<p>What is an EA/ED?
and in regards to legacy,
let's say, for example I went to, I dunno, Brown.
And let's that's where my little sister wants to go to.
Would she have a legacy there? Or is it only if an older generation went there?</p>
<p>EA = Early Action, a non-binding application that sends out decisions earlier than Regular Decision usually in Dec 1 through Dec 15</p>
<p>ED = Early Decision, usually follows the same timeline as EA but it is a binding contract, meaning that, if you get in, you have to withdraw your other applications.</p>
<p>You are a legacy applicant if you have an immediate family member or relative who has graduated from [or is attending, in some cases] the college you are applying to. The fact that, say, your little sister wants to go there doesn't count for legacy.</p>
<p>I thought legacy was only if your parents, grandparents, great grandparents, etc. went there, but I may be wrong. I also wanted to point out that being a legacy is not something that will overwhelmingly help you UNLESS your parents, grandparents, etc. donate money to the school or are active members of the alumni networks. There's an underlying reason as to why schools admit legacy students and it's not to continue the family line at certain universities.</p>
<p>So if you really want to increase your chances donate a building to your college of choice...</p>
<p>Another question...
For volunteer work, would it be better to have, say, 250 hours at one place or 150 hours here and 100 hours there?
I have 2 places that are offering to let me volunteer, and I'm not sure what to do. (One is the Darwin Martin House, a historic landmark designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and one is a center for the visually impaired.)</p>
<p>I might take the 250 at one place, just to show you're more dedicated to the things that you do and aren't jsut trying to get a lot of things to list. I don't think it makes that big of a difference though.</p>
<p>oh ok
that's what i'll probably end up doing</p>