early action
Pre-deadline college submission
Early action is a college admissions process allowing students to apply and receive decisions earlier than regular admission—typically by November with responses in December.
Unlike early decision, early action is nonbinding: accepted students can wait until spring to commit and compare offers from other schools.
She applied early action to her top three choices.
- applicantsThose seeking acceptance
- admissions officerUniversity application evaluator
- Common AppCentralized undergraduate admission platform
- application essayAdmissions request composition
- GPACumulative academic score
rolling admissions · recommendation letters · transcripts · binding · waitlist · acceptance · acceptance rate · ACT scores · application deadlines · merit scholarships · senior year · college admissions · competitive advantage · first mover · preparation · restrictive · deferred admission · college readiness
- admissionsapplication, acceptance letter, admissions, application deadline, admissions committee
- College Admissionscollege applications, application fee, college application, admission essays, applications
- admission outcomesaccepted, rejected, waitlisted, denied, admitted
- preemptive actionspreemptive strike, forestall, preventive measure, first strike, anticipate
- deadlinescutoff date, tax deadline, application deadline, project deadline, registration deadline
- initiativetaking initiative, go for it, initiating, take the lead, proactive
early actiondelayed action
procrastination · inaction · hesitation · deferral · foot-dragging