Originally, this year's overseas art study application has been compressed a lot. Recently, it is close to the first batch of DDLs of many colleges and universities. In particular, many colleges and universities broke the rumor of "not sure whether there will be a second round of application" this year. Today, we will introduce the application of American universities for EA/ED/RD/RA. Meiben EA and ED have advantages, so the "first batch" will submit the application. Is there any advantage?

I believe that most of the students know and deeply understand the meaning of a series of terms related to the application, such as works collection, standardized score, GRE, SAT, essay, PS, CV, etc., only after they have really touched the art study abroad. In the application process, time planning is very important, because it is a prerequisite for everything to go smoothly, and the most important keyword is, It is the DDL Deadline/application deadline.

If you do not submit your application materials before DDL, it will not help if your collection of works is excellent and your documents are wonderful. Just as domestic colleges and universities have early approval, normal approval and supplementary enrollment, most overseas colleges and universities often enroll students more than once.

　　 American university EA/ED/RD/RA application:

　　 American art study For different DDLs, there will be different application methods. Here we will mention EA (Early Action), ED (Early Decision), RD (Regular Decision), RA (Rolling Administration). Different application forms have different requirements. In my work, I have seen many students confuse EA and ED with the first batch and the second batch. It is believed that "the first batch and the second batch" are the Chinese abbreviations of "EA, ED". But in fact, there are essential differences between the two.

EA and ED are two different application modes. Compared with the normal application of RD, they can be regarded as the early approval of domestic colleges and universities, generally 3-4 months earlier than the normal application of RD. Students who have received EA offers can continue to apply for RD if they still want to apply; However, students who have chosen ED cannot apply to the school again if they get an offer. If EA and ED are not offered, students can continue to participate in RD normally. In other words, choosing EA and ED can be seen as giving yourself an opportunity to apply in advance. (However, generally schools do not set EA and ED at the same time, most of them choose one from the other)

In addition to EA, ED and RD, RA is special. It refers to rolling application. That is to say, the school will not give a special deadline for application, and generally follows the principle of "first come, first served". At this time, we will mention the "first and second batch"! The so-called "first batch and second batch" actually refer to different batches in rolling application mode. Therefore, it can be understood that EA, ED, RA and RD belong to the same level, while "the first batch and the second batch" belong to RA (Rolling Administration).

　　 Meiben EA and ED have advantages. What about the first batch of rolling?

In the regular rolling application, most schools will also emphasize on the application page and students that although there is no specific DDL, they will always follow the default play method of "first come, first served, and full enrollment".

That is to say, although in principle, there is no accurate DDL, and according to the enrollment habits of colleges and universities in recent years, three rounds of application will generally be set up, but the third round will go on to the third round. In fact, it depends on the enrollment situation of the school every year. If the overall quality of the first group or the first two groups of students is very good, Then some popular colleges will probably not open the third round of application. Secondly, from the comparison of application data, the first batch actually has a large universal base.

Therefore, according to the normal application, the first batch of applications has certain advantages, especially in the application of graduate students. At this time, most schools have just prepared for the admission of the previous class of students, and have just started a new round of enrollment. At this time, everyone's quota is very abundant, so although there are many competitors in the first batch, But the probability of being admitted by the school will also increase.

Especially this year, RCA Royal College of Art When updating the application dynamics for the first time, he even said, "I'm not sure if there will be a second batch of applications, so please get ready as soon as possible"; The first batch of interview time of Lunyi ended on November 1 in Beijing. Although there are still many rounds of interviews, it is hard to say what actions Lunyi will take in the future in such a tense and chaotic situation this year.

Therefore, in general, in the status of rolling application, it is advantageous to submit the application earlier. On the one hand, there must be sufficient quota; On the other hand, don't worry too much about the subsequent application. (Of course, this advantage also varies from person to person. If you haven't finished your work collection at this time, everything is in plain language.)

The students who have submitted the first batch of applications should be reminded that the response to the first batch of applications may be "delayed" because there are many applicants during this period. Even if the school starts to apply as soon as it receives the materials, facing such a large number of students, it will take some time to digest them. So if the school doesn't reply in a short time, don't feel that you are out of luck with Dream School. You can still wait. If you want to know more about the application for EA/ED/RD/RA in American universities, please come to Natural Light for free consultation.

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