Spring admissions (Master's)

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Hi all. I'm currently taking some deficiency courses (as well as some graduate courses) to prepare to apply for M.S. programs, and I'm likely going to apply this summer to a few programs that offer Spring admissions (then apply to more in the fall if I don't get in anywhere). Some of the schools at the top of my current list offer Spring admits.

 

My question is: does it tend to be easier or harder to get in as a Spring admit to these programs? Again, I'm looking at M.S. programs, not Ph.D. I'm not sure that the answer would change my plan to apply for the Spring anyway, but I was just curious what people thought.