Early Action and Early Decision
Many colleges and universities have multiple admissions rouns.
Simply put , there is an early round with a Nov 1 deadline with results being released in mid december and a Regular Decision round with a Jan 1 deadline. and acceptance letter coming in early April.
Most schools offer-an Early Decision option. Early decision applications are usually due on November 1. and students will be notified by mid December. Early decision applications are binding, if accepted you are supposed to enroll and not apply anywhere else in regular decision.. You can only apply to one school under Early Decision, but its possible to apply to one university ED and a few more in EA.
A few universities offer an Early Action cycle, this is similar to early decision but is not binding. You can aply t mutiple colleges in Rarly Action. There are no restrictions with EA applications but you cannot apply EA if you are already applied to an REA institution
To confuse matters a few of the most prestigious universities have a REA ( Restricted Early Action) option. If you apply REA you cannot apply to any other institution under EA or ED. This is also referred to as Single Choice Early Action
Harvard, Yale , Princeton and Stanford are the REA universities.
Recommendation->
Many colleges and universities have multiple admissions rouns.
Simply put , there is an early round with a Nov 1 deadline with results being released in mid december and a Regular Decision round with a Jan 1 deadline. and acceptance letter coming in early April.
Most schools offer-an Early Decision option. Early decision applications are usually due on November 1. and students will be notified by mid December. Early decision applications are binding, if accepted you are supposed to enroll and not apply anywhere else in regular decision.. You can only apply to one school under Early Decision, but its possible to apply to one university ED and a few more in EA.
A few universities offer an Early Action cycle, this is similar to early decision but is not binding. You can aply t mutiple colleges in Rarly Action. There are no restrictions with EA applications but you cannot apply EA if you are already applied to an REA institution
To confuse matters a few of the most prestigious universities have a REA ( Restricted Early Action) option. If you apply REA you cannot apply to any other institution under EA or ED. This is also referred to as Single Choice Early Action
Harvard, Yale , Princeton and Stanford are the REA universities.
Recommendation->
- It often seems that it is easier to be accepted under the early cycle as there are fewer applicants but keep in mind that almost all students applying in an early program will have a strong profile.
- If you have your heart set o n one of Harvard/Yale/Princeton or Stanford and are happy with all your tests scores and overall profile - apply under REA. The admissions odds are slightly more favorable.
- If you have a clear first choice which is not one of the REA schools - apply there ED and apply to a few others n EA
- Remember this does not guarantee anything- be prepared to apply to other universities in January
At this point if your profile is more or less complete - you should starting thinking about applying to
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