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...Students confused by the announcement pointed out that Early Action (EA) is non-binding, which means students from low-income backgrounds can still compare financial aid packages at the end of the process. Some see EA as the lesser evil to Early Decision: a win-win situation that alleviates pressure early in the process for the well-prepared, without disadvantaging the less-privileged...
Many fans under 40—the defensive ones, like me—tend to downplay baseball’s historical gravity. History is nice, and great, and important, but it doesn’t sell video games. I wish it did. I’d await EA Sports’ Scully ’07—after the ancient Dodgers broadcaster, Vin—just as eagerly as I do Madden ’07. Problem is, none of the other kids would play with...
...applaud Harvard’s decision to end its Early Action (EA) program. However, today’s editorial repeats the canard that “EA programs are often incorrectly understood to be binding contracts that lock students into attending their institution of choice, should they be accepted.” Really—if you’re not smart enough to understand that an Early Action program isn’t binding, you’re not going to stand much of a chance of being accepted by a university like Harvard, let alone succeed there...
...when the first affected class will have committed to their universities—before the first set of concrete evidence will bear on the wisdom of the change. Nevertheless, we remain confident that higher education stands to benefit from the end of early admissions programs. Both Early Action (EA) and Early Decision (ED) programs create a perception, if not a reality, of preferential treatment to socioeconomically advantaged applicants. Moreover, this perception likely discourages applicants without good counseling from applying at all. EA programs are often incorrectly understood to be binding contracts that lock students into attending their institution of choice...
...first time in four inland regions, including Chongqing (pop. 32 million) and Inner Mongolia (pop. 24 million). She also struck a deal with China Mobile, which will offer NBA highlights to 231 million cell-phone subscribers, and added eight new marketing partners in China, like video-game giant EA Sports and computer maker Tong Fang. This season Chinese fans will be able to watch an NBA game of the week on broadband. "There's nothing little about what we're doing in China," says Ueberroth, who in her 11 years with the league has negotiated television and sponsorship deals...