<p>I'm wondering whether it would be better to send in your applications as early as you can in Regular Decision. I'm applying for Regular Decision for a lot of schools. Does it matter if I send applications earlier? If not, does that mean I should take the time to take a SAT?</p>
<p>For some schools with rolling admissions, possibly. For normal Regular Decision schools – no.</p>
<p>It would be to your advantage to make sure your application is as best as possible before you submit it. If that means taking the SAT to raise your score, then take it. The deadline to register for October is Friday I think.</p>
<p>Your last question needs explanation. You have to take SAT or ACT for most colleges so you “should take the time to take” an SAT.</p>
<p>Don’t know to which colleges you are applying but if they have rolling admissions, for which decisions are made and sent out as applications are received, then applying early rather than later creates a definite advantage. Moreover, you better know the actual regular admission deadlines for the colleges because a number have early deadlines. For example, it is Nov 30 for UCs and thus you cannot wait to Jan to send an app (UTexas is Dec 1). Also, some regular admissions schools require you to apply earlier if you want to be considered for any scholarships. Moreover waiting to the last minute can result in not making a timely application – it is amazing how many applicants forget that their high school will be closed Christmas week and often the week after and thus there is no way they can order a transcript sent or get a necessary counselor’s recommendation sent during that week before a Jan 1 deadline. Moreover you are not going to get any teacher to submit a recommednation during that time and you should be seeking teachers for that now not two months from now because they can be slow in getting them done.</p>