<p>It doesn’t matter when you apply as long as it’s before the deadline - your qualifications will put you higher on the waitlist, there’s no way to game the system in this regard.</p>
<p>Early application results come in December, around Christmas, and regular application decisions come around April.</p>
<p>I agree with tocollege, though - you need to talk to a counselor, or maybe an older student who has already been through the process, because you seem pretty misinformed about the admissions process as a whole.</p>