Does the CGA acceptance rate go higher or lower during Early Action?

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Does the CGA acceptance rate go higher or lower during Early Action?
 
Last year admission gave the following information

1781 submitted completed applications
410 appointments offered
279 Early Action
126 Regular Decision
5 Medical Deferrals
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Admissions also said that last year, they accepted more applicants from EA than usual because they knew that DODMERB was having major issues with their system. They expected the medical piece to take longer than usual and so they wanted to start more applicants through that process sooner.
 
There have been a lot of threads on this over the years, and the higher acceptance rates during EA are much older than just one year.

You won't get much explanation from USCGA Admissions, but looking through old acceptance numbers you'll see the answers don't change much: they pick most of the class during early admission but that's when the recruited athletes, LOAs and strongest candidates usually apply so it's hard to determine cause and effect. If you have a solid app and you don't anticipate anything changing soon then put it in, but if you are awaiting first semester grades or a team captaincy or something else that will give you a boost then wait a bit.

Here's a thread from 2021 that gets into this in some depth, but there are many others.

Early admission vs regular admission

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I was never sure why you would wait you can always add achievements to your file at a later date. If they flat out deny you during EA I'm not sure how much of a chance you have during RA.
 
Doesn't really answer the original question but I was intrigued to read the following in DS offer letter:

'We anticipate over 2,000 students will apply for an appointment this year and from this group we will tender fewer than 350 appointments to yield an incoming class of 285 cadets.'
 
scprepoh said:
I was never sure why you would wait you can always add achievements to your file at a later date. If they flat out deny you during EA I'm not sure how much of a chance you have during RA.
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Some EA apps get pushed back to RA instead of being rejected, so the extra time before a second review leaves you time to include getting voted captain of a winter sport in December or first trimester grades.
 
scprepoh said:
I was never sure why you would wait you can always add achievements to your file at a later date. If they flat out deny you during EA I'm not sure how much of a chance you have during RA.
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If you are denied during EA, you are not considered during RA. You can be deferred to RA from EA, and then you are considered equally to all of the RA candidates.
 
VAcadetmom said:
If you are denied during EA, you are not considered during RA. You can be deferred to RA from EA, and then you are considered equally to all of the RA candidates.
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I understand, but If you are denied EA I'm not sure your can turn that around in a couple months to the point you are accepted RA.
 
scprepoh said:
I understand, but If you are denied EA I'm not sure your can turn that around in a couple months to the point you are accepted RA.
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The most common reasons to wait, and the reason that Admissions gives as examples, are:
1) The applicant is retaking the SAT or ACT and is hoping to raise their scores significantly. Or perhaps they never took them. Test scores are no longer required, but high test scores can help offset if an applicant might be lacking in another academic area.
2) The applicant feels their fall semester grades will boost their application. This would have more of an impact for an applicant who perhaps didn't have a great freshman year and is working to show that they have an upward trajectory. It could also be significant if those fall classes include AP or honors courses in Calculus, Physics, or Chemistry.

You can certainly add to your application after submitting, but those are the biggest reasons to wait.
 
Yes. I wonder what percent of students boost their resume sufficiently to move them from denied in EA to accepted in RA. I doubt it's a significant number.
 
Does anyone know if an applicant that applies EA for CGA and is denied, do they find out in the batch of applicants or do they find out on 12/23?
 
Iblameej said:
And would a denial just be in the portal? Or would an AO or coach call?
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My assumption would be they would wait until they've reviewed all batches of EA applications and see what they're working with before they'd decide to totally deny someone in EA. Therefore good chance it would come on the Dec 23 deadline.

I'd also assume it would be just in the portal as it would take a ton of manpower to call everyone they deny. I do believe in the communication they encourage denied applicants to reach out for feedback if they have interest in reapplying.
 
I believe EA is kind of like junior Prom. If the first person you ask to dance says no, that does not mean the night is over, you still have a chance until the very end, with someone else, or the first person could change their mind based on who is left to dance with and pick you to dance.

However, when prom is over, and the chaperones send everyone out of the building, and turn out the lights, it is over.

Even then, in that case, tomorrow is a new day, there will be other dances you can attend at different schools, or you can go to senior prom again next year with an upgraded outfit.

Good luck!
 
Haveaniceday said:
I believe EA is kind of like junior Prom. If the first person you ask to dance says no, that does not mean the night is over, you still have a chance until the very end, with someone else, or the first person could change their mind based on who is left to dance with and pick you to dance.

However, when prom is over, and the chaperones send everyone out of the building, and turn out the lights, it is over.

Even then, in that case, tomorrow is a new day, there will be other dances you can attend at different schools, or you can go to senior prom again next year with an upgraded outfit.

Good luck!
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Haha. Finally something I can understand. Thank you for taking the time to explain.
 
27BearDad said:
My assumption would be they would wait until they've reviewed all batches of EA applications and see what they're working with before they'd decide to totally deny someone in EA. Therefore good chance it would come on the Dec 23 deadline.

I'd also assume it would be just in the portal as it would take a ton of manpower to call everyone they deny. I do believe in the communication they encourage denied applicants to reach out for feedback if they have interest in reapplying.
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In past years, most denials are just posted in the portal without a call. And most do seem to come near the deadline. I think if your application is not great and you don't even make it through the initial pass, then you might receive the denial sooner. But otherwise, they will be comparing all of the qualified and fairly equal candidates, trying to create the best well-rounded class. They can't accept everyone in EA, and they only want to roll a certain number through to Regular Admissions, so some very well-qualified candidates are denied every year.
 
After the obvious Yes and the obvious No apps are handled there's a large pile of Possibles, and that's where the class building happens: so many for various sports team, musicians, parts of the country, prior enlisted, etc. Each year there's a doc that roughly describes what they're trying for, and at the end of EA they roll over the apps that might fit the missing spots so they can complete the puzzle in RA. The rollovers aren't necessarily sorted by test scores or state or anything obvious, and trying to guess the needs and composition of the Possibles pile is impossible without being in the room. But the broad strokes usually show that EA has better candidates and a higher acceptance percentage. (You just never know why, if it's because the candidates are better or if they want to do EA differently. It seems it's intentionally a closed system.)
 
StPaulDad said:
After the obvious Yes and the obvious No apps are handled there's a large pile of Possibles, and that's where the class building happens: so many for various sports team, musicians, parts of the country, prior enlisted, etc. Each year there's a doc that roughly describes what they're trying for, and at the end of EA they roll over the apps that might fit the missing spots so they can complete the puzzle in RA. The rollovers aren't necessarily sorted by test scores or state or anything obvious, and trying to guess the needs and composition of the Possibles pile is impossible without being in the room. But the broad strokes usually show that EA has better candidates and a higher acceptance percentage. (You just never know why, if it's because the candidates are better or if they want to do EA differently. It seems it's intentionally a closed system.)
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How about if an EA application is rolled over to Regular decision? Is that in the portal? Do they offer prep school spots EA too? Would that be a call or in the portal?
 
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