Some colleges offer students the option of applying early decision or early action in a second round of application deadlines. They are known as early decision 2 (ED2 or EDII) and early action 2 (EA2 or EAII) applications.

Some colleges offer students the option of applying early decision or early action in a second round of application deadlines. They are known as early decision 2 (ED2 or EDII) and early action 2 (EA2 or EAII) applications.
Today, many students apply early in their senior year. As early as October or November of the first semester in their senior year. This is because many colleges offer the applicants the option of applying early with an early response on their applications. Usually a student who has applied early will come to know of their admission chances within a few weeks of the deadline. E.g., a student who applies early by Nov 1 will come to know of the admission decision by mid December.