<p>I learned of Early Decision on a rolling admissions basis late in the game last year; i.e: Kids apply ED in September and can hear back in a few weeks time-- thereby concluding the rest of the process before September is even over!</p>
<p>Wake F has it, any other schools?</p>
<p>Drexel has rolling admissions.</p>
<p>University of South Carolina did when S1 applied 4 years ago.
Their website says their online app. will be available in late July.</p>
<p>Early Decision and rolling admissions generally refer to two different programs. </p>
<p>In Early Decision programs, there is one set date (sometimes two) by which a student must apply to be considered for ED, and a set date (sometimes two) by which the college will act on the ED application. (Generally, students must apply ED before November 1, and colleges will decide by December 15. A number of colleges offer a second round of ED with applications by January 1 or sometimes January 15 and decisions by February 15.) Furthermore – and most importantly – the student must agree as part of the ED application to enroll in the college if accepted ED, and to withdraw all applications to other colleges if accepted ED. Not all applications submitted by the ED deadline(s) are considered ED applications. The student must specifically request ED, and generally the student may ask that his application be converted to a regular application at any time before the ED decision is made. When the college makes its ED decision, it will either accept the student, reject him, or defer a final decision to its decision date for regular applications (in which case the student will no longer be bound to enroll if ultimately accepted).</p>
<p>Because ED acceptances are binding on the student, the student will not be able to compare financial aid offers from various colleges before deciding where to attend. That understandably tends to suppress the number of ED applications a college receives. Because a college’s “yield” on ED acceptances is theoretically 100% (and practically very close to that), colleges that care about their USNWR rankings and their perceived selectivity will often admit as much as half their classes ED. Also, admissions staffs are generally more likely to take a risk on an applicant if they know their college is the applicant’s first choice. The combined result of these three factors is that ED acceptance rates are often much higher than the regular decision acceptance rates for the same colleges. In essence, ED involves a bargain between student and college – the student gives up flexibility and the ability to comparison shop in return for a better chance of acceptance to his first-choice college.</p>
<p>Rolling admissions programs are generally not separate from a college’s regular decision process: rolling admission IS the regular decision process. Under rolling admission, the college will consider applications as they are received. There is usually no set deadline for making a decision – the college may accept or reject a student in a matter of days or weeks, or it may defer a decision on a particular student until it gets more applications (usually without formal notification to the student that this has happened). Students who apply in September can be admitted or rejected as early as late September, and as late as April. Students admitted under rolling admissions are not bound to attend the college, or to withdraw their other applications, and they have until the normal May 1 deadline to make a commitment to enroll in that college or not.</p>
<p>Generally, there is a perceived advantage in applying as early as possible to rolling decision colleges. As the class fills up, and more applications are received, admissions standards seem to tighten. But the difference is nothing like the differential between ED and regular acceptance rates at ED colleges.</p>
<p>The two types of program are pretty much mutually exclusive. I do not know of any college that has BOTH a rolling admissions program and an Early Decision program, although theoretically I suppose it could happen. (EDIT: Wake Forest does indeed seem to have a unique rolling Early Decision program. Drexel’s is not an Early Decision program, but it does seem to do rolling admissions starting in January.)</p>
<p>Lots of public universities have rolling admissions – maybe even most of them.</p>
<p>JHS: Wake Forest does have “rolling” ED for early applicants. WF will accept a binding ED app as soon as Junior grades are posted, and will respond in ~ 4 weeks. Thus, a student could receive an acceptance in July. But, Wake also uses the traditional Nov 1 app deadline, with notification in mid-Dec.</p>
<p>^ That’s not what the Wake Forest website says. It says it will accept ED applications until January 1, and that they will be considered on a rolling basis as received.</p>
<p>South Carolina’s program is really an “Early Action” program (they call it “Early Answer”), which is different from rolling admissions or Early Decision. If you apply by Date 1, by Date 2 SC will either accept, reject, or defer you to the next decision date. But an acceptance is not binding on the student.</p>
<p>oh, my bad. WF musta clarified their policy with their new website. If I recall, in the old days, it said Nov 1, but they would allow any Jan 1 app to be considered under ED, kinda like an ED II process that some schools use.</p>
<p>Wake’s ED process is a little weird. In a way they will process applications on a rolling basis, but only to an extent. I have a friend who sent hers in in June 2008 and heard back in October 2008 - early yes, but not exactly 4 weeks.</p>
<p>U of South Carolina no longer has rolling admissions.</p>
<p>ED and Rolling are different. </p>
<p>For most rolling admissions schools (but not all), you apply and receive your decision within a short period of time after applying. So…if the application is available to this type of school you fill it out early…then you will hear early if you are accepted (or not).</p>
<p>Early decision and early action are NOT rolling decision programs. You apply and hear early but not typically on a “rolling” basis. In other words…if you apply EA or ED there is a date when those applicants are sent notification of acceptance.</p>
<p>ED is binding, EA and rolling decisions are not.</p>
<p>Yes but are there any other schools out there like Wake, ED binding & then the ED acceptences/rejection are offered mcuh earlier than the traditional Dec 1?</p>
<p>University of Indiana - Bloomington
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Anderson University, Anderson, IN</p>
<p>All have rolling admissions. None is binding (ED).</p>
<p>UMich has early response…</p>
<p>RPI has a "“Candidate’s Choice,” its a streamline application available to students that have shown interest & RPI medal winners. An admissions decision is made within 28 days of application.</p>
<p>If you apply to Michigan and Wisconsin at the end of August, beginning of September, when are you likely to hear back about a decision?</p>
<p>Rose-Hulman has rolling decision. By the end of October, my son had two acceptances (RH and Missouri S&T). Made for a very relaxed application season.</p>
<p>Tulane also has Early Action, and their priority application process makes things very easy.</p>
<p>Charliesmom, for UM:</p>
<p>[Office</a> of Undergraduate Admissions: Early Response](<a href=“http://www.admissions.umich.edu/prospective/applying/earlyresponse.php]Office”>http://www.admissions.umich.edu/prospective/applying/earlyresponse.php)</p>
<p>“We will begin reviewing completed applications in late September and we will begin releasing decisions in early November.”</p>
<p>The University of Alabama has rolling admissions. My son applied in late October last year and had his acceptance in a week. Got a scholarship offer from there within three weeks.</p>
<p>James Madison University (VA) does early action. It is not binding.</p>
<p>SUNY New Paltz does.</p>
<p>Holy Cross</p>
<p>Re Michigan: I don’t know if things have changed in the past few years, but 2-4 years ago Michigan didn’t actually send out any admissions decisions until early December. Michigan seems (seemed?) to process applications in batches, and would send out rounds of letters every 4-6 weeks starting the first week of December. You can probably get a sense of what went on this year from looking last fall’s UMichigan applicant threads on CC. If there’s one thing CC is really good for, it’s finding out when decisions hit the street.</p>