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Better Chances, But Then You're STUCK!Jan 25 '00 Write an essay on this topic.There are many good reasons for and against early decisions, but if you're like me, the drawbacks strongly outweigh the advantages. Since I myself am a high school senior, and the majority of my friends feel the same way as me, I think I'm speaking for a lot of people as I write this epinion. I've changed my mind a thousand times about what I want to be. When I see my future, I see a blank slate. I don't even have IDEAS about what I want to be - but that's not how it's always been. Last year, I was POSITIVE I was going to be a journalist, and the year before I was absolutely going to be a lawyer. I've also had my mind set on psychologist, archaelogist, author, and teacher, plus many more. My point is, I, along with you and everyone else, change my mind! With early decision, if you get in, you're forced to go to the school you've applied to, unless you prove that you can't do it financially, which is a big, long process. A lot of the schools that are applied to Early Decision are great schools for a particular subject. If you change your mind, you're stuck at a school that may or may not have such a good program for another choice that you've had in mind, or it may not even have a good Liberal Arts program. With college costs heavily steepening around the country, it's not a good decision to act on whim. If you've heavily thought out your decision, and I mean, heavily - talks with parents, friends, guidance counselors, even internships in that field, and you're positive, that without a doubt you want to pursue your major, then I recommend it. But even if you're a little uneasy, I say, go for Early Action. Early Action is not very much like Early Decision, but it has some of the same advantages - namely, you know if you get in EARLY, so you don't have to wonder and wonder all winter long. All you do is apply early, and the college lets you know early. Your odds are better with Early Action, because the college doesn't know exactly what kind of applicants it's going to receive that particular year. They're not as good as Early Decision, because there is no commitment on your part, but again, they're better than regular, and you get to know early! Rolling admissions are also good to apply early to. Those are admissions in which colleges let the applicants have their decision as they receive their applications. A lot of state schools offer that. There's absolutely no commitment on that, and if you apply to a school in August, you'll most likely know in September. It's so much better than waiting. Many colleges offer Regular Decision and Early Decision - no early action or rolling admissions. If you have the opportunity to do either of the last two, I say, go for them early! If you have to choose between Regular and Early, go for the Regular, because if it was meant to be, you'll get in, and if not, you can take all your liberal arts classes at another college, and then try again next year. I only recommend Early Decision if you're 110% positive, because commitment is something that I, as well as a lot of other students my age, can't handle. Think of it as getting married to your boyfriend or girlfriend. Sure, you can get divorced after a year, but you've wasted a whole year! And you could've also wasted a lot of money.  |
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