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1 College Admissions s Select Colleges and Universities in the United States August 29, 2012

2 College Admissions s Guide Dates for, and at II II Amherst 1 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov 15 - Dec Comments: Binding ED. Must withdraw all other applications if accepted Bates 3 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov 20 - Dec 1 - Jan 21 - Feb Boston College 1 - Nov 25 - Dec Comments: Restrictive at Boston College is a non-binding program Boston College does not permit students to apply under our program if they are applying to a binding program at another college Students are free to apply to other and programs Restrictive candidates whose credentials are not competitive for admission to Boston College will be denied in December and may not re-apply in January Bowdoin 1- Jan Early Apr 15 - Nov Mid Dec 1 - Jan Mid Feb Brandeis 15 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov 15 - Dec 1 - Jan 1 - Feb Comments: While pursuing admission under an plan, students may apply to other institutions, but may have only one application pending at any time If you are accepted under an plan, you must promptly withdraw the applications submitted to other colleges and universities and make no additional applications to any other university in any country If you are an and are seeking financial aid, you need not withdraw other applications until you have received notification about financial aid 1

3 College Admissions s Guide Dates for, and at II II Brown 1 - Jan Early Apr 1 - Nov Mid Dec Comments: We ask that you not submit an application to another plan If admitted, you will need to withdraw all pending applications- including those submitted to Regular, Rolling, or programs Being admitted under means that you are committed to enroll at Brown. Bryn Mawr 15 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov 15 - Dec 1 - Jan 31 - Jan Cal Tech Mid Mar 1 - Nov Mid Dec Comments: Our early action is non-binding in that the candidates who are admitted early need not respond to the offer of admission until May 1 Students should consider applying if they can demonstrate strong academic preparation and achievement without benefit of senior-year first semester grades, have taken all the required SAT and ACT tests by the October test date. Carleton 15 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov 15 - Dec 15 - Jan 15- Feb Comments: Regular decision Jan 15 is not a hard deadline, but priority is given to applications received on/before Jan 15 Carnegie Mellon 1 - Jan 15 - Apr 1 - Nov 15 - Dec 1 Dec (College of Fine Arts) 1 - Dec 15 - Jan Comments: Note that Carnegie Mellon accepts Early Admission on rare occasions If you re admitted under one of the s plans, you must withdraw all admission applications to other colleges or University. 2

4 College Admissions s Guide Dates for, and at II II Case Western 15 - Jan 20 - Mar Comments: Early action (non-binding) Claremont McKenna 2 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov 15 - Dec 2 - Jan 15 - Feb Colby 1 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov 15 - Dec 1 - Jan 1 - Feb Colgate 15 - Jan Late Mar; Early Apr 15 - Nov 15 - Dec 15 - Jan Colorado College 15 - Jan 20 - Mar 15 - Nov 22 - Dec 1 - Jan 10 - Feb 15 - Nov 22 - Dec Columbia 1 - Jan Late May; Early Apr 1 - Nov Mid Dec Comments: We strongly urge you to apply under the program if and only if Columbia is your first choice 3

5 College Admissions s Guide Dates for, and at II II Cornell 2 - Jan 29 - Mar 1 - Nov Mid Dec Comments: Early decision is binding While early decision acceptances to Cornell are binding, students may be eligible to be released from the early decision agreement if the financial aid award does not make a Cornell education affordable for applicants and their families (must have applied for financial aid) Students whose applications are postponed to regular decision are no longer subject to the early decision binding commitment. Dartmouth 1 - Jan Early Apr 1 - Nov Mid Dec Comments: If admitted to Dartmouth, early decision applicants withdraw their applications from other colleges and agree to enroll at Dartmouth Students who are not admitted during early decision will be either deferred to regular decision or denied admission during the early round and cannot reapply until the following academic year Davidson 2 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov 15 - Dec 2 Jan 1 - Feb Duke 2 - Jan Early Apr 1 - Nov Mid Dec Comments: This option is suited for students who are sure that Duke is their first choice among college options There is a measurable advantage in the admissions process to applying early decision In , Duke admitted 29% of students who applied early decision and 12% of students who applied regular decision Early decision candidates must be willing to attend Duke if they are accepted in December Students admitted under this plan may be released only for compelling financial reasons and may not reapply to Duke under the regular decision plan Emory 15 - Jan 1 - Apr 1 - Nov 15 - Dec 1 - Jan 15 - Feb 4

