January 26, 2001
Early Decision and the Politics of Class
"I know I'm going to apply early; I just don't know where." That statement makes admissions folks cringe. Early-decision programs -- where a student selects a first-choice college and agrees, if admitted, to matriculate -- were designed for students truly able to make a college decision early: those who had found a perfect match and wanted to look no further. It was a way for the applicant to say to the college, "I want you," and for the college to admit kids who would make die-hard
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