Admissions Academy Blog

Application Methods and Deadlines

•  Posted by Sarah Ziegler on August 20th, 2008 in Admissions
•  

What does applying Early really mean? What are the different application methods available to students, and what makes each unique? Here’s a rundown of the most common options:

* Early Decision (ED): Binding. Students typically apply by early November and receive a decision in mid-December, making a commitment by late-December to attend if they are admitted. Early Decision applicants are expected to submit only one Early Decision application. They can submit applications to other schools under regular or rolling decisions but agree to withdraw all other applications if they are accepted to their Early Decision school. Examples of schools offering Early Decision: Brown, Pomona, George Washington.

* Early Action (EA): Non-Binding. Students typically apply by early November and receive a decision in mid-December. Early Action gives students the benefit of early notification without the binding obligations of Early Decision. Students are not restricted from applying to other institutions and have until May 1st to consider their options and confirm enrollment. Examples of schools offering Early Action: MIT, Cal Tech, Santa Clara.

* Restrictive Early Action (REA): Non-Binding. Restrictive Early Action (also known as Single-Choice Early Action, SCEA) functions similarly to Early Action except that students are restricted from applying EA, ED, or REA to other institutions. If offered admissions, students have until May 1st to confirm. Examples of schools offering Restrictive Early Action: Stanford, Yale.

* Regular Decision: Non-Binding. Students typically submit an application by early January to receive a decision by early April. Students are not restricted from applying to other institutions and have until May 1st to consider their options and confirm enrollment. This is the default and most common admissions path available through all colleges.

* Rolling Admission: Non-Binding. Institutions review applications as they are submitted and render admission decisions throughout the admission cycle. Students are not restricted from applying to other institutions and have until May 1st (or later) to consider their options and confirm enrollment. Examples of schools offering Rolling Admission: University of Michigan, Quinnipiac, California College of the Arts.

•  
•  0 Comments
•