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Before you hit “submit” for the Nov.1 Early Decision (ED) deadline (截止日期)，think about this: Early Decision is binding (必须遵守的)．That means if you are accepted，you have to go.
ED is a great option if the college you're applying to is your dream school and you are 100 percent certain that you can see yourself on its campus next fall.But if you're having any doubts about whether or not this college is the perfect place for you，think again about your ED application.
Applying ED definitely has benefits.One of them is that you will know where you're going to college before Christmas if you are accepted.While your academic performance needs to be kept up，the stress of standardized tests，meeting college deadlines，getting letters of recommendation and so on will all be behind you.
On the other hand，one of the biggest difficulties is that next March and April，ED students will not be able to compare one college with another.This lack of choice also means that students can't use offers from other colleges to ask for better financial aid.
Susan Goodkin，owner of the California Learning Strategies Center，said，“From fall to spring of the last year in high school is a long time and students' ideas might change.”
“Some families are so ready to be done with the college application process that they make themselves believe they're in love with a school so they can apply ED.I advise all families to apply ED only if it is for the right reasons.”
Here's a tip for thinking about ED: Don't say you're applying ED and then decide where.Figure out which college is the best fit for you and then find out if they offer an ED program.
1．What is the article mainly about?
A．How to get into top American universities.
B．How to apply ED.
C．The admission policies of American universities.
D．The advantages and disadvantages of ED programs.
2．According to the article，ED applicants ．
A．get financial aid easily from the college they apply to
B．must attend the college they apply to if they are accepted
C．can apply to several colleges under an ED program at a time
D．needn't have great academic performance to apply to a college
3．ED applicants are informed of the college's decision ．
A．in early November
B．before Christmas
C．around January 1
D．in the following March or April
4．What does Susan Goodkin advise college applicants to do?
A．Not to change their idea of their preferred school.
B．Not to apply ED because of its lack of choice.
C．To apply ED and decide where to study as early as possible.
D．To apply ED only when it's offered by their dream school.
