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ADMISSION Terms
Acceptance Letter: Deferral:
Demonstrated Interest: Early Action (EA):
Early Decision (ED): Early Decision II (EDII):
Legacy:
Rolling Admission:
Test Flexible: Test Optional: Wait List:
A formal acknowledgment from a college that a student has been admitted.
An action taken by colleges for both Early Action and Early Decision applications in which they postpone making an admissions decision about an application until the regular admission cycle.
Both the quantity and quality of contact a student has with a college that indicates the student’s perceived likelihood to enroll should he or she be offered admission.
In this non-binding application program, students usually apply before November 1 or 15, and receive their admission decision by the middle of December. If accepted, students are not obligated to commit to attending the college until the usual May 1 response deadline.
In this binding contract application program, students apply by November 1 or 15, and receive their admission decision by the middle of December. If accepted, students are obligated to attend the college.
A few colleges offer a second round of Early Decision with due dates in the first part of January and notification usually within six weeks. These are also binding contract programs. Students may be denied or deferred.
A college applicant whose parents and/or grandparents have attended a specific college, which sometimes gives them an edge in admissions.
An application program at some colleges, notably larger public universities, in which applications are accepted, evaluated and decided upon as they are received. This can occur as early as September until a final deadline sometime in the spring.
Colleges still require students to submit standardized test results but give students a wider range of exams to choose from.
Colleges that do not require an entrance exam as part of the application process.
A list of applicants colleges keep to whom admittance might be granted should admitted students turn them down.
College Guidance Handbook