<p>This question has also been on my mind, so thanks @sms122397 for posing it! @thumper1 I am also on the fence as to applying ED to BU, but would sending my application before the November 1st deadline possibly increase my chances by showing interest? BU is definitely my first choice, and I would like to apply ED but it just isn’t financially possible for me. Any other ways that I could show them my interest?</p>
<p>Sending your app early does not indicate interest. Call them, see if they have a regional rep to talk to, get on their spam list.</p>
<p>First…check to see if “show of interest” is even a factor at BU. At some schools this does not factor into admissions at all.</p>
<p>Go visit the school, do the info session and tour. See if you can visit in the departments where you have some interest.</p>
<p>Sending your RD application in by November 1 won’t matter much. As I said above…RD applications are viewed in batches and not necessarily by date of submission.</p>