I am sure many students in the past have wondered, while filling up the application forms for school, what “early” or “regular” decision meant. This could affect the application process. In the blog Horia Kraus posted on goswoop about early decision and regular, he explores around the application method and shares his experience when he was applying to universities back when he was in high school.
When I applied to colleges, I applied to 11 schools. All the applications were regular applications. The main reason behind that is that I didnt really know a lot about the process and didnt know how the other options (early decision or early action) could affect the final outcome of getting into college. Looking back at it now I would have most definitely applied early decision or early action to some school. I dont know if your counselor told you about how to split up the colleges you are applying to, but this is how my counselor taught me.
Asking for help from counselors are always helpful. Everyone, at some point in high school, seek their counselor(s) for help about life after finishing high school. Some may choose to continue education while some choose to start working. For those who choose to go study more, the counselors (and even teachers who went to a college/university that followed the US system) can help you guide through the steps to college.
If you are going to a British system university, there are different application methods so early or regular decisions will not matter since all the applications are due in at the same time.
To learn more about early decision and of Horia’s experiences, read his blog entry and you will get a better understanding of the important decisions you will be making when applying for schools. If you have any other questions about international education be sure to check out goSwoop!
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