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This week on the college front, my son Michael has been receiving several invitations to college admissions information sessions and notices of school scholarship opportunities. Since it\u2019s mid-October, the main thing that he needed to decide was whether or not he was applying early decision to any of the colleges on his list though. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is your family questioning if applying early decision is worth it since it is<\/strong> a binding commitment? If so, I want to break down the various admission types so that you can make the best decision for your<\/span><\/strong> high school senior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This post has been updated and can now be found at my new College Prep Mom Blog<\/a><\/strong> site. It is called Early, Rolling, Regular: Which Type of College Admissions Is Best?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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