MS Early Action vs Standard Timeline

I received an email from MS because I attended an online informational session some months ago. I was given the option of applying early action or standard timeline. I'm networking with MS analyst and associate next week over the phone - should I just wait to apply standard after heavily networking and attending the information sessions at my school? What are the advantages of applying early action?

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