Submitting applications way before deadline: any advantages?

viennariver
Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:22:03 +0000

I agree with Addwit on this one. I sent emails to profs I was interested in working with prior to submitting apps, initially got emails back saying admissions is tough, blah blah blah, we’ll see where you fit after decisions are made. Once I submitted my apps to certain schools, emails from faculty started coming in saying they were impressed with my credentials and requested phone meetings with me, the begining of the grad school courting process. This was over a month before I heard from a single school regarding the decision.

My thought is it can’t hurt, so why not if you are ready?