The I wish Harvard, Princeton and UVA had...

1down, 1 to go · 10-14-2009, 02:36 PM

The I wish Harvard, Princeton and UVA still had Early Application options available Thread.

April is feeling so far away!!

Anyone else? -- maybe popular demand can get them to reconsider.....

and are you applying somewhere else early instead?

Zapz · 10-14-2009, 03:00 PM

Thank goodness they don't. =]

lockn · 10-14-2009, 03:58 PM

They all did until ~3 years ago. It gave an advantage to rich applications.

1down, 1 to go · 10-14-2009, 04:08 PM

Well my point is since many many schools still have some form of early decision, if one of those 3 schools are your top choice it would be preferable to be able to apply to you top choice early.

Guess you 2 would prefer all schools eliminate early?

monstor344 · 10-14-2009, 04:08 PM

Likely letters for the win. At least for athletes. Although I probably would never garner serious consideration for UVa's baseball team. They're actually so good that it's unfair.

u§ername · 10-15-2009, 04:16 AM

I don't understand the argument that early action favors rich applicants. At all.

ThisCouldBeHeavn · 10-16-2009, 03:38 AM

Because they're more likely to be knowledgeable about applying early and take up spots before the less-knowledgeable have a chance to apply.

ca87 · 10-18-2009, 11:46 AM

^ lmao are you kidding? that's ridiculous. all you have to do is go to the college's website to see if they offer ED.

the most common reason for advocating the elimination of ED is that it doesn't give a fair shot to students who applied for FA, and they can't compare their money with other schools. However, the ED agreement says that if you're not offered enough money, you can say no.

lockn · 10-18-2009, 11:49 AM

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According to Blackburn, only one student who qualified for the maximum financial aid package available under AccessUVa applied under the early decision plan last year. In addition, fewer than 20 of the 947 students accepted under the early decision plan last December applied for financial aid.

U.Va. Ends Early Decision in Admissions

ThisCouldBeHeavn · 10-18-2009, 05:27 PM

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lmao are you kidding? that's ridiculous. all you have to do is go to the college's website to see if they offer ED.

Yeah, because that completely levels the playing field

Northstarmom · 10-19-2009, 12:54 PM

"Because they're more likely to be knowledgeable about applying early and take up spots before the less-knowledgeable have a chance to apply."

True. Affluent applicants are more likely to have sophisticated parents, knowledgeable guidance counselors, and paid private counselors who can give them excellent advice on how to apply to top schools.

Poor students are more likely to have parents who didn't even graduate from high school, guidance counselors who are preoccupied with helping students with legal problems and helping students simply graduate from high school. Poor students aren't likely to have easy Internet access, either.

One learns a great deal about the using the Internet to get info when, for instance, one has had their own laptop for years.