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WhenPrinceton,theUniversityofVirginia,andHarvardannouncedlastfallthattheywoulddroptheirearlyadmissionsoptionsbecausetheygaveanunfairadvantagetoaffluentstudents,manycollegecounselorsheldtheirbreath.Wouldearlydecisiongothewayofkegsindormitories?
Notfornow,atleast.Earlyadmissionisstillgoingstrongatmanycollegesanduniversities,includingmanytop-tierschools.
Earlydecisioninparticular--inwhichastudentcommitstoafirst-choiceinstitution--isoftentoutedasaplusforbothschoolsandstudents.CollegescanlockuphalfoftheirclassbeforeJanuary,andacceptanceratesaretypicallyhigherthanunderregularadmission.Themajordrawbackofearlydecisionisthatitleavesstudentswhoareinthemarketforthebestfinancialaidpackageoutinthecold.Byapplyingearly,youmustenrollifaccepted,socomparingawardswiththoseofotherschoolsisoutofthequestion.Schoolslikethat,ofcourse,becauseithelpstheirbottomline.Butthereisapossibleendrun:
Askifaschoolwillreleaseyoufromyourobligationshoulditsaidpackagefallshort.Insomecases,aschoolwillrollyouintotheregularadmissionpool,allowingforcomparisonshoppingcomespringtime.
Whilesomeschoolsadmitalmostthesamepercentageofapplicantsduringearlyandregularadmission,manyfavortheearlypool.JohnsHopkinsUniversitytook44percentfromitsearlyroundand24percentfromtheregularpool.EarlybirdsatHopkinsmakeupathirdofthisfall'
sfreshmanclass.Nonetheless,collegecounselorshaveseenborderlinestudentsgetaboostbyapplyingearlydecision."
Iftheyaren'
tlegacies,athletes,oranunderrepresentedminority,earlydecisionmaybetheonlyhookthatsomestudentshave,"
saysJimConroy,chairofpost-high-schoolcounselingatNewTrierTownshipHighSchoolinWinnetka,Ill.Butyouneedtoberealistic."
Ifaschoolisoutofyourreach,it'
soutofreachwhetheryouapplyearlydecision,earlyaction,orregularadmission,"
saysSarahWilburn,acollegecounseloratCampusBoundinQuincy,Mass."
Moveonandsetsomenewgoals."
Advantageornot,applyingearlydecisionmakessenseonlyifyou'
reconvincedthataschoolisagoodfitforyou.ErinMurraydecidedtoapplytoDartmouthearlydespitetheadviceofhercollegecounselorandothers.TheywantedhertobeefuphertranscriptaftershehadspentasemesterofhighschoolinItaly.ButtheteenagerfromCheyenne,Wyo.,wiselyplayedupherexperienceabroad(her4.0GPAandtop-notchboardscoresdidn'
thurt,either)andwasaccepted."
Iprobablywouldhavefitwellatanumberofschools,"
sheadmits,"
butDartmouthwastheonlyplaceIcouldseemyselfwalkingacrossthegreens.Itwasagutreaction."
IfyoulackthesamecertaintybutclinchingaslotbeforeNewYear'
sisappealing,considerotherearlyadmissionsplans.EarlyactionisanonbindingalternativethatallowsyoutoapplybyNovember1andhearbackbeforetheregularapplicationdeadline.Somehighlyselectiveschoolsrequirethatyousubmitonlyoneearlyactionapplication--calledsingle-choiceearlyaction--meaningyoucan'
tapplyearlyelsewhere.Anotheroptionistoapplyearlytorollingadmissions,whereanapplicationthatarrivesinthefallmaystandoutmorethanonethatarriveswithmostoftheothersinJanuary.
1.WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueofearlydecision?
[A]Earlydecisionisacommonstrategyadoptedbyuniversitiestosecurehighrateofstudentenrollment.
[B]EarlydecisionbeginstobeabandonedbytopAmericanuniversities.
[C]Earlydecisionisaspecialtreatmentforrichstudents,athletesandminorities.
[D]Earlydecisionwillstillbeinpracticeforafairlylongtime.
2.Themajordisadvantageofearlydecisionisthat_____
[A]studentscanenjoyalessattractivethefinancialaidpackageifhechoosesearlydecision.
[B]itexcludesstudentswhoarefromlowersocialclassorpoorfamilybackground.
[C]itdoesnotallowstudentstochoosetheotherbetterschools.
[D]itexcludesstudentswhowanttohavecomparisonshopping.
3.WhatSarahWilburnwantstosuggeststudentsisthat_____
[A]earlydecisionisnotsoadvantageousaspeoplethink.
[B]studentsshouldnotregardearlydecisionasthesolewaytocollege.
[C]studentsshouldevaluatethemselvesobjectivelybeforemakingearlydecision.
[D]studentsshouldnotlimitthemselvesinearlydecision.
4.WyoappliedtoDartmouthbecause_____
[A]shewasquiteconfidentduetoherrichexperienceofstudyingabroad.
[B]theuniversity’sbeautifullawnarousedheraffection.
[C]shefoundDartmouththeonlyonethatfitherafterresearchingabunchofuniversities.
[D]her4.0GPAandtop-notchboardscoreswerenotsoideal.
5.Thefollowingoptionscanbeadoptedbystudentslackingcertaintyofw