For schools that don't have rolling admissions, how important is the 2wk secondary turnaround?

[hefracasado]

i.e. cornell?

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[gyngyn]

It isn't important anywhere.

The only real difference between rolling and non-rolling admissions is the timing of applicant notification.

 

[Lawpy]

I'm pretty sure the 2-week secondary rule has been repeatedly disproved in every cycle. I have no idea who started this, but this "rule" seems to be an outright myth.

It's good to complete secondaries early, but high-quality secondaries sent after 3-5 weeks are far far superior to crappy secondaries that are hastily submitted in the 2-week turnaround.

 

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[gyngyn]

IDK man if I was a school, and someone took 5 weeks to send in their secondary, I would take that as a sign that they dont exactly have me as their top priority. Why should that school then have that person as a top priority?

We're not that sensitive. As long as we get a thoughtful application, we're happy.

 

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