Apply way earlier than deadline = helpful?

julyinoh
Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:16:46 +0000

This has come up a couple times but hasn’t yet been answered definitively. Does it help if you send your app in a month or so early (assuming it’s perfect and you don’t intend on changing it)? Will the adcoms have more time to review it, giving you a greater chance of making a good impression?