When Do You Apply?

Applying to College
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<p>Summer?
ED?
EA?
RD? </p>

<p>When do you send in your applications & why?
Also, do you think sending in an application during the summer is bad?</p>

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<p>Each college has their own deadlines. Most schools early decision have a sept or oct due date, I think.
Regular decisoon deadlines range from October to January. Some schools have rolling admissions. The earlier you apply, the better your chances for these schools. Hope this helps.</p>

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<p>As ^ said, each college has their own deadline, but EA is typically due around late October or early November, and ED can be around this time or even earlier. RD can be due sometime between December or later (some have rolling admissions, in which there really isn’t a due date; they just keep accepting applications). You can start working on applications in the summer- like work on your essays and get the rough drafts out of the way. That’s what I did. Only do ED if you’re absolutely sure you want to attend that school and that you know you’ll be able to afford it.</p>

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<p>^ Generally, if you apply ED requesting financial aid, and you’re not offered enough to support attendance, you can decline the offer and apply RD elsewhere. Here’s the Common Application rule:

<a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/docs/downloadforms/ED_Agreement.pdf[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/docs/downloadforms/ED_Agreement.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Just to clarify on schools without rolling admissions:
-You can apply anytime on or before the application date.
-Application submission date does not affect your “chances” (barring the distinction between ED and RD)
-Sending an application in during the summer is not bad, per se, but you probably want to wait awhile before clicking the “submit” button. You might add things to your resume during the fall (I did) or your opinion on your personal statement may change.</p>

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<p>I read a quote from an admissions counselor from a specific college (definitely from a top 25) that said that they read applications in order of receipt. That means, the earlier you send, the earlier they will read (for that specific college). I remember something along the lines of “The first 250 essays are more interesting than the last 250.” Notice that some people who post “rejected” on results threads said that they procrastinated until the due date. I would turn my applications in as early as possible (when they are as complete and as strong as can be) in order to prevent a bad application and make my essays not seem tedious, therefore giving me an advantage in the admissions process. And not all committees read in order of receipt, but I imagine this is the most logical way.</p>