AP_gooner Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I've heard a lot of US schools offering the Early Decision program, which is: "This program is offered to applicants who are interested in applying only to Upstate. Requirements for the Early Decision Program are the same as for regular admissions, except that the AMCAS Early Decision application deadline is August 1 and the deadline to have a complete application on file is August 15. Acceptance decisions are made prior to October 1. Candidates not accepted Early Decision may apply to other schools and will automatically be considered under the regular admissions process after October 1." Just wondering, are there any stats for this program? I would hazard a guess that less pre-meds utilize this program, so maybe your chances are better, but I'm not sure....but it seems stupid if you are put in the same pool as the other applicants, or why would this program exist!!................. anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a41 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 It's for people who know for sure they want to go to a certain school (usually in state). It makes it easier I suppose for an adcom because they don't have to question a student's desire to attend. You still have to be competitive (schools aren't going to give offers to just anybody), and probably more so because they have less people to compare you with. Also, this topic has been brought up before and if you'd do a simple search you'd probably realize that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP_gooner Posted April 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 thanks, when i search it just comes up as 'nothing found' or something along those lines... dont know what thats all about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HD555 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 In short, the disadvantages of the EDP far outweighs the advantages. If your stats are good enough for an EDP acceptance, then you would probably get into the school anyway without EDP (and many other schools too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 not a good idea because if you get rejected, your application will be kinda late for the rest of your schools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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