Early Action (EA) and Early Decision (ED)

Applying to College
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<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>My d is giving her SAT on Oct 9th, subjects in November.
would someone please explain the difference between EA and ED?</p>

<p>The other aspect of our admission process is that we are US citizens in India so how important is the visit to the school. </p>

<p>*what are the circumstances when a visit is required?
*if required, when will we visit?</p>

<p>We are also talking about the financial aspect of it.</p>

<p>thanks, a</p>

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<p>Early Decision is binding meaning that if the student is accepted, they have to attend
Early Action is non-binding meaning that the student will still find out earlier than regular decision, but they are not required to attend</p>

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<p>Early action means the student applies early and will find out admission status earlier. It’s just a regular application except early.</p>

<p>Early decision also involves applying early and finding out admission status earlier, but it also means the student must attend that school if accepted. I’m pretty sure you can only apply to one ED school since applying to two would essentially mean you are fully committing to two different colleges.</p>

<p>Since you are so far away, I would say leave visits until after acceptance, but yes they are important. I found a really nice-looking college that was very close to my top choice, so I decided to check it out while in the area. I was completely horrified by the nearby city and how scary it was. There are certain things that you can’t tell just by looking at pictures, websites, brochures, etc. There are certain things that may only bother you or your daughter and nobody else. So you have to find out these things for yourself.</p>

<p>Visits vary by college. Check the college’s site to see what dates and times they do tours and check to see if you have to sign up in advance. If you don’t have to sign up in advance, I would highly recommend emailing whatever office handles the tours in order to double check that they will be holding a tour on that certain date since you are obviously going to be sacrificing a lot of time and money to visit.</p>

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<p>“Early decision also involves applying early and finding out admission status earlier, but it also means the student must attend that school if accepted.”</p>

<p>The exception is if financial aid is requested; here is the rule (for schools using the Common Application):

<a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/docs/downloadforms/ED_Agreement.pdf[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/docs/downloadforms/ED_Agreement.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;