Early decision plans are binding — a student who is accepted as an ED applicant must attend the college. Early action plans are nonbinding — students receive an early response to their application but do not have to commit to the college until the normal reply date of May 1.
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My son has some high targets, with not much in between the high targets and Rutgers. Have asked him to consider something in between such as Michigan, Purdue or Georgia Tech for Computer Science, but he said he would be fine with Rutgers if that is his only choice.
My son is a sophomore CS major at Purdue. Can not recommend enough! He LOVES it there. If your son goes tell him to eat his Wheaties because Purdue is all about science and prepare to have your ass kicked but it’s worth it. He just got an internship at a great start up In Indianapolis.