Members of the Class of 2017 have been immersed in the college selection process over the past several months and several seniors have chosen to take advantage of the Early Decision option offered by many colleges and universities. Early Decision is a process where an applicant applies in the fall and gets a binding offer of admission before the new year. When a rising senior finds the perfect school that offers ED and he gets accepted, it’s a great opportunity.
The Early Decision process overall was good to Trinity-Pawling this year. Slade Mead, Director of College Placement reflects, “in light of the fact that many of our students did not utilize the tool and some were not allowed because of Restricted Early Action, I would say this was one of our best years in the Early Decision pool. That said, like any year, I know some students are disappointed they were either denied or deferred in the ED process.” As Mead culls through the list, he continues. “For some of our boys they have landed at excellent schools early in the process, and now can take a deep breath and enjoy senior year without the 800 pound college gorilla on their shoulder.
“My only frustration is we still had a fair number of students who did not utilize the ED/EA (Early Action) option and then once they realized what they were missing asked if they could go ED, but it was too late. This is one of my biggest challenges each year – convincing the boys that by waiting, one just pushes all the pressure and anxiety later into the senior year.” Mead continues. “I cannot force people to go ED or even EA, but unless it is an extraordinary situation like athletics, I encourage students to take advantage of this tool. I hope 2018 will build on the success of 2017.”
Congratulations to the seniors who have accepted Early Decision offers:
Jason Berkeley – New York University (Gallatin School)
Ethan Black-Fernandes – Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Man Hang Chong – Boston University
William Cordes – Rhodes College
Ronald DiMaggio – Gettysburg College
Glyn Ge – University of Rochester
Benjamin Gilman – American University
Tyler Gundrum – Skidmore College
Dakota Harvey – Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Varun Himatsingka – Trinity College
Osuman Imoro – Dickinson College
Louis Inghilterra – Dickinson College
MacLean Larned – Colorado College
John Linder – Marist College
Hitoshi Matsukage – Boston University
Kenneth McDougal – Sacred Heart University
Christopher Polletta – Fairfield University
Joshua Reiss – Lehigh University
Jake Rothman – Connecticut College
Samuel Shafer – Loyola University Maryland
Jacob Verdesi – Rochester Institute of Technology
Ryan Winn – Bowdoin College