Admissions Plans Early Decision, Early Action, Rolling, etc

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Admissions PlansEarly Decision, Early Action,
Rolling, etc
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Early Decision

• It is the responsibility of the senior student to
  initiate contact with each university regarding
  their admission policy.

• The early decision option is a binding agreement
  between the student and the university that says
  if admitted, the applicant will enroll in that
  institution.
• "Students applying for early decision admissions
  need to understand that, if accepted, they are
  bound to pay their deposit and show up on campus
  in the fall".

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• Students who apply under the early decision
  program may initiate applications to other
  institutions provided that none of the other
  applications are made under early decision.
• The obligation explicit in the early decision
  program as described here and as defined by the
  College Board is a commitment on the part of the
  candidate to withdraw any other applications and
  to initiate no new applications if accepted under
  early decision.

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• "Each student can have only one early decision
  application pending at a time, but can have
  regular applications pending with other schools.
  If granted early decision, applications with
  other schools have to be withdrawn."
• Colleges typically let students know within a
  reliable and clearly stated time period whether
  they have been admitted, denied, or deferred to
  later consideration with the regular applicants.
• "Early decision allows for planning on the front
  end for both students and colleges. Admissions
  offices want to be able to guarantee enrollment
  figures as soon as possible, and many students
  want to have their plans in place well before the
  end of their senior year."

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Early Action

• Allows the student to apply to his or her
  university of choice by a specific fall deadline,
  but there is no commitment to enroll if accepted.
• It is similar to early decision, but nonbinding.
• "Early action is very student oriented. It lets
  students know if they've been accepted very early
  in the process, but does not force them to make a
  decision right away.
• Even if admitted, they still can apply to other
  schools.
• However, the student will be required to
  commit--to pay the admissions deposit--by the May
  1 national reply date.

• Most Early Action plans allow students to apply
  to other Early Action Plans as well as any
  Regular Action plan.
• However, it is important for a senior to initiate
  contact with each college regarding admission
  policies.

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Single Choice or Restricted EA Plans

• Yale and Stanfords Policy Single Choice Early
  Action. The only stipulation is that early
  applicants must agree not to file any other early
  applications.
• You may not apply Early Action or Early Decision
  to any other school.
• Candidates who are admitted early need not
  respond to the offer of admission until May 1,
  and may apply Regular Decision to other schools.
  
• Students who are candidates for another college's
  Early Action or Early Decision program may not
  apply for Single-Choice Early Action. If you
  apply early to one of these schools, you will be
  asked to sign an agreement stating that you
  intend to file only the early application.

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Other Top School Admission Plans Note Some Have
Changed this year

• One Decision Plan Harvard, Princeton,
  University of Virginia-no Early
• Single Choice EA Stanford, Yale
• Early Decision Duke, Cornell, University of
  Penn, Columbia
• Early Action University of Notre Dame, Boston
  College, Loyola Marymount, Seattle University

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ED/EA Impact on Financial Aid

• Students who apply under either early decision or
  early action are notified of estimated financial
  aid packages when they are accepted.
• Some who file an early decision application run
  into financial problems if they are not accepted
  and haven't applied at any other schools.
• "Even if someone is applying early decision, it's
  important to have backup plans in place for
  financial reasons. Federal financial aid plans
  are based on need, so timing isn't essential
  (FAFSA must be in by March 1). But if students
  don't apply to their second, third, and even
  fourth choice schools until after they've heard
  about early decision, it may be too late to
  qualify for the university's merit-based aid,"
  Christiansen cautions.
• Should a student who applies for financial aid
  not be offered an award that makes attendance
  possible, the student may decline the offer of
  admission and be released from the Early Decision
  commitment.

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Advantages of Early Admissions

• Applying early can sometimes boost your chances
  of getting in.
• One study of 14 elite schools by Harvard
  researchers found that applying early decision
  conferred an advantage equivalent to an extra 100
  points on the SAT.
• Acceptance rates and the design of early plans
  can change from year to year

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Some Statisticsfrom the Class of 2006(for data
on more colleges link here)
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Articles on ED and EA

• The Early Bird Dilemma
• College Board Article

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Rolling Admission

• With a rolling admissions plan, colleges admit
  students who meet the admission requirements on a
  first-come, first-served basis until the freshman
  class is full.

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Regular Decision

• A student submits an application to an
  institution by a specified date and receives a
  decision within a reasonable and clearly stated
  period of time, but not later than April 15.

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UC and CSU Admissions

• University of California
• The UC system accepts applications from
• November 1-30.
• It is wise to get your application completed and
  sent early in November. There is a strong
  possibility of admission being reversed if senior
  grades are significantly different than the
  grades reflected in the application.

• California State University
• The CSU Application can be filed from
• October 1-November 30

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Important Reminders

• Frequently check the email address you provide a
  college for updates on admissions status.
• Some campuses will establish an online portal
  where you can check on application status.
• Most campuses will only communicate through
  electronic messages.
• Make copies of all applications filed online or
  by mail in case you need to refer to them at a
  later time.
• Print out online receipts for applications.
• If you mail anything to a college including a
  paper application use the Certificate of Mailing
  slip available at the post office as proof
  applications were sent before