and you can afford it 
and want to afford it!!
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Yes, finances were a big part of the discussion. We tend to be fairly frugal but education is one place we are willing and able to spend our money.
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You can figure out ED versus not-RD from the CDS, assuming they report it. EA, though, usually isnāt separable from RD unless they volunteer that information in something like a press release or on their website.
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D24 has determined she will sit down tomorrow and āknock outā the rest of her ED app, and work on the EAs. She is currently practicing her music supplement that she is filming with her teacher on Tuesday. So I guessā¦movement is good! She says she has plans all Halloween weekend and doesnāt want to be worried about college apps!
Also - question - I donāt see the ED agreement in the Common App - does it populate once you submit/ finish the app? I looked in the FERPA/ Recommenders section as instructed, but still donāt see it.
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Also, I assume there is no such form for REA ? It must be the honor system? S24 submitted his REA app Oct 1, and everything shows as complete, but we never filled out a form of any sort
Look at the āquestionsā section. Drop down to early decision as the preferred admission plan.
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D24 found it there and emailed it to me to electronically sign. Thank you!
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I have a question:
S24 has admitted 5 apps through the Common App, and several of those have generated emails/portal links from the schools.
Iām not sure S24 has logged into all the various links. Even if he has, heās likely to forget about them until he receives a reminder email. Assuming we arenāt applying for Honors colleges or special scholarships, is that ok? Heās already complaining that Iām nagging him.
Thank you. I saw CDS data and as you pointed out, the data is not specified for EA. Is it safe to assume that for colleges that have EA, ED, and RD rounds (example: University of Virginia), the acceptance rates will be similar for EA and RD?
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This is so useful! Thank you.
I would log into every portal.
Why?
You want to make sure they have everything they need. They have checklists - and you want to make sure they have the minimums - which is often more than the Common App.
You need to set aside a few mins a day to do so - or worst case do it for them - although itās not optimal.
It shouldnāt be a big deal for them to take a few minutes to check every few days. This is serious stuff and you donāt want to blow it on an avoidable miscue.
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I would not make that assumption at all - and it depends on the school. Many schools fill up at EA and RD has just scraps left.
Unless you have a grading issue (you need another semester), if a school offers EA - then use it!!!
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Thank you. This is not so good news for the procrastinators
Then their list should include safeties where timelines may not matter.
or they need to step up.
One or the other.
Schools like UMD, Purdue, Illinois I think - some fill up during EA.
Others might be - apply anytime and youāre fine.
Itās school specific.
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Just to avoid unnecessary panicāI think it is actually very few schools/programs where this is true. It is important to know that is a possibility you should investigate, but those are more the exception than the rule.
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So no, and actually that is a knowable example because UVA does do press releases.
So here is their Early Action press release from last cycle, and for EA it was 27% in state, 12% out of state:
In Regular Decision, it was 13% in state, 8% out of state:
Just to round it out, here is Early Decision, which was 31% in state, 17% out of state:
As usual, though, you should not assume those acceptance rates indicate different individual odds, because they could instead reflect different applicant pools. And in fact, UVA explicitly says exactly that:
https://admission.virginia.edu/admission/deadlines-instructions
Early Decision vs. Early Action vs. Regular Decision
We maintain a consistent review throughout the application process so there is no advantage to choosing one application plan over another.
But just in terms of the overall statistics for the pool, EA was between ED and RD.
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I actually had an admissions officer tell me last year that they looked at which applicants hadnāt set up portals and considered it a lack of interest. She said they were one of the first groups they cut when trying to reduce their initial group.
So have him log in!
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Oy, thank you! I think S24 is so stressed about finishing the other apps and keeping up with his school work that he just doesnāt want to deal with the portals. Iāll explain to him that itās the final important step!
Iām sure thereās a grace period but I was surprised to hear that!