Or is this an old wives tale?
I read that some schools rank applicants so I would assume for some schools it is true, but I don't know.
There are some adcoms here so maybe they can chime in and give their thoughts.
If the above is true it would make sense that the earlier iis have a better chance of acceptance. At least at first. Eventually those with multiple acceptances have to choose and that can open things up for the more typical applicant.
Or... Schools have a very good idea who is going to matriculate and so they can send out iis to students who are not tippy top applicants.
These questions and comments come up in my mind when I read thst schools like Miami and VCU rank applicants.
I read that some schools rank applicants so I would assume for some schools it is true, but I don't know.
There are some adcoms here so maybe they can chime in and give their thoughts.
If the above is true it would make sense that the earlier iis have a better chance of acceptance. At least at first. Eventually those with multiple acceptances have to choose and that can open things up for the more typical applicant.
Or... Schools have a very good idea who is going to matriculate and so they can send out iis to students who are not tippy top applicants.
These questions and comments come up in my mind when I read thst schools like Miami and VCU rank applicants.