{"id":4117,"date":"2024-11-08T12:10:27","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T17:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/?p=4117"},"modified":"2024-11-08T12:10:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T17:10:27","slug":"early-decision-deadline-is-finally-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/early-decision-deadline-is-finally-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Decision Deadline is Finally Over!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By: Staff Writer, Ayah Hassan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone tells you that senior year is going to be the best year of your life. But many fail to mention the stress that comes with college applications. With the November 1st deadline finally passed, seniors can step back and take a deep breath. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior Ariella Schulterbrandt feels that \u201cIt\u2019s a relief. It\u2019s a complete relief, now that college applications are officially over\u201d for her. Senior, Kaitlin Anderson, adds on, saying that now she \u201ccan go to bed early\u201d instead of staying up late at night applying for colleges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, college applications aren\u2019t over for everyone. \u201cI\u2019m still doing regular action colleges\u201d, senior Mischa Nowrangi explains. \u201cI just have to do that and then I\u2019m done.\u201d Regular decision deadlines typically range from the beginning of January to the end of February depending on the college. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students who submit their applications by the November 1st deadline are either applying for early action or early decision. The difference between the two is that while early decision is binding, early action means that students hear back sooner and have a slightly improved chance of admission. A student can only apply to one early decision college due to the binding agreement you are making. Agreeing to this means that if accepted to that school, you will be attending it. Early decision increases the chances of getting into a school, so it\u2019s a good idea if you are applying to a dream school.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although students still have assignments to complete in their classes, college applications are one big task that many can now check off of their to-do lists. Not only do seniors have less stress over, but most of them have a lot more time in their schedule for activities that they enjoy. Some plan to take on new hobbies or go back to things that they were able to do before being preoccupied with college applications. Kaitlin expresses her excitement to use her time to \u201ccook and bake\u201d and spend more time with her friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Now it\u2019s time for the hardest part of the college application process: the wait. Even though there is more time in many senior\u2019s schedules, sometimes the most difficult part is not knowing what colleges you did or did not get accepted into. The number of colleges that people apply to ranges. This may depend on how far they\u2019re willing to <\/p>\n\n\n\n

travel, their majors, or the number of colleges that pique their interests. Senior Katie Lee says that she applied to \u201cfive colleges\u201d and plans to \u201cmajor in elementary education\u201d. Senior Dara Asante applied to \u201c25 different colleges\u201d and plans to major in musical theater. \u201cThe process is long and hard,\u201d she relays. Dara explains that in order to apply for a musical theater program, in addition to the standard college application, a separate application must be completed. \u201cEven if you get accepted into the school itself, that doesn\u2019t mean that you are accepted into the theater program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The school counselors have guided many students throughout the application process. One of River Hill\u2019s school counselors, Mr. Vangeli, articulates his relief that the November 1st deadline has finally passed. \u201cI would say the biggest challenge is meeting with the students and going over their essays,\u201d he remarks. \u201c[The students] put a lot of hard work into the essay and I\u2019m critiquing them and saying (in some cases) [that they] need to go back and make some changes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

College applications are undoubtedly a stressful and time-consuming process. Even if you are still in the process of applying for colleges, it is important to take some time for yourself. Self-care is important, so go buy yourself that Crumbl cookie, sleep in, go out with your friends, bake a cake. A lot of people are going to ask you about college, where you\u2019re going, your major, and your SAT score. Don\u2019t let that stress you out. You don\u2019t have to have it all figured out now, you have the rest of your life to figure it out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By: Staff Writer, Ayah Hassan Everyone tells you that senior year is going to be the best year of your life. But many fail to mention the stress that comes with college applications. With the November 1st deadline finally passed, seniors can step back and take a deep breath.  Senior Ariella Schulterbrandt feels that \u201cIt\u2019s…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":4118,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/common-app-logo.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4119,"href":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4117\/revisions\/4119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/riverhillcurrent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}