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USC receives 42,000 Early Action applications, will introduce Early Decision

Admissions.Blog

USC received nearly 42,000 applications for Early Action, which is about 2% m ore than received last year. Of those 42,000, only approximately3,500 will be offered admission Early Action. All other applicants will be invited to defer to Regular Decision.

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Early Decision 2 (ED2) College Admissions AdviceĀ 

Great College Advice

So, you have been deferred, wait-listed, or rejected in the Early Decision 1 (ED1) round. One of your first questions should be whether to apply to another college in the Early Decision 2 (ED2) round. What is Early Decision 2 (ED2)? Should I apply Early Decision 2?

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Early Decision and Early Action Applications Continue to Rise at Top Colleges

Spark Admissions

In recent years, the percentage of students applying Early Decision and Early Action to American colleges and universities has steadily risen, often outstripping the overall rise in applications. Duke University, for instance, had an Early Decision admission rate of only 16.5%, a precipitous drop from the 21.3%

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Early Decision and Early Action Applications Continue to Rise at Top Colleges

Spark Admissions

In recent years, the percentage of students applying Early Decision and Early Action to American colleges and universities has steadily risen, often outstripping the overall rise in applications. Duke University, for instance, had an Early Decision admission rate of only 16.5%, a precipitous drop from the 21.3%

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Is It ā€œEasierā€ to Get In If You Apply Early Decision?

Great College Advice

Inevitably, when I visit colleges and sit through their information sessions, a question comes from a concerned parent in the audience asking about the school’s acceptance rate (the number admitted divided by the number who applied) for Early Decision versus Regular Decision. How can this be? And for whom.

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Early Decision vs. Regular Decision

Anna Ivey Consulting

I know there are a lot of you stressing about Early Decision deadlines and LSAT performance. Hereā€™s my rule: Early Decision makes sense only if your profile is not expected to improve after the ED deadline. HYS donā€™t offer ED, and so some of you will want to leave those doors open at any cost.

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Early Decision Denial? Here are Your Next Steps

Top Tier Admissions

If you were denied admission by your early round target school, you are not alone. for Early Decision 1) are reporting increasing numbers of early round applications. This in turn means record-low early decision (ED) acceptance rates. Schools such as UVA (up 4.4% RD) or Yale (<4.3%