modpodge

Hey.

So, I was wondering if anyone could explain to me the discrepancy between Bard's percentages of students admitted early action and those admitted regular action. Does Bard just really love Early Action? Also, it said that this option was for "highly qualified" applicants, but is this entirely true? As in, does a student with a lower GPA have a better chance of acceptance if they apply early? I have a 3.5 unweighted GPA, but all of my test scores are above Bard's mid-50%...so, should I apply early or not?

Ze End.
-Sparkles

JoeBobHalley

If you really want to go to Bard, you want the school to know that. You can spell it out in the app itself, of course, but talk is cheap. Applying EA adds weight, an indication of the seriousness of your commitment.

Bottom line, if you're otherwise qualified, and Bard has a real sense you're not using them for a safety, I think the EA app increases your odds of being accepted.

Two other things:
--EA acceptance, unlike ED, is not binding, so you can still troll other schools for FinAid comparison purposes.
--Last, Bard does not require standardized test score submission.

jg0339

Has anyone seen the EA acceptance rate for this current year?

morvoren

but it has an even higher IDP rate... if you really want to get into bard, apply idp, it is not binding, it is immediate decision process. You go up there you participate in a seminar, which is not competitive, and you get interviewed. They tell you within a week, before Thanksgiving, it is about 90 people or so, first come first serve, but it takes an amazing load off your mind, to know in november that one of the schools you really want, you're in. My son did IDP this past year, and ended up going to Bard. He is there now, just started saturday for the L and T program.

jg0339

Hi Morvoren; for some reason the IDP stuff really hadn't registered, so I'll mention it to my daughter. I thought, perhaps erroneously, that the IDP was for math & science applicants?

morvoren

nope, it's for anyone who is interested in Bard.