Early Action Archives

For Parents: Supporting Your Student as They Wait for Admissions Decisions

How to support your student as they wait to hear back from colleges.

Guide on how to follow up with the Early Action or Early Decision schools you’ve been deferred from.

Whether you’re accepted, denied, or deferred, we’ve got some advice for handling admissions decisions.

Learn the difference between ED 1 and ED 2.

Final tips before you apply to your early decision or early action college.

How to support your students through Early Decision.

Factors to help you choose between two early decision schools.

Keep track of Early Action and Early Decision deadlines with our handy table.