March 7, 2003

Early Applicants Have Strong Advantage at Elite Colleges, Book Argues

By JEFFREY R. YOUNG

Applying to an elite college through an early-admissions program can improve students' chances of getting in by as much as 50 percent over their odds during the regular admissions cycle, a difference that is the equivalent of scoring 100 points higher on the SAT, three economists say in a new book.

The book, due out this month, is The Early Admissions Game: Joining the Elite (Harvard University Press). Based on an analysis of admissions data at top colleges, as well as interviews with

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