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There are Six Types of College Application Deadlines/Results

#1 - Early Decision (ED) or (EDI)

~ Students may choose one college to apply ED.
~ However, students may choose NOT to apply ED to any college.
~ ED applications are binding.
~ If a student is accepted into an ED college, that student must attend the college.
~ Application deadline is generally in November.
~ ED applications are recommended only to strong candidates.
~ Students are notified well before the traditional date of mid-March to early April.
​~ ED acceptance letters generally arrive in December.
~ If accepted, a non-refundable deposit is due months before the traditional date of May 1.
~ Students accepted into their ED college must withdraw all other applications.
~ Students will NOT have an opportunity to compare financial aid packages.
~ This option can benefit the student who has thoroughly researched their ED choice.
~ This option can be problematic if the student did not conduct adequate research.
~ The ED college can rescind the offer if grades drop in senior year of high school.
~ Some colleges will not place rejected ED students into the pool of RD applications.
~ EDI (Early Decision One) means there is also an EDII (Early Decision Two) with a later deadline.


#2 - Early Action (EA)


~ EA offers are not binding.
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~ Students receive an early response to their application (generally January or February).
~ Students are 
not required to commit to any EA college(s) until the uniform reply date of May 1.
​~ Students can compare the 
opportunities from each college into which they were accepted.
~ Most colleges allow students to apply to more than one EA college.

~ The EA college can rescind the offer if grades drop in senior year of high school.

* Some colleges have ED, EDII, and EA options; other colleges have one or two; several colleges have no early application options, leaving only a Regular Decision Application.


#3 - EA "Single Choice" / "Restrictive"


~ Some colleges DO NOT allow students to apply to any other schools EA.


#4 - Regular Decision (RD)

~ There is no limit to the number of college applications submitted.
~ Students can compare admissions offers from multiple schools simultaneously after acceptance notifications in mid-March to early April.


#5 - Rolling Admissions

~ There is no limit to the number of college applications submitted.
~ Colleges respond to students as the applications are received, as opposed to comparing all (or most) of the applicants before making admissions offers in March/April.

#6 - Waitlist

The Waitlist exists because not every student offered admittance will accept a college's offer.
This 
means the college could miss its target for enrollment.

If an application was not robust enough for an acceptance letter in March/April, but was strong enough that it wasn't denied outright, a student might be placed on that college's Waitlist.

As other students who were offered admittance reject the college's offer for a perceived "better" offer, the college invites students from the Waitlist.

Being Waitlisted does NOT guarantee a student will later be offered admittance.
Sometimes admittance from the Waitlist will be offered with a January start date.
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  • Home
  • About College Applications
    • About the Types of College Essays
    • About The Importance of Essays
    • About Application Deadlines
    • About Scholarship Essays
    • About The Process
    • Non-Disclosure Form
    • About Instructor Nancy
  • Middle & H.S. Tutoring
    • Middle & High School Background
    • Tutoring Topics
  • Services and Costs
    • Services & Costs At A Glance
    • To Which Colleges Should You Apply?
    • Discount Pricing
  • Testimonials
    • TESTIMONIALS
  • Contact