Specific information about a school's policies and practices can be found in its catalog and other publications. Some of the more frequently mentioned admission practices are listed below. This plan allows students to indicate a first choice college and receive a decision in the senior year well in advance of the normal response date in the spring. However, students are not committed to enroll if accepted. It is usually not good protocol to apply to more than one college on this plan.
Some colleges accept exceptional students applying for entrance directly after their junior year.
Under this plan, the college application and admission process is accelerated and sometimes simplified. Early Decision Students who have demonstrated sound academic ability apply for admission to their first choice college during the summer or very early in their senior year. Notification of admission is usually given in December or January, well ahead of the normal date. Restrictive policies vary with each school and must be checked carefully to see if early decision works to the individual's advantage. Generally, if you apply early decision, you must also sign a commitment to attend if accepted and to withdraw any applications submitted to other colleges.