As the deadlines near to apply to colleges under their early admissions program, The Choice invites high school seniors and their parents to submit their questions about this important step in the college application process. Greg W. Roberts, the dean of admission at the University of Virginia, has agreed to answer your questions about applying early in the blog's Guidance Office, a forum for college applicants and their families seeking expert advice. Virginia has experience with early action programs, whose decisions are typically not binding, and early decision programs, in which students must agree in advance to enroll if accepted. In 2010, Mr. Roberts announced that the university would revert to a nonbinding early action program, the same week in which Harvard University announced a similar decision. Although Harvard does not participate in early decision, it does allow students to apply under a so-called single-choice early action program, in which students agree not to apply early elsewhere, unless they are applying early to a public institution. The deadline to apply early admission at many colleges and universities is Nov. 1. Students typically are notified of results in mid-December. The Choice will host our panelist in a moderated Q. and A. session that begins next week. We hope you will contribute questions that will help you and other readers of this blog have a better understanding of how the early admission process works and whether it is a good idea for you. To submit a question for the forthcoming Q. and A. with Mr. Roberts, please use the comment box below. We will accept questions through Oct. 31.