Primer on the college admissions process
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Anonymous
| I am sorry if this has already been asked and answered. I am thinking about colleges for my kids and obviously a lot has changed since I applied. I don't understand things what EA2 is and how it impacts an applicant's chances for admission. What resources are out there for filing in the gaps in information? |
Anonymous
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EA2 is Early Action second offering. Some schools have an option called Early Action where you submit your application relatively early, say December 15 and then get an answer about a month later. If the student is accepted, it is not binding.
Some schools offer a couple of options for this. For example, Early Action 1 might have a deadline of November 15 with a Dec 20 date to get an answer. And they might also offer another Early Action deadline on Dec 15. That’s the EA2. As for resources, read posts here. You can also look at College Confidential. There are a lot of articles there to get you started. Just slowly take it all in and ask questions as they come up for you. |
Anonymous
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The Truth About College Admissions
by Brennan Barnard/Rick Clark great (and recent) intro to the whole process should be at any library |
Anonymous
Barnard is a high school counselor and Clark is a college admission officer |
Anonymous
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College Essay Guy podcast (and website)
Your College Bound Kid podcast Paying for College 101 FB group which is also connect to the Road to College FB group |
Anonymous
This is a great primer for how to parent through the process https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-42052-5 |
Anonymous
+1 and webinars- he has an amazing amount of free resources. |