<p>What are the benefits of each and what helps more in admissions.
Sorry if there is already a thread on this and if so please link me to it
Thanks</p>
<p>ED is when you turn in your app early (early deadline), and if you get accepted, you HAVE to go to that college. so it’s binding
EA ( early action) is non-binding, so it’s just like RD, except there’s an earlier deadline and you know your admission status sooner than the rest of the RD applicants.
and RD is just RD. submit your app by the deadline and you’ll usually hear from the college around march or april.</p>
<p>Thanks illusion
So what are the benefits of EA and ED and which would help more in admissions?</p>
<p>Students who apply ED are usually accepted at a higher rate because they show initiative and the admissions officers can make their decision earlier.</p>
<p>However, they are BINDING, so you cannot change your mind later. I’ll tell you a bit of my story as an example. Throughout my high school career, there was one school and one school only I wanted to go to, so when it came time to apply, I wanted to apply ED, hoping it would up my chances. However, it was a very expensive private school, and my family could not afford the sticker price by any means. We applied for financial aid, but what if we didn’t get as much as we needed? So instead, I applied RD to all of my schools. In the end, I was accepted, but not with the financial aid package that we hoped. However, Wellesley, the college I go to now and love, gave me more then enough. If I had applied ED to the other college and been accepted, it would have put my family in a horrible financial predicament. </p>
<p>Overall, if you love love love a school and are okay with every part of it, even the cost, apply ED. But, if there is any question in your mind, go with RD.</p>
<p>Since EA is non-binding, it’s pretty much the same as RD, you just get an answer quicker, so if your schools offer it, I’d recommend it.</p>
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With Early Action, you just get to find out earlier. Sometimes, there’s a modest boost in admissions, but it doesn’t help much. With ED, there’s a considerable boost given to applicants because colleges know that they will attend if accepted.</p>
<p>VoleurTrace gave a good explanation.</p>
<p>Thanks VoleurTrace and Harambee</p>
<p>The benefit of applying ED or EA often depends on the college, so you should do some research at each institution. In some cases there is a distinct admission advantage to applying early. But at other schools, the higher acceptance rate is deceptive. For example, some schools accept athletic recruits early decision – and since their chance of acceptance is 100%, that inflates the ED statistics. Many colleges are upfront about whether there is an advantage to applying early.</p>
<p>okay sorry to hijack this thread…but i have a question too about EA v ED v RD.
im looking to get a whole lot of merit aid…so i’ve been told not to apply ED, because colleges know that theres no reason to give ED candidates merit aid. But a number of schools are early action…so will i receive the same type of aid as RD if i apply EA?</p>
<p>You should receive the same amount of aid at a school whether or not you apply ED, EA, or RD. However, if you apply ED, you may not have the opportunity to see merit aid offers from other schools.</p>
<p>No problem gman lol
Does anyone know about ED/EA at UVa?</p>