<p>He is wrong. But I do wonder about her decision not to apply EA. She could still have the portfolio review even if she applied EA. And they don’t process all the apps at once, it takes them a while – her review would have been taken into account, I expect.</p>
<p>For what it’s worth, my D interviewed at Syracuse several weeks ago. She is applying ED to Arts & Sciences. She specifically asked in her interview whether there would be any advantage to her submitting her application prior to the November 15 ED deadline. She was told that there is no advantage-and the committee would not review any applications before 11/15. </p>
<p>My D made a spur of the moment decision to apply to a very reachy reach, and submitted her application literally 5 minutes before midnight on the deadline date. She still got in.</p>
<p>I’m not sure about visual arts programs, but many performing arts programs do not have an ED or EA option. Some demand initial applications by a certain deadline, but the talent review process is drawn out into February. Some colleges require academic admission prior to the talent review. They are all different, and so it’s critical to study the admission protocols for each school. Nobody should trust generalizations; check each college’s website carefully. If the daughter seems to be on top of this, then the father should be advised against instructing from a position of ignorance. </p>
<p>" She specifically asked in her interview whether there would be any advantage to her submitting her application prior to the November 15 "
-This is the only correct action. And not for the DADDY to ask as it was suggested by some posts, but the applicant needs to ask everything that comes to applicant head. There is no reason to hide where the inquiry came from. We are paying the application fees everywhere we apply, they (adcom) can work 5 min. harder answering our stupid (or not stupid) questions for hte money that we are paying. It is simply their job.</p>