Rolling Admission vs. Early Action?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Purdue University
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<p>I was planning on getting my app in by the early action deadline, but it completely slipped my mind. I ended up turning my Common App in on November 15th and indicated "rolling admission" as my preference. I'm intending to enter college in the fall semester of 2014. I looked on the Purdue website, though, and it kind of seemed like rolling admissions was geared towards transfer students/spring applicants, though they weren't very clear about it.</p>

<p>Does anyone know if it's okay for me to apply as rolling even though I'm interested in the fall term? And when can I expect to hear a decision?</p>

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<p>It depends on your credential. I think applying RD would not hurt much your chance for admission, but it does affect your chance for merit aid. The deadline for merit aid is the same as EA.</p>

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<p>It shouldn’t affect your admission chances, but as billcsho said, you might not get much scholarship money.</p>