<p>I've finished my Cornell application but I want to wait till I hear from my ED school first before I spend another $50+ on application fees and sending SAT scores and everything. However, my GC said schools want kids to send in their apps as early as possible. So, does it really matter if I send my app in today, or in two weeks? Afterall, they don't start reviewing RD apps until february, right?</p>
<p>It only really matters for schools with Rolling Admissions. If everyone recives their acceptance (or rejection) letter on the same day, the only benefit of submitting early is to get the application processed sooner, but it will not be reviewed untill all of the applications are recieved. None of the Ivy Leagues nor most private schools use rolling admissions.</p>
<p>That's what I assumed too, and I told my counselor I don't think submitting two weeks later will really affect my decision, and my counselor seemed all offended and thought I was really arrogant in assuming so. He started saying..."If that's what you think, you're entitled to your opinion. Well I've been doing this for 38 years...blah blah blah." Oh well...</p>
<p>hmm..yea my GC was telling me to turn in my cornell app like a month early....but i ended up submitting it 3 hours before deadline</p>
<p>i got in submitting 2 weeks late. they always push back the deadline these pas few years, so applying 2 weeks early or 1 month early isn't going to hurt you. with increasing applications each year, the earlier you apply, the less worry you have about missing info. that's it. see if you can save that $50, imho</p>
<p>I don't see why it would matter. First of all, the admissions officers are probably scrambling to get all the ED apps read right now. Your app will probably be put in a folder/entered into a computer and set aside. The only reason schools want you to send stuff in early, I think, is to make sure that everything is there when they start reading the apps.</p>