<p>Is applying and sending an app to a school early (not rolling admissions) always better?</p>
<p>Is the tradeoff some personality and essay corrections?</p>
<p>No application can be perfect, but will sending an application now be better than scratching the deadline?</p>
<p>Ideas?</p>
<p>No one ever really talks about this...</p>
<p>But don't send something in that's not ready and perfect. Get it done, just plan ahead so you can get it in some time before the deadline. Who knows, maybe it helps?</p>
<p>I've always heard ED can help out a decent amount. EA though from what I hear is accuctly not the way to go. I've heard that the students in the EA pull is stronger then the RD.</p>
<p>By the way, as an addition,
I was not referring to EA or ED, but actually earlier sending for RD.</p>
<p>You dig?</p>
<p>Sending in an an early app for RD has little to no effect. The only advantage of sending in an early RD app is to get an interview. Some schools will schedule an alumni interview sometime after receiving your app. If you send it right at the deadline, however, you may not be scheduled for an interview.</p>
<p>For example, Tufts will schedule its applicants interviews with their alumni. On their application, they state that if you send in your app on the day of the dealine, they may be unable to provide you with an interview.</p>
<p>yep... if ur sending it early for uc apps, it does no effect because they don't even look at it until the next year or so. end of dec is when peopel submit their sat scores, or rather the deadline for sat submissions. so don't worry, just focus on finishing the app, not leaving any ECs unwritten.</p>
<p>thanks.....</p>
<p>I think the relief of having your applications done is worth the effort, even if the adcoms don't look at them yet. Many people agonize over essays and end up revising them way more than was necessary. Once the app is as good as it's going to be, send it in. It won't help your application, but it's a big relief. :)</p>
<p>:D ha, yep...I am one of those over-editting people...</p>
<p>I can think of two potential advantages:</p>
<p>Counselor rec: By getting ahead of the rush, your councelor may be able to do a better job on your recs.</p>
<p>Merit Aid: if your stats are above the 75% mark and the school is known for merit aid, I think that being earlier can help.</p>
<p>a college admissions officer came to my daughter's school - he said that schools note the date that an admission was received and that it could be taken as an indication of interest in the school if the application came in early as opposed to the last minute. i have no idea from what he said how important a factor it was - he was listing a lot of things that could affect an application.
but, unless it is a rolling admission school, no decision would be made early.
but i would think it would be more important to do a good job than to rush it in just so they think you were eager to apply.
and as already noted - it could affect getting an interview -- but see what the individual school says about that - some are very clear about the need to ask for an interview early to ensure getting one.</p>