Ivy Ready Diagnostic

Is Your Early Application Strategy Ready?

Juniors: use this to decide whether ED/EA belongs in the plan before senior year. Early seniors: use it to turn that plan into a commitment and a sequence. Parents can sit with the student for the decision. The answers should be the applicant's. Early admission rates do not establish an individual admissions advantage. This seven-question reflection helps you check the plans, materials and deadlines that apply to you. EA is nonbinding; ED involves a commitment under the school's agreement. You can choose a different timeline, and you do not need a first-choice school for nonbinding EA. Cross-check your school list with our college list strategy hub and ED timing with the ED vs EA vs RD calendar.