<p>It seems as if to gain an advantage for admissions, one would need to submit materials as soon as possible. How does sending materials early affect the chances of one's admission? Do admission officers look at the applications in terms of a first-come, first-serve basis or do they consider ALL applications before making any acceptances? Thanks!</p>
<p>Rolling admissions - This is first come, first served, so earlier is better unless you are waiting for better test scores, etc. which make you a stronger candidate.</p>
<p>Regular admissions - doesn’t matter as long as it’s before the deadline.</p>
<p>Any advantage would be minimal unless it’s a rolling admissions process. Of course they don’t do first come first served: hit the quota and to the shredder with all the remaining apps? Nope. Ask yourself if you were the admissions dean, how would you direct your staff in order to get the best admitees?</p>
<p>The biggest advantage in getting your stuff in early is if anything is missing, you won’t be so rushed to get duplicates to them.</p>
<p>^Sorry didn’t mean to imply that, T26 is correct.</p>