Many students have applied Early Action or Early Decision this year and are waiting for their decisions to be returned over the next few weeks. Of course, I would love it if every candidate was accepted to every school to which they applied, but chances are some people will be faced with deferrals and denials. My advice is to work on preparing the rest of your applications now. The very worst thing to have to do on the break between Christmas and the New Year is work on applications after you are already feeling defeated from an EA/ED decision. Better to get everything in tip-top shape now so you can be ready to press submit later, once you know the Early outcomes. If you end up being accepted ED, yes, you will have wasted a little of your time, but trust me, at that point you won't mind.
Prepare for the worst, and hope for the best. Remember, opening a skinny envelope is not the end of the world. But, do yourself the favor of putting in the time now so you will not have to later.
Crossing your fingers also never hurts.
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