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What is early admissions please tell me this first and what's its effect?
Secondly I am a sophomore and I am thinking of applying in Junior year. I have the current requirements to graduate and am almost a straight A student from a range of activites from football, community service, to research with columbias director. I will also be taking AP BIO, AP CHEM, AP PHY, AP CALC AB And BC next year and maybe even attend cornell summer session(my brother has been there as well)
What is the easiest ivy for early decision?

By Ksolo (Ksolo) on Sunday, October 19, 2003 - 02:11 am: Edit

Early admission applications are due usually in Nov/Dec of an academic year. Then the institution informs the student if he or she has been accepted within the following 1-2 months. However, regular decision admission, applicants submit their materials in January/Feb. And they won't hear back till April regarding a decision.

Only students who have their hearts absolutely set on attending a particular school applies for early admission. The chances of acceptance are better sometimes when applying early decision too. But here's the catch... If an institution accepts you via early decision, you MUST withdraw all applications or acceptance offers from other schools. So basically, you MUST attend that school if they accept you through early admissions. No if, ands, or buts.

If you get a great scholarship package from some other school, and for arguments sake, lets say Cornell the school you applied to for early decision accepts you (but doesn't even offer you much funding), you still have to go to Cornell.

I don't recommend students apply early decision. But if you just feel that you absolutely have to go to a certain school, then I guess you can go ahead. Still, I don't recommend it though.

By Ibemuslim (Ibemuslim) on Sunday, October 19, 2003 - 10:57 am: Edit

Wait, so I can't apply to 2 schools at once?

By Crnchycereal (Crnchycereal) on Sunday, October 19, 2003 - 11:40 am: Edit

It depends. If you're applying early decision to one school, you cannot apply early decision to any other school. However, depending on the school's stipulations, you can probably still apply early action to other schools. The difference? Early action is not binding. However, Harvard, Yale, and Stanford all have a "single-choice" early action program, meaning that you can apply early action (non-binding) to one of them, but you CANNOT apply early (decision or actin) to any other school. Should you be accepted to a school early decision, you must withdraw all other applications in the regular pool. But if you're accepted early action or are deferred/rejected, you can still send out as many applications as you want to other schools in the regular pool.

By Ibemuslim (Ibemuslim) on Sunday, October 19, 2003 - 03:23 pm: Edit

thanks both of you i have a concept but are rutgers and cornell early decision or early action?

By Ksolo (Ksolo) on Sunday, October 19, 2003 - 09:48 pm: Edit

Early decision = Early action. Same thing.

By May_1 (May_1) on Sunday, October 19, 2003 - 10:05 pm: Edit

Wait x 3. OK, there's early action, early decision, and early admission. The three are different. Early decision(ED) is a binding program in which an applicant to the college sends in his or her application usually around October or November. They must sign a binding agreement that states if accepted, they must withdraw all other applications and go to that school. Furthermore, under early decision, you are not allowed to apply to any ED or early action(EA) program of another school. Early action(EA) are much like ED, but without the binding agreement to withdraw other apps and go to that school. There two types of EA, however. Single-choice is described above by crnchycereal. Multiple-choice allows you to apply any other school's EA programs. Early Admission (EAd) is a program at certain schools that allows students who have not yet received their high school diploma to apply for undergrad. I know of such programs existing top 30 schools including Brown, Boston U, and USC. Most of the applicants under this program are juniors; however, there are a handful of sophomores that apply. Most (and there are few to begin with) that apply to these program are rejected due to their evident lack of maturity or less challenging academic program due to the lack of 1 or 2 years of HS.

By Theatermom (Theatermom) on Sunday, October 19, 2003 - 10:10 pm: Edit

That's not true! Early decision is binding, early action is not. If you apply early action to a school, you may still apply to other schools and decide to go to them if you are accepted. It just means that the early action school is willing to act on your application before acting on those applying as regular admission candidates and you can accept if you decide you want to go there. You can only apply to one school Early Decision. If they accept you, you MUST go there.

