For them, applying early decision is a risk. According to the latest data from the University of Pennsylvania, the acceptance rate for students applying early decision was 16% for the 2022-23 academic year. “Typically, we admit about half of the incoming class through the early decision admissions plan,” said a University of Pennsylvania spokesperson. That same Duke survey found that nearly half of early decision applicants identified as White. He said he considered applying early decision to Cornell University, but ultimately decided against it.

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