Does Early Notification have any influence other than getting you a decision earlier? Or can it help your chances with the honors college, scholarships, and acceptance?
Too late, but in my experience it makes a big difference for the Honors College, maybe some in scholarships, and not much in acceptance. Also, for engineering, there is an early admission for high-end engineering students to get into the co-op program, but you pretty much need to have applied before Dec 1 or so. This date is unpublished from what I can tell.