Starting thread on this often overlooked campus. In 2022 they offered a non-binding Early Admission notification https://admissions.sonoma.edu/experience-ssu/preview-day/early-admissions#:~:text=Overview%3A,Fair%20during%20SSU%20Preview%20Day
A beautiful campus, they are also generous with scholarships/grants notifications earlier so you know your options well in advance of decision day.
Accepted: Communication & Media Studies
Award: President’s Scholarship ($2000 1st year)
CSU GPA 3.85 | Number of a-g courses taken 9-12th: 19 | APs: 1
Local, CA resident
(Other S applied 5 years ago for music program and was accepted 3 days after audition with full tuition scholarship offer (October). This is another reason why safeties should be considered with more thought as the student may be viewed as one of the more desirable candidates there compared to reach or fit schools. Given the job market atm, you just never know how financial situations can change in the spring, so these options are important.)