- Early Decision (cannot be rejected)
- Restrictive Early Action (can be rejected but only applying to one school early)
- Early Action (can be rejected, but only early in terms of timing)
Considering submitting Early Decision II
- Considering some schools (among those I’m interested in)
- Early Decision II should have some advantages, right?
- Otherwise, it wouldn’t make sense
- Problem of Applying to Swarthmore ED2
- Decided not to apply
- Should I apply to UChicago ED2?
- Well, I guess I’ll have the answer once I write the Why Essay
Considering Early Action/Decision
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Checking the early application rules of the universities I mentioned in Selection of overseas university application destinations (as of August 2021)
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ED
- Brown
- Columbia
- Harvey Mudd
- UPenn
- Cornell
- Duke
- CMU
- NYU
- JHU
- Northwestern
- Vanderbilt
- Dartmouth
- CMU
- Most liberal arts colleges
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REA
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Non-R EA
- MIT
- Minerva (can also be binding if desired)
- Caltech
- University of Chicago
- University of Michigan
- Georgia Tech
- University of Texas at Austin
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Currently (as of August 2021), I’m thinking of applying early to universities that seem to meet the following conditions:
- Not ED
- Even if I can’t apply with full power, I won’t regret it
- Early application doesn’t guarantee a higher chance of admission
- I heard that schools like liberal arts colleges consider interest, so chances may change
- Supplementary essays are few or very similar to other regular decision supplements
- (There’s no point in having a different supplement with a deadline effect)
- US and Canadian Universities with at Least One Full Scholarship in 2021 (if I attend Yanaizu)
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Universities that seem to match these conditions
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Number of schools
- Maybe one school
- If I have enough time, maybe two schools
- Too many applications would be tough
- Maybe one school
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Objectives
- Want to secure admission early and have some peace of mind
- Want to practice for regular decision
- Want to complete the Common App early
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Early action may not be necessary
- I can achieve all my objectives by applying to UWashington
- For some reason, the regular decision deadline is November 15, so it has an early effect
- Relatively easier to get in
- I can achieve all my objectives by applying to UWashington
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Should I apply?
- https://atelierbasi2021.slack.com/archives/C023E5GJLK0/p1625543295102500
- https://atelierbasi2021.slack.com/archives/C0267LN43QT/p1628079682000700
- It’s summarized in these links
- Reasons to apply
- Peace of mind from knowing the decision early
- Practice for regular decision
- Deadline effect for the Common App
- Higher chances of admission
- Reasons not to apply
- If my GPA and other credentials can improve by January, it might be better to wait
- Even if the chances are higher, it’s often not explicitly stated that admission will be easier
- I have the December SAT
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Still missing information
- Results of Third Attempt at SAT Exam (expected to be released in mid-October)
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Ultimately, the main issue seems to be whether the difficulty of admission really changes significantly between early and regular decision
- Early Decision and Early Action Acceptance Rates at Top Schools
- Admission rates are generally about 3-4 times higher for most universities
- Some universities like MIT don’t change much
- It’s the opposite, why is that?
- Some universities like MIT don’t change much
- Universities that explicitly state “no difference”
- Universities that don’t explicitly state “no difference” (maybe I just haven’t found them)
- Columbia
- Swarthmore
- Harvey Mudd (I feel like the way it’s written here suggests that early is easier)
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Also, there’s the issue of whether I can apply concurrently with University of Tokyo recommendation application.- For example, if it’s Stanford, does that mean it’s out because it’s not included in the exceptions?