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　　When Princeton, the University of Virginia, and Harvard announced last fall that they would drop their early admissions options because they gave an unfair advantage to affluent students, many college counselors held their breath. Would early decision go the way of kegs in dormitories? Not for now, at least. Early admission is still going strong at many colleges and universities, including many top-tier schools.

　　Early decision in particular--in which a student commits to a first-choice institution--is often touted as a plus for both schools and students. Colleges can lock up half of their class before January, and acceptance rates are typically higher than under regular admission. The major drawback of early decision is that it leaves students who are in the market for the best financial aid package out in the cold. By applying early, you must enroll if accepted, so comparing awards with those of other schools is out of the question. Schools like that, of course, because it helps their bottom line. But there is a possible end run: Ask if a school will release you from your obligation should its aid package fall short. In some cases, a school will roll you into the regular admission pool, allowing for comparison shopping come springtime.

　　While some schools admit almost the same percentage of applicants during early and regular admission, many favor the early pool. Johns Hopkins University took 44 percent from its early round and 24 percent from the regular pool. Early birds at Hopkins make up a third of this fall's freshman class.Nonetheless, college counselors have seen borderline students get a boost by applying early decision. "If they aren't legacies, athletes, or an underrepresented minority, early decision may be the only hook that some students have," says Jim Conroy, chair of post-high-school counseling at New Trier Township High School in Winnetka, Ill. But you need to be realistic. "If a school is out of your reach, it's out of reach whether you apply early decision, early action, or regular admission," says Sarah Wilburn, a college counselor at Campus Bound in Quincy, Mass. "Move on and set some new goals."

　　Advantage or not, applying early decision makes sense only if you're convinced that a school is a good fit for you. Erin Murray decided to apply to Dartmouth early despite the advice of her college counselor and others. They wanted her to beef up her transcript after she had spent a semester of high school in Italy. But the teenager from Cheyenne, Wyo., wisely played up her experience abroad (her 4.0 GPA and top-notch board scores didn't hurt, either) and was accepted. "I probably would have fit well at a number of schools," she admits, "but Dartmouth was the only place I could see myself walking across the greens. It was a gut reaction."

　　If you lack the same certainty but clinching a slot before New Year's is appealing, consider other early admissions plans. Early action is a nonbinding alternative that allows you to apply by November 1 and hear back before the regular application deadline. Some highly selective schools require that you submit only one early action application--called single-choice early action--meaning you can't apply early elsewhere. Another option is to apply early to rolling admissions, where an application that arrives in the fall may stand out more than one that arrives with most of the others in January.

　　1. Which one of the following statements is NOT true of early decision?

　　[A] Early decision is a common strategy adopted by universities to secure high rate of student enrollment.

　　[B] Early decision begins to be abandoned by top American universities.

　　[C] Early decision is a special treatment for rich students, athletes and minorities.

　　[D] Early decision will still be in practice for a fairly long time.

　　2. The major disadvantage of early decision is that_____

　　[A] students can enjoy a less attractive the financial aid package if he chooses early decision.

　　[B] it excludes students who are from lower social class or poor family background.

　　[C] it does not allow students to choose the other better schools.

　　[D] it excludes students who want to have comparison shopping.

　　3. What Sarah Wilburn wants to suggest students is that­­­_____

　　[A] early decision is not so advantageous as people think.

　　[B] students should not regard early decision as the sole way to college.

　　[C] students should evaluate themselves objectively before making early decision.

　　[D] students should not limit themselves in early decision.

　　4.Wyo applied to Dartmouth because_____

　　[A] she was quite confident due to her rich experience of studying abroad.

　　[B] the university’s beautiful lawn aroused her affection.

　　[C] she found Dartmouth the only one that fit her after researching a bunch of universities.

　　[D] her 4.0 GPA and top-notch board scores were not so ideal.

　　5. The following options can be adopted by students lacking certainty of which school to apply to except_____

　　[A] applying to early action.

　　[B] applying to rolling admissions.

　　[C] applying to early decision.

　　[D] applying single-choice early action.

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