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Early Admission Is for Students Who Fall in Love with a College.

Pyke, Gregory A. – On Target, 1999

A college admissions officer at Wesleyan University (Connecticut) offers two views of early decision programs, one based on personal experience as a student and one drawing on professional experience as an administrator and knowledge of the concerns of parents. The evolution of different kinds of early decision policies and the resulting confusion…

Descriptors: College Admission, College Choice, Early Admission, Enrollment Management

Early Decision Early Action Mania: Is It Backfiring?

McClintick, William R., Jr. – On Target, 1999

Discusses parents' use of early decision/early action (ED/EA) in college admissions to maximize the odds of admission at prestigious colleges and the implications for college admission programs. Topics discussed include the reasons for the surge in ED/EA, differences between ED and EA, the applicant pool, who benefits from ED application, and the…

Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, Early Admission, Educational Trends