Early Admissions Numbers

Many students wonder if they should do early admissions or not. More and more colleges are seeing applications early. Some colleges offer early decision versus early action.

Early Decision – If you know what is your top choice and that is where you will go, then going early decision may be the way for you. This is a binding choice and you should know if you get in, you are expected to attend that institution. Your application will clearly note that this is binding.

Early action is not binding. You can turn your application in and the school usually makes a decision about you a little earlier than the regular disicion.

No matter what you decide make sure to read what you are signing! Some schools call early decision and early action different things.

To get an update on the early admissions numbers by institution – check out this article