Tagged: "Early Action"
What to do when you are deferred from your first choice college
You've been deferred from your first choice Early Action college. Now what?
Early Application Numbers Are In
The early application admissions decisions are out. So what do the numbers mean?
You’ve Applied Early to College, Now What?
When students apply early admission to a college, it can be tempting to wait until December 15th before working on other college essays...
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Harvard and Princeton Reinstate Their Early Action Decision Plans
Harvard and Princeton decide they need to reinstate their Early Action decision plans.
College Early Decision Agreements: Binding or Not?
Colleges should be sending out their Early Decision notifications this week. It’s one of the times of the year when I have my fingers and toes crossed very hard for my students who have applied early. But applying early decision (ED) is not a good idea for every college applicant. For some, sending out a [...]
The Countdown to Early Decision College Acceptances
Any day now, students will begin to learn if they've gotten accepted early decision or early action to the college of their choice. It's an exciting and nerve wracking time as students and parents wait to see what the colleges decide.
Early Admissions is Here to Stay Despite Critics
A few years ago, some commentators thought early admissions programs might fade away. But colleges love these programs too much to let them end.
Early Decision or Regular Decision: Which is Better?
Does the early bird get the worm? This is the time of year when I get calls from parents and students asking whether they should apply to college via early decision or regular decision. This decision is a very important one, especially if you are considering some of the more selective colleges and universities in [...]
Early Decision–A Choice You Might Regret Later?
One of my favorite higher education bloggers, Mary Beth Marklein at USA Today, blogged yesterday about a new report that indicated that Many who get early admission to college regret choice later in life. The research is a bit spotty, it seems. But it seems true that the admissions frenzy often appears to force students [...]
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