Early action or regular decision?

Applying to College
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<p>I just finished my college list and i was wondering about when to apply. Is it easier to apply early for all colleges? I plan on applying to a majority of my selected colleges after I receive my October SAT grades. Would it be better to finish all my applications by late October?</p>

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<p>You can send in your application as early as possible but if you are asking if you can be considered by all in the early round for admissions, the answer is no. The most selective early action colleges only allow an early application decision for their college alone with some exception made for your state school. Early decision is one only as well. There are some EA colleges like U of C and Georgetown that do not require a single choice.</p>

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<p>Also, if you are targeting schools where your GPA can use a first semester Senior year boost (assuming you’ll excel this semester), then also hold off as well.</p>

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<p>Unless this is the case, it’ll probably be easiest on your nerves and just more convenient in general to apply EA everywhere where it’s not a single-choice/ED type of thing. It often offers an admissions boost and gives you more time to explore your options than you get when you find out decisions in April.</p>

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<p>If you apply to any one of Stanford, Harvard, Yale, or Princeton EA, you are prohibited from applying EA elsewhere. Every other college with EA allows you to apply EA to multiple colleges.</p>

<p>It would actually be fine to complete any and all applications by Nov 1 even if not applying EA just to get them all done but it is only necessary if applying EA or binding early decision, and also highly advisable if (a) applying to any “rolling” admissions college (which send out decisions as applications are received), or (b) you are applying to a college which requires early application to qualify for scholarships (there are a number of those so check the colleges).</p>

<p>As to whether you should apply EA to a college is really a personal choice. If you feel your grades and test scores are good enough, then you may go for it.</p>

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<p>ea is early action- its not early decision…early action is just asking the college to make a decision early, no commitment on the applicants part.</p>

<p>ed is early decision- applicant commits if they say yes</p>