2017年【申请美国大学】我适合提前申请(EA)吗？

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申请拿到“橄榄枝”或许并不难，但申请财政补助却很有可能是场煎熬。

　　Connor Cerniglia's Application to Bates College looked highly promising. The Annapolis, Md., senior was in the top third of his class at St. Mary's High School, played football and lacrosse, and was Active in student Government and the environment club. But the likely clincher given the Applicant pool the college attracts, his college adviser Dave Gibson says now, is that he applied early decision (ED), promising to attend if accepted. "I wanted to express to the school how much I truly wanted to go there," says Cerniglia, now a Bates freshman.

　　Connor Cerniglia看样子是很有希望被贝茨学院录取的。Annapolis, Md., senior就读于圣玛丽高中，成绩位列班里前1/3左右，爱好橄榄球和长曲棍球，平时活跃于各种学生自治会和环境俱乐部。据他的留学咨询顾问透露，其实他递交的申请中，最吸引人的闪光点是采用了“提前决定”的形式。Cerniglia现在已经是贝茨学院的正式一员了，他说：“我想让学校明白我是有多渴望踏进这个学府。”

　　Contrary to speculation four years ago that early admissions was on the wane, following decisions by Harvard University, Princeton University, and the University of Virginia to drop their early options as a disservice to racial and socioeconomic diversity, the programs have only grown in popularity. "More students are using their early card than ever bore," says Bev Taylor, founder of the admissions Consulting firm The Ivy Coach, who has been guiding Applicants and their parents in New York City for 20 years.

　　四年前，提前录取并不被看好，哈佛大学，普林斯顿大学，以及佛吉尼亚大学都没有采纳这种方式，它们认为这会对种族和经济社会多样性造成一定的侵害;而如今，这个项目竟然热门起来了。Bev Taylor是美国一家招生咨询事务所The Ivy Coach的创始人，在纽约从事这行已经有20年了，做针对申请人及其家长们的服务指导工作;他表示：“采用‘提前计划’的学生人数从没有这么多过”。