Early Action Archives

Is Early Decision Right for You?

Applying Early Decision to your top-choice school can seem like an appealing option. But before you go ahead and apply ED, ask yourself these six questions.

Admissions and Testing: Initial Review of 2020-2021

Read highlights from our webinar, in which we discussed trends in college applications, SAT, ACT, and AP tests, how to build your college list, and how to handle admissions decisions.

Testing & College Admissions in the New Year

Read highlights from our webinar, in which we discussed trends in college applications, SAT, ACT, and AP tests, and how to think about Early Decision and Early Action plans.

Extended Early Application Deadlines, Doctoral Program Cancellations, and Large Donations

This week, one university pushed back its early deadlines to give seniors some breathing room, 50+ universities cut back on doctoral programs and, despite the economic downturn, four schools announced ground-breaking donations. We’ll start with good news! Villanova University pushed their Early Action and Early Decision deadlines back until November 15. Seniors, you have a little more time […]

All About Early Decision (Including a List of Colleges with Early Decision!)

You’re a high school junior or senior and you’ve heard of Early Decision, but aren’t quite sure what it means? Allow us to explain! Early Decision is an application plan that allows you to apply to a college early – in the fall of your senior year (typically by November 1 or 15). If you […]

All About Early Action

Are you a high school senior working on your college applications? Would you like to receive some decisions early, but aren’t ready to commit to a specific school just yet? Then Early Action might be for you… Early Action is an option that allows students to submit applications earlier in the fall of senior year […]

Early Application Deadlines

You may be thinking about submitting an early application or two to colleges this season. If so, you may find this primer helpful. Early deadlines are often in the first week or two of November, and decisions are usually released around mid-December. If your application is denied, you typically can’t reapply under the regular deadline. […]