<p>I have received advice by many veteran CCers to apply to one or two rolling admissions schools so that I will have a gaurenteed acceptance under my belt before Christmas.</p>
<p>Which schools do the CC elite consider the best?</p>
<p>mmm. I think UMich is rolling? I'm not positive - one of the Michigan states schools is rolling, I know that for sure.</p>
<p>Penn State is as well.</p>
<p>whats rolling admissions????</p>
<p>rolling admissions is when they accept people as applications come in (so get it in early for financial and acceptance reasons)</p>
<p>If you apply early to a rolling admission school, can you still apply to another school?</p>
<p>If you apply early to a rolling admission school, can you still apply early decision to another school?</p>
<p>Ea?????????????</p>
<p>Rolling is not in any way binding. You just apply as soon as app's come out and find out as soon as yours is reviewed. I know people who already received acceptances in October.</p>
<p>I am almost positive U Mich is rolling-and therefore that would probably be one of the best</p>
<p>Yes, University of Michigan is definitely rolling and to answer your question, it is definitely the best. Penn State is another one. Don't know of any others.</p>
<p>So basically we prepare our essays and application stuff before the apps come out. And just copy on it as soon as we get them.</p>
<p>that was a question</p>
<p>Michigan, Wisconsin and UIUC</p>
<p>When does UMich start accepting applications? I'm thinking about applying the first day they accept apps.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech is rolling, I think. I got in like three weeks after I sent my application in...found out in November. I could be wrong about this, though.</p>
<p>Most ED schools won't let you apply EA to other schools, and some EA schools don't allow it, either. The best way to get at least one acceptance under your belt by Christmas is to apply to a reach school ED/EA and a safety via rolling admissions. You've got to start working in earnest by August to get the stuff done on time - unless your senior academic/EC schedule is light.</p>
<p>Out of the schools already mentioned, I know that Penn State definitely does rolling admissions - plus they have a honors program. I've heard on CC that UMich's rolling admissions is somewhat of a misnomer since a majority of people who applied before October were "deferred" until April when their decisions were finally sent AFTER they had heard from their other colleges. University of Vermont and a few other schools offer "VIP" admissions based on SAT scores. If you get an invitation, you can apply using the Common App only (no supplements); application is this case is free, and they guarantee an answer in three weeks.</p>
<p>University of Pittsburgh also has rolling admissions. I don't think Georgia Tech is officially rolling admissions, although obviously someone here was admitted soon after applying. As a general rule, the best colleges don't offer rolling admissions because they want to see the entire pool before deciding on a class. State schools are the most likely to use it. With any school that has rolling admissions, you should apply as early as possible since admission gets more competitive as the freshman class begins to fill up.</p>
<p>betterday55, that's pretty much what people do, they organize their application details and write some sample essays over the summer. (If they can find the essay prompts for other years, that makes it easier, but no guarantee these will stay the same between years.) Before the end of junior year, they ask teachers if they'll do recs (if the schools they're applying to require them) and then as soon as the app is available they copy everything in and get their school and College Board to send transcripts and scores.</p>
<p>Purdue, Indiana-Bloomington, Ohio State...</p>
<p>University of Southern California!</p>
<p>usc is really rolling?</p>