After deciding WHERE to apply, a strategic College applicant must decide WHEN and HOW to apply to your potential Colleges.
Deadlines & Timelines helps you track what needs to happen before you can apply as well as follow deadlines. Early Decision, Early Action, Regular Decision, Rolling Admission and Restrictive Early Action help you determine the pros and cons of each application plan and identify which application plan may be best for your situation.
Analysis of Application Plans Acceptance Rates
But that is a lot of information, so you need to create tools to help you evaluate how/when you will apply to each potential College – you need to be a Strategic College Applicant. For example, make a spreadsheet that breaks down acceptance rates by Application Plan for each of your potential Colleges. The spreadsheet will quickly help you identify clear advantages and disadvantages, in terms of acceptance rates.
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Please leave a comment and share how you made your decision on WHEN and HOW to apply to your potential Colleges.