APPLICATION DEADLINES

There are three major application scenarios. The first is Rolling Admissions. This is usually the pattern at state schools and smaller liberal arts colleges which are fairly friendly in terms of their admission requirements. The schools judge students against pre-determined standards (often published statistics) rather than against the whole applicant pool.  Assuming you meet their requirements, you will probably be admitted within a month of applying which you may do anytime from September to/through June.

The second is Early Action/Early Decision. Schools with Early Action and Early Decision are usually more competitive in terms of their admission requirements. You must get your material in to these schools by the deadline (usually Nov. l - Dec. l) and you will hear before Christmas. The difference (and it's a big one!) is that Early Decision is binding, i.e. you must attend that school if you are admitted unless you are a financial aid candidate and the award is not enough to enable you to go.

The third is Regular Decision. The deadlines here vary from Jan. l - March l. You hear by mid-April. NOTE: In general you may always wait until May lst (and sometimes later) to make a decision unless you use the Early Decision approach.

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