Some prospective students could learn they’ve been accepted to the University of Michigan as early as December starting with the college application cycle this fall, according to an announcement from ...

Students who are still considering other colleges or universities can continue to follow the existing “Early Action” and “Regular Decision” application/admission options it offers, UM said.

Early Decision involves a binding commitment: Students applying for early decision must attend the college if admitted, which may result in limited financial aid comparison.

Early-decision rounds often focus first on addressing institutional priorities such as sports or music. After key priorities are met, admissions officers begin combing through the rest of the ...

Most early decision schools meet 100% of demonstrated financial need, but they don’t offer merit aid, Livingston says. Advertisement. Article continues below this ad. 3. Read the fine print.

Early decision is an option that allows students to single out their top-choice school and apply to it months before regular applications are due. The choice is binding, ...

Parents who are lawyers will often ask what is keeping them from breaking the early-decision commitment, and there is certainly nothing legally binding. The statistics I’ve seen indicate that the ...

In addition to Regular Decision deadlines, students should also keep track of Early Decision II dates. The most important dates to note are typically Jan. 1, 5, and 15.

At some colleges, the early decision admission advantage is enormous. At The College of New Jersey, one of the highest-ranked colleges in the Garden State, ...

Students who attended independent, private high schools are 3.5 times more likely to apply early decision than their peers at public schools, and applicants from the wealthiest ZIP codes in the ...

The delayed release of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) could make it more difficult for "early decision" applicants to accurately gauge the cost of their college ...