<p>Most of my friends this year applied in October. This fall, should I apply a bit earlier?</p>
<p>Are you a junior?</p>
<p>Apply very early, like late September... although IU isnt even a hard school to get into</p>
<p>apply as early as possible. the turn-around time is much shorter and it will give you more time to apply for special merit aid scholarships if you happen to be qualified for them. there is no reason to wait, if you have your testing done.</p>
<p>As early as you can is always the best time.</p>
<p>The people that apply the earliest tend to get the largest scholarships. My son only got a $4,000 scholarship (he applied kind of late), whereas people with similar stats that applied a month or so before him got $7,000 to $28,000 scholarships. </p>
<p>You do need a certain level of grades and test scores to get the scholarships, though--not everyone gets one.</p>