<p>Our son is very interested in Scranton and wants to do Early Action. Seems like there's many advantages but no disadvantages since not binding. Wouldn't everyone apply Early Action then ? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks !</p>
<p>Visited Scranton today. I’ll be applying EA to Scranton as well as Loyola. A potential issue with EA is that with some schools it could be a more competitive pool. Some schools will definitely see it as a sign of interest.</p>
<p>Both of my kids applied EA to Scranton (and to all the schools where they were applying). It was statistically a safety for my D and probably a high match for S. Both had their acceptances before Christmas. Granted, the number of applications has grown each year since then, so I don’t know how that is impacting acceptances. But it was certainly nice to have those acceptances in hand so early.</p>
<p>EA- early action acceptance for most schools are in December and some will make scholarhip offer early as well, so you know where you stand for the most part.
I don’t really see a down side. My S had applied to 12 schools EA and 3 regular. That said, there has been increased trend toward number of schools students apply to.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the responses. The issue for my son is not getting accepted. He’s at the high end of the GPA range and above the SAT range with great ECs, the issue is maximizing his scholarship chances. We cannot afford Scranton without a sizeable scholarship. I was told that the merit scholarships are given at the same time as the acceptance letter. Do you feel that Early Action increases the scholarship chances (merit and endowed) or minimizes it because they want to see more candidates. </p>
<p>Tellch00 - Are you applying for a specific major at Scranton ?</p>
<p>dean84 i’ll be an english major.</p>
<p>IMO, EA could help increase initial offer. In addition- you should visit the school at least 2x, make contact with an admissisons counselor and stay in touch. Let them know when you are visiting. This increased show of interest may or may not effect merit offer. I do not think that waiting until regular decision will increase the offer. When you have all the net financial info from school/s you may want to consider making contact with school and asking for a re-evaluation of merit offer.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help!</p>