How much does it help your chances to apply early decision?

anonymouse5
Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:15:31 +0000

I agree with Poeme. I went with ED because only 6 others applied ED to Penn from my high school, while about 30 applied RD. Just be sure that you are 100% set on Penn before applying ED.

Just a note about FA - Don’t let financial aid prevent you from doing ED. If your family is not satisfied with your financial aid package and you did ED, you can submit an appeal to the financial aid office and negotiate with them so that you can afford Penn more easily. They were really reasonable and I got a decent amount more after my parents talked to them.