<p>What is your perspective on schools that use rolling admissions? Can anyone share the advantages and disadvantages of rolling admissions?</p>
<p>It's all good to me. I get to know earlier, so I don't have to worry about safety schools if i don't want to. You get your decision a lot quicker. You can apply ED somewhere without violating any rules. And the applications are usually easier. :D</p>
<p>These are the quick and dirty fun fact of college admissions. Yes it is not much work, ususally cheaper, quick response, doesn't eliminate one from the real game....ED. Nuf said. Rolling is a not lose proposition. Takes all of 5 minutes and bingo...done.</p>
<p>2 of my 3 schools i'm applying to are rolling. The other is Early Action. It's great. I'm getting my applications sent in a week, so I will find out in a month or two. I will know what school i'm going to early in my senior year, so I can get this stress off of me.</p>
<p>Do schools who use rolling admissions appear as safety schools though?</p>
<p>No, University of Michigan is rolling and that's not a safety at all!</p>
<p>It depends on the person, but my rolling schools are more matches than safeties even if they would usually be safeties because of the program i'm applying for</p>
<p>Anyone see some major disadvantages of Rolling admissions?</p>
<p>there is no disadvantage! the only way it can be disadvantageous is if you apply too late because the programs can get full quickly, especially the popular ones</p>
<p>Not really a pitfall, but - at some state schools with limited housing, you need to get your application in very early to get housing, and you may have a small deposit for housing that is non- or only partly refundable. This is rare though, most schools won't require a housing deposit until after April 1, and is a cheap price for that great feeling of security RA gives - everyone should have a rolling admit school if possible!</p>
<p>the other plus of early app is merit money. For example, the Univ of Az is rolling, and they provide small scholarships to OOS to offset the OOS tuition. But, it's first come, first served, until the money runs out.</p>
<p>So would u support the idea of a univ. switching from rolling to say an EA + RD schedule?</p>
<p>its great, i heard from one school 3 weeks after i applied.</p>
<p>I love rolling schools. love them. I think they're better than applying ea. :)</p>
<p>Rolling is great. DS applied early August; was accepted (for Fall 2006) 5 days later. Although school's stats make it more of a safety for him, he's very happy with all aspects of the school and will most likely attend. No months of stress; no sleepless nights posting on CC. Early pick of dorms, early consideration for merit money. It's all good! He started developing his list during the summer before his junior year; good thing, his wants and needs wildly churned...so the early start gave it time to shake down. He's a happy fellow right now...with all those extra months to calmly complete his senior requirements and to happily look forward to starting college.</p>
<p>There is no real downfall to rolling schools. However, if you apply really, really late you may not be offered a spot because there aren't any more.</p>
<p>And NO, some great schools offer rolling admissions. ALL of my schools offer rolling admissions, and they're ranked adequately.</p>
<p>Now for example if you were a university, which policy would you use? Rolling doesn't seem to be institutionally friendly (as opposed to ED) which is almost too institutionally friendly by locking in students. There have to be disadvantages institutionally for a university to use rolling admissions.</p>
<p>I <3 rolling admissions, even though I only applied to one. It was just so nice - send it in, find out a few weeks later. It was great and stress free. Heck, Pitt even had this deal that if you got it in my October 10th, you could drive up on the 21st or 28th and find out. My friend did that, not only did he get his acceptance and scholarship, but they also gave him free stuff (shirt, hat, frisbee).</p>
<p>Right but as an institution, doesn't that mean that they have less control over who they admit since they don't get to look at a pool of applicants but rather one at a time...?</p>
<p>Yea, the ability to apply to UMich OOS rolling as well as Princeton ED next year will be great...I want to know from somewhere early on in the year so I am not tramautized when I (most likely) don't get into Princeton. UMich is a very good school so if I get in I will be one happy camper!</p>