Any point in applying early for RD?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Applying early can be critical to securing an interview slot. Most schools offer interviews on a first come, first served basis.

Most schools that use interview allow you to schedule interviews before applying.

none of the ivies do this, nor does Duke or Northwestern.

But those schools also have no advantage in getting an interview when applying early. They reach out to you, not vice versa. They are also alum interviews, not admissions office interviews. My point was that for schools where the student schedules with admissions, most will let you set up and even do the interview before applying.

What's the difference?
Alum reviews are part of admissions, and an influential factor.

They are not influential. Alumni interviews are more to keep alumni involved (and therefore donating) than to help with the admissions process.
-ivy alumni interviewer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD is looking at a couple schools that offer ED but not EA. She will need academic merit or a talent scholarship to attend these schools. We don't have the budget to apply ED but know that merit is sometimes exhausted early in the process. Does it make sense to apply early (like November 1) as a RD applicant? Do AOs even read applications before the RD deadline?

for many, yes it can matter. interest is determined in part by this, as well as interviews that are first-come. Probably does not matter at all for ivy-level or super-large state schools that do not consider

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Applying early can be critical to securing an interview slot. Most schools offer interviews on a first come, first served basis.

Most schools that use interview allow you to schedule interviews before applying.

none of the ivies do this, nor does Duke or Northwestern.

But those schools also have no advantage in getting an interview when applying early. They reach out to you, not vice versa. They are also alum interviews, not admissions office interviews. My point was that for schools where the student schedules with admissions, most will let you set up and even do the interview before applying.

What's the difference?
Alum reviews are part of admissions, and an influential factor.

They are not influential. Alumni interviews are more to keep alumni involved (and therefore donating) than to help with the admissions process.
-ivy alumni interviewer

They are at Duke. - Blue Devil alumni interviewer

[Anonymous]

What about for OOS applicant to W&M? Should kid who needs merit apply Nov 1 even for RD?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Applying early can be critical to securing an interview slot. Most schools offer interviews on a first come, first served basis.

Most schools that use interview allow you to schedule interviews before applying.

none of the ivies do this, nor does Duke or Northwestern.

But those schools also have no advantage in getting an interview when applying early. They reach out to you, not vice versa. They are also alum interviews, not admissions office interviews. My point was that for schools where the student schedules with admissions, most will let you set up and even do the interview before applying.

What's the difference?
Alum reviews are part of admissions, and an influential factor.

They are not influential. Alumni interviews are more to keep alumni involved (and therefore donating) than to help with the admissions process.
-ivy alumni interviewer

They are at Duke. - Blue Devil alumni interviewer

Ah, that must be how Duke keeps its douche ratio so high. I'd always wondered!

[Anonymous]

A few thoughts reading through this thread:

- Alum interviews matter for Georgetown. But, as interviews are required, I wouldn't be stressing about submitting the RD app early.

- Northwestern no longer does interviews, beginning with the current admission season.

- Most schools that still do interviews are top schools, many of which do not consider demonstrated interest.

- As pointed out in another thread, colleges not only have the date of application submittal, but also the date that the student added the college to the Common App. Some people think the date the college was added to Common App may be considered as an indication of interest. While on the surface that sounds like a stretch, it's not hard to imagine that the data point could potentially be included in a college's yield algorithm.

- As pointed out upthread, there are some schools where it is necessary to submit an RD app early to be eligible for merit. This is important reason to submit early for these specific schools. Make sure you've looked at the merit scholarship pages for your schools.

Other than specific schools that require submitting early for merit, it seems to me that submitting RD apps early would be a waste of money if the student also applied to top-choice early schools with results that release in December.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Applying early can be critical to securing an interview slot. Most schools offer interviews on a first come, first served basis.

Most schools that use interview allow you to schedule interviews before applying.

none of the ivies do this, nor does Duke or Northwestern.

But those schools also have no advantage in getting an interview when applying early. They reach out to you, not vice versa. They are also alum interviews, not admissions office interviews. My point was that for schools where the student schedules with admissions, most will let you set up and even do the interview before applying.

What's the difference?
Alum reviews are part of admissions, and an influential factor.

For which schools? Name them.

[Anonymous]

Would applying RD by Nov. 1 be a way to demonstrate interest to a school that tracks interest (e.g. William & Mary)? Are applications reviewed as they come in or do AOs wait until the RD deadline to review all together?Wondering if it’s worth it for DD to push to get her RD apps done by Nov. 1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would applying RD by Nov. 1 be a way to demonstrate interest to a school that tracks interest (e.g. William & Mary)? Are applications reviewed as they come in or do AOs wait until the RD deadline to review all together?Wondering if it’s worth it for DD to push to get her RD apps done by Nov. 1.

Not sure. I can say that our kid applied right at RD deadline and was admitted (Monroe Scholar).

[Anonymous]

My kid applied early to her RD schools because it was easier to do it as the same time as EA/ED and she wanted to be able to stop thinking about it. There's no reason to think there's an admissions advantage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid applied early to her RD schools because it was easier to do it as the same time as EA/ED and she wanted to be able to stop thinking about it. There's no reason to think there's an admissions advantage.

+1 Do it for the peace of mind, not the admissions bump.