What does it mean to apply "early decision"?

What does it mean to apply "early decision"?

Early decision is the binding agreement that the student makes with the university that if they are accepted they will attend. If the student applies early decision, generally those applications would be November 1st and they find out the decisions by December 15th. This is really nice for kids, because coming into the holiday season, if they get accepted they know where they are going to college. To apply early decision, a student really must know that is the school they want to attend. They can apply for other college places, but if admitted to their early decision school, they have to rescind their other applications.