By May_1 (May_1) on Sunday, October 19, 2003 - 10:18 pm: Edit

That's basically what I said. I never said you couldn't apply to other schools, but rather that you couldn't apply to other schools' EA or ED programs. I don't really see how this isn't true.

By Ibemuslim (Ibemuslim) on Monday, October 20, 2003 - 04:15 pm: Edit

I want to apply as a junior of high school (i am a sophomore right now) What kind of grades do they expect(tell me what THEY expect not what YOU expect). Also I will be taking the following courses as junior: AP CALC AP US HISTORY AP BIO AP CHEM AP PHYSICS and probably an ap or two more I have been skipped 1 grade in honors courses and have retained a 92+ average

By Spiffybrownboy (Spiffybrownboy) on Monday, October 20, 2003 - 05:22 pm: Edit

Just for reference, Rutgers does not have early decision or early action --- it's rolling. Cornell has early decision.

By Ibemuslim (Ibemuslim) on Monday, October 20, 2003 - 05:31 pm: Edit

rolling?

By Ksolo (Ksolo) on Monday, October 20, 2003 - 06:54 pm: Edit

Rolling admissions, meaning first-come, first-serve. So the sooner you apply, the better.

By Ibemuslim (Ibemuslim) on Monday, October 20, 2003 - 08:07 pm: Edit

non-binding and for high school juniors as well? also does teh binding agreement state the number of years?

By Ksolo (Ksolo) on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 - 01:21 am: Edit

It's just for the first year. Obviously, after your freshman year, you can transfer to another institution if you deem necessary.

By Garland (Garland) on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 - 08:52 am: Edit

Too correct one point from above: you can apply to an early action school while applying early decision to another. YOu can also apply to rolling admissions when applying ED. But you can only apply to one ED school, and you must attend that one if you are accepted.

By Drusba (Drusba) on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 - 10:41 am: Edit

Clarifying:

1. Early Admissions is mainly for juniors who can skip their senior high school year and go right to college -- schools that have that program take very few under it (this is the only program that applies to juniors).

2. Early Action is applying and getting a decision early in your senior year that is not binding on you.

3. Early Decision is applying and getting a decision early in your senior year and you are required to attend if admitted (this is the only binding program).

4. Regular admissions is applying to a school not under one of the above programs and you are notified of decisions when others are (many schools about late March early April)

5. Rolling admssions is a form of regular admissions that takes on the aspects of Early Action. Decisions are sent out as applications roll in. Many state schools have rolling admissions and thus you can apply for example in November and have a decision in two to four weeks.

6. As to the rules for what you can do if you apply Early Action or Early Decision, you need to check with each school. You can never apply Early Decision to two schools. Many schools with Early Decision allow you to apply Early Action, regular, or rolling admission elsewhere (and then withdraw if accepted ED). Many schools with Early Action allow you to apply ED, regular, or rolling elsewhere. However, there are schools that have changed those traditional rules. For example, at Stanford and Yale, which have Early Action but not Early Decision, you are prohibited from applying Early Action or Early Decision elsewhere if you apply Early Action at Yale or Stanford. You are still allowed to apply regular or rolling elsewhere. Thus, if you are thinking of apply ED or EA to a school make sure you check its rules first for applying elsewhere.

By College (College) on Sunday, November 09, 2003 - 01:34 pm: Edit

bump......

By Dadx (Dadx) on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 - 03:48 pm: Edit

From above............"you can apply to an early action school while applying early decision to another.

Not accurate. You may not apply to either Harvard, Yale, or Stanford early action if you apply early anyplace else. (known as single choice early action) There may be others with the same restrictions. Most early decision schools prohibit other early action applications.

"You can also apply to rolling admissions when applying ED."

Correct


"But you can only apply to one ED school, and you must attend that one if you are accepted."

Correct