Early decision vs Early acction vs Regular decision

Just make sure you adhere to any application deadlines for things like merit aid or consideration for honors colleges, if you are interested in these. Some colleges have earlier application deadlines (by December 1 or before) for consideration for these. If that is the case, submit your RD applications on time for these…and if you get accepted to your ED school, you will just need to withdraw any pending applications or acceptances.