By Christopher Avery
In response to the cautious exam of greater than 500,000 functions to 14 elite faculties and countless numbers of interviews with scholars, counselors, and admissions officials, this publication info the benefits and pitfalls of utilizing early because it offers a map for college students and fogeys to navigate the method.
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