<p>I was just wondering if there was any sort of advantage to applying early decision here. I really don’t understand this policy so if any explaination would be nice!</p>
<p>early decision is a binding contract with the school saying that you will definetly be going to that school if accepted...so if you apply to NYU early decision it means it is your top choice school, and if accepted, you will have to attend.</p>
<p>so what happens if you get into like GS but not Tisch? Are you still required to go?</p>
<p>Applicants to NYU can only apply to one school at NYU. So, if you apply to CAS, you can't apply to Tisch and vice versa. If you apply to Tisch and don't get in, they don't put you in something else like CAS or GSP. You either get admitted to the school you apply to or not. </p>
<p>As far as ED goes at any college, it is like others have said. The ONLY applicants who should choose to apply Early Decision are the ones who are 100% certain that the college is their first choice. If they need to compare financial aid packages, they should NOT apply ED. ED is a binding contract. When you choose to apply ED, you are signing an agreement to enroll if admitted. If it were not binding, then everyone would apply early just to find out early. Some schools have Early Action where you find out early but can apply to other schools and do not have to commit until May 1 as to where you will enroll. For ED schools/candidates, one must apply by an earlier deadline and then you find out around Dec. 15 if you get in but you can ONLY apply EARLY to one ED school and if you get in, you are commited to attend. </p>
<p>You asked if there are any advantages...well, if you are positive of your first choice, and if you apply ED and get admitted, you are done with college admissions and auditions real early! As well, at many schools, including NYU, the acceptance rate of admissions is higher in the early round than in the Regular Decision round. In other words, the odds of admission are increased a bit. How much the ED admit rate is higher will vary from school to school but at most schools it IS higher so there is some better odds which can be seen as an advantage. However, plenty of candidates still get in RD (my D did) but the admit rate is lower. </p>
<p>Selective colleges who have students who break the binding contract will share lists with other schools of the ED admits and so one must take this contract seriously because if not, it can cause you problems with other schools. Further, if someone breaks an ED binding contract, the college will not be apt to accept students from that HS again because the guidance counselor has also signed off on the application that the student is only applying to ONE school ED and will enroll if accepted. If that commitment is broken, there are negative consequences for both the student who applied and for the students who come after from that HS who wish to apply to the same university. So, don't do it. Those who enter into the ED contract, need to be positive and take the commitment seriously. Otherwise, apply RD like many do which is a great path to admissions. In fact, there are some advantages such as having more time to really konw what you want and having choices as preferences can change during senior year. Also, financial aid packages can be compared.
Good luck.</p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>thank you so much!</p>