What is the difference between Early Action, Early Decision, Regular Decision and Rolling Admission?
A. Colleges and universities have different application plans and deadlines so please check with each school. Early Action – allows students to apply for admission in the fall and notified of a decision within 30 days. Students accepted under this plan have until May 1 to respond to the admission offer. Early Decision – students must file applications in the fall and if admitted, must enroll at that school. Early Decision is a binding process so students must withdraw their applications to any other school. Students may be accepted, deferred or denied during either Early Action or Early Decision plans. If deferred, a student’s application will be evaluated with the overall candidate pool. Regular Decision – This is a college or university’s final application deadline. Most schools will have regular decision deadlines of January 1 or 15, although a few may spill into February. Most students will file applications under this deadline. Admission decisions under this plan are made by April
