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To those applying to college:

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jimmychung
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Does early action increase your chances of getting into a school at all? Or does it only mean that the school will notify you sooner?
Nov 14 2006 10:35PM
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willbski9
Posts: 2014 - Karma: 31
I think it depends on how smart the other kids are who are applying early.
Nov 14 2006 10:42PM
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JazzyJ
Posts: 3233 - Karma: 18
yea its heavily dependant on the others who apply. Though i applied everyhwere early just to find out early and im pretty confident im getting into the school i want to go to
Nov 14 2006 10:44PM
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anti_bunk
Posts: 2629 - Karma: 329
lets just say that if you apply late your chances might decrease. pretend you apply late and the school can only accept 50 more people but 300 apply. say 150 of these people meet the criteria however the school can only accept the top 50 instead of all 150 who would get in under normal circumstances.
Nov 14 2006 10:48PM
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JazzyJ
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of course, unless your grades are completely below their standards you get declined thought most often you're deferred to regular decision
Nov 14 2006 10:52PM
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robbieA
Posts: 1371 - Karma: 30
do u have to apply to college junior or senior year in high school?
Nov 14 2006 10:55PM
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foodisfun
Posts: 5427 - Karma: 287

god that reminds me that i have to actually look at where im going to spend 4 (or more) years of my life.  i wanna be back in 10th grade

Nov 14 2006 10:55PM
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Swick825
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it really depends on the school. i applied early action to all the colleges i applied. its nice because im done with it early, and i find out early. if you are really borderline getting in, it may help you get in because less people apply early action.
Nov 14 2006 11:18PM
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mackattack
Posts: 581 - Karma: 10
it depends...some early action ones are binding others dont make a difference, you just find out later
Nov 15 2006 12:15AM
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Capt.Flannel
Posts: 10928 - Karma: 36
Early Action is not binding while Early Decision is.
Nov 15 2006 12:17AM
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CalShralpGirl
Posts: 449 - Karma: 12
It does depend on the school, but I think in general it does help your chances.
Nov 15 2006 12:26AM
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Snubluck
Posts: 2192 - Karma: 11
It looks good actually to do the early application to a lot of schools, especially ones that are harder to get into because they already have so many smart kids applying that they have to take other factors in.
Nov 15 2006 3:04AM
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aja_kiki
Posts: 2354 - Karma: 51
only do a binding early decision if you are sure u want to go to that school...its pretty much life or death

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Nov 15 2006 9:28AM
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010
Posts: 1427 - Karma: 14
it doesnt usually make too much difference. it doesn't hurt your chances
Nov 15 2006 10:45AM
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