Applying Early Action

Crazy Students Don’t Apply Early Decision

May 15, 2016

We firmly believe that only crazy students don’t apply Early Decision or Early Action. The odds of getting in through the Early Decision or Early Action round (depending on the college’s policy) are so much stronger than are the odds of getting in during the Regular Decision round. Just look …

Certainty and Applying Early Decision

November 2, 2015

There’s a piece in “Forbes” by Troy Onink entitled “College Admissions: Answers From Prep School Pros” that we figured we’d discuss on the pages of our college admissions blog. A college counselor at a preparatory school is asked about when students should or should not apply Early Decision or Early Action. …

Crazy Students Don’t Apply Early

October 20, 2015

If you’re a high school senior and you’re not sure where you’ll be applying Early Decision / Early Action, what on earth are you waiting for? What will help make your decision tomorrow that couldn’t help make your decision three months ago? But, nonetheless, at least you probably understand the …

Early Decision Commitment

March 5, 2015

If you’re a regular reader of our college admissions blog, you know that we encourage our students at Ivy Coach to make an Early Decision commitment by applying to a college with an Early Decision policy, or to apply to a college that offers an Early Action policy. It’s one of …

Applying Early to College is a Must

July 4, 2014

Applying Early to college is a must. If you’re a rising senior and you’re hoping to gain admission to a highly selective college next year, we hope you’ll be applying Early Decision or Early Action to your dream school(s). If you want to go to Columbia, we hope you’ll be …