Make Best of Your Time If School Defers Decision

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It's not a denial, yet it isn't an acceptance, either. For high school seniors who applied to college using a binding early- decision program, a deferral is the equivalent of purgatory.

Students apply early when they are certain that the college they have chosen meets all their criteria. Students can benefit from applying early because it can signal to the college that they have done their homework, they have researched and visited the college, and they are willing to forsake all others.

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Make Best of Your Time If School Defers Decision

Sound like marriage vows? I tell my students that applying for early decision is like getting married: It's a big com...

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