universally.

Also have been told no shot at Vanderbilt RD unless Val/sal; best bet is ED2 and deferral to RD. Is any other school in the lower half of T25 like this? WashU? Rice? Emory?


Vandy RD is at a different level from WashU and Emory.
Vandy: 3.3% RD acceptance rate.
WashU and Emory: 8-10% RD acceptance rate.

Vanday and Chicago are similar, RD is nearly impossible. If you are sure about Vandy, ED.


What if you are deferred from your ED1 to RD....then do you roll the dice on Vandy ED2 (esp. if not tippy top of class) assuming you'll get the deferral to RD? Assume Vandy is your absolute #2.


I think the answer to this depends on whether Vandy is a close #2 to your kid's ED1 school, or if there's a big drop between #1 and #2 and also whether the ED school's deferral means they are a contender or if it's a school like Harvard or MIT where everyone who is not accepted early is deferred and a deferral does not signal anything about the strength of the application.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2025 10:02     Subject: ED2 success stories
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are most ED2 admits to selective schools female? And then male in RD to even out class?

Trying to make sense of what we’ve seen at our private over last 2 cycles with ED2. It’s hard for girls in RD universally.

Also have been told no shot at Vanderbilt RD unless Val/sal; best bet is ED2 and deferral to RD. Is any other school in the lower half of T25 like this? WashU? Rice? Emory?


Vandy RD is at a different level from WashU and Emory.
Vandy: 3.3% RD acceptance rate.
WashU and Emory: 8-10% RD acceptance rate.

Vanday and Chicago are similar, RD is nearly impossible. If you are sure about Vandy, ED.


What if you are deferred from your ED1 to RD....then do you roll the dice on Vandy ED2 (esp. if not tippy top of class) assuming you'll get the deferral to RD? Assume Vandy is your absolute #2.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2025 09:27     Subject: ED2 success stories
Anonymous wrote:Are most ED2 admits to selective schools female? And then male in RD to even out class?

Trying to make sense of what we’ve seen at our private over last 2 cycles with ED2. It’s hard for girls in RD universally.

Also have been told no shot at Vanderbilt RD unless Val/sal; best bet is ED2 and deferral to RD. Is any other school in the lower half of T25 like this? WashU? Rice? Emory?


Vandy RD is at a different level from WashU and Emory.
Vandy: 3.3% RD acceptance rate.
WashU and Emory: 8-10% RD acceptance rate.

Vanday and Chicago are similar, RD is nearly impossible. If you are sure about Vandy, ED.
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2025 09:25     Subject: ED2 success stories
Anonymous wrote:My kid was deferred on ED1. I tried to push him to ED2 to be on the safe side. He refused. Ultimately, he was rejected by ED1 but was accepted by many schools, including where he is now, which is by far better school than the one he ED1.


Please name the schools. Thanks!!
Anonymous
Post 09/05/2025 09:22     Subject: ED2 success stories
Are most ED2 admits to selective schools female? And then male in RD to even out class?

Trying to make sense of what we’ve seen at our private over last 2 cycles with ED2. It’s hard for girls in RD universally.

Also have been told no shot at Vanderbilt RD unless Val/sal; best bet is ED2 and deferral to RD. Is any other school in the lower half of T25 like this? WashU? Rice? Emory?
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2025 21:36     Subject: ED2 success stories
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Emory seems to be the ED2 school for people who don’t get into Duke or Vanderbilt ED1

Duke maybe, Vanderbilt no. Vandy ED1 is around 25% AR, Emory ED2 is 12%.


So, are you saying that Emory is a more difficult school to get into than Vanderbilt?
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2025 21:10     Subject: ED2 success stories
Anonymous wrote:Emory seems to be the ED2 school for people who don’t get into Duke or Vanderbilt ED1

Duke maybe, Vanderbilt no. Vandy ED1 is around 25% AR, Emory ED2 is 12%.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2025 20:55     Subject: ED2 success stories
My kid was deferred on ED1. I tried to push him to ED2 to be on the safe side. He refused. Ultimately, he was rejected by ED1 but was accepted by many schools, including where he is now, which is by far better school than the one he ED1.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2025 20:39     Subject: ED2 success stories
Anonymous wrote:Given that ED2 is by definition your second choice school, how many kids feel strongly enough about their second choice to go ED2? Seems like apply RD and give yourself the most options. Especially because the ED2 admit rate is usually a lot lower than the ED1 rate - you are giving up your power of choice for a small (if any) admission rate advantage compared to RD.


My kid was successful in ED2. Had applied and received acceptances to a few EAs, but wasn't ready to pull the trigger on ED1. Later he changed his mind and decided to ED2. Two of his friends had similar experiences.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2025 20:33     Subject: ED2 success stories
It’s different if you’ve been rejected from your early school versus deferred.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2025 20:30     Subject: ED2 success stories
DC got an email from Villanova and BC to switch to ED2. He did not. Was admitted to both places in EA and RD, respectively.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2025 19:53     Subject: ED2 success stories
Popular private school choices for ED/ED2:
Brown (esp if male)
Vanderbilt
WashU
U Chicago (E0, E1 and E2)
Northwestern
Tulane
NYU

Popular ED choices for public colleges:
UVA
U of Michigan (new this year)
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2025 19:49     Subject: ED2 success stories
Deferred Vanderbilt ED1
CCO was pushing ED2 - did not end up doing it.
Admitted to Vanderbilt and Michigan (EA) and 2 other T25 in RD…..

Don’t ED2!!!
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2025 19:43     Subject: ED2 success stories
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Rejected Dartmouth ED1
Deferred from Vanderbilt ED2- legacy
Accepted Vanderbilt RD


I didn't know you could be deferred from ED2 and put in the RD pool. So, that means they sent you the deferral notice in late Feb. and accepted your kid in late March?

As for stories, my niece was rejected UVA ED1 and got into Wake Forest ED2.


Yes, that’s what happened.
Anonymous
Post 08/28/2025 19:23     Subject: ED2 success stories
Anonymous wrote:Rejected Dartmouth ED1
Deferred from Vanderbilt ED2- legacy
Accepted Vanderbilt RD


I didn't know you could be deferred from ED2 and put in the RD pool. So, that means they sent you the deferral notice in late Feb. and accepted your kid in late March?

As for stories, my niece was rejected UVA ED1 and got into Wake Forest ED2.