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Colleges and universities in the US should end their early admission programs

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Agree		31%	37 votes	Total: 119 votes
Disagree		69%	82 votes	Total: 119 votes

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by Anastasia Konstantakatou

How one judges early admission programs largely depends on his or her understanding of the school mission: is school about getting in college only? Because my response to this q...read more
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by Patrick Gaston

It was a difficult decision figuring out which side I would write for, because I feel that my argument will support both sides at different times. With that being said, I think...read more
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by Ryan Galer

While the choice ultimately belongs to each college or university, I believe that for these institutions to fulfill their mission in educating society fairly, they must elimina...read more
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by Alexander Petrucelli

Early admissions programs have dis-advantages that outweigh the benefits they can bring. By applying to a college via early admissions, the application is scrutinized and t...read more

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by Bob Bob

Many colleges and universities still accept tons of students who don't even apply with early admission programs. Why should the option of really getting a college's or a univers...read more
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by TheTruth

As a current college student, I remember well the pressure placed upon me by guidance counselors and family. "Have you made your college picks yet?" The answer was always an ann...read more
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by Andrew Spriggs

Many counselors, teachers, and college admissions staffs have advised students to create a ranking of schools they wish to go to. These rankings may differ depending on the stud...read more
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by Ted Sherman

In most cases, it would be totally unfair for the highly-motivated student. The only example of when early admission should be considered inappropriate is for the usually highly...read more
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by Xu Peng Yan

Early admission to college or university is a ticket to peace of mind for the student bright enough to accomplish it thus far in their senior years in high school. Acceptance ea...read more
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by BP

There really is not a reason for which colleges and universities should end their early admission programs. With early admission comes the benefit of knowing early in the studen...read more
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by William Clark

I believe that more colleges and universities should switch to early action programs from early decision programs. The difference between the two is that early action programs a...read more

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