6 College Admissions s Guide Dates for, and at II II Florida 1 - Nov 10 - Feb Comments: The freshman application deadline is November 1 Please submit the completed online application no later than the end of the day to be considered on-time Freshman applications received after November 1 will receive a decision on a space-available basis only Georgetown 10 - Jan 1 - Apr 1 - Nov 15 - Dec Comments: Georgetown's program is grounded in the belief that students should be free to choose among colleges until the Candidate's Reply Date In keeping with this principle, students applying under the program may not apply to any binding programs since they then would not be free to choose Georgetown if admitted Georgia Tech 10 - Jan 10 - Mar Comments: The October 15 early application date is non-binding Grinnell 15 - Jan Late Mar 15- Nov Mid Dec 1 Jan Early Feb Hamilton 1 - Jan 15 - Nov 15 - Dec 1 - Jan 15 - Feb Harvard 1 - Jan 1 - Apr 1 - Nov 1 - Dec Comments: Both options allow students to compare admission and financial aid offers from other institutions and to wait until May 1 5

7 College Admissions s Guide Dates for, and at II II Harvey Mudd 1 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov 15 - Dec Haverford 15 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov 15 - Dec Illinois 3 - Jan End Mar 1 - Nov 16 - Dec Johns Hopkins 1 - Jan 1 - Apr 1 - Nov 15 - Dec Comments: The agreement is binding, so you may not apply to any other school under an early decision plan You may still apply to other schools under a nonbinding early action plan You, your parents, and your secondary school counselor will be required to sign an agreement stating that you will enroll at Johns Hopkins if admitted and withdraw any regular decision or early action applications to other schools Lafayette 1 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov 15 - Dec May covert to 15 - Jan Mid Feb Comments: Lafayette offers an I, with a Nov 15 deadline, an II with a January 15 deadline, and an option to convert a application to with a February 1 deadline Lehigh 1 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov Mid Dec 1 - Jan Mid Feb 25 - Dec Comments:, if admitted, the student will withdraw all other applications and enroll. 6

8 College Admissions s Guide Dates for, and at II II Macalester 15 - Jan 30 - Mar 15 - Nov 15 - Dec 2 - Jan 7 - Feb Miami (FL) 1 - Jan 15 - Apr 1 - Nov Mid Dec 1 - Nov Early Feb Comments: is the early, binding application option Students who are accepted through are expected to attend UM is our early, non-binding application option. is ideal for students who are seriously considering UM, but they would also like to keep their options open and receive admission decisions from other schools Michigan 1 - Feb Mid Apr 1 - Nov 1 Dec School of Music, Theatre and Dance 23 Dec no later than Comments: Early action is for freshman applicants applying for the Fall term Students who apply EA but don't meet requirements or deadlines will be rolled into the regular decision applicant pool (from alumni site) For all other applicants, decisions are released on a rolling basis, with no guarantee of a final decision until mid-april Middlebury 1 - Jan Late Mar; Early Apr 15- Nov Mid Dec 1 - Jan Mid Feb MIT 1 - Jan Mid Mar 1 - Nov Mid - Dec New York University 1 - Jan 1 - Apr 1 - Nov 15-Dec 1 - Jan 15 - Feb Comments: NYU's programs are, in fact, binding agreements, whereas if an applicant is offered admission and provided with a financial aid package that enables the student to enroll, the student must withdraw any previously submitted applications and accept NYU's admission offer roughly within 2-3 weeks of receiving an admission offer 7

9 College Admissions s Guide Dates for, and at II II North Carolina 5 - Jan End Mar 15- Oct End of Jan Comments: They are no longer offer a binding early decision because they want their applicants to approach college searches thoughtfully They believe the best searches are the ones in which students focus on which institution best matches their interests and talents, not on which application plan most improves their chances of being admitted Northwestern 2 - Jan Early Apr 1 - Nov 15 - Dec Comments: As with all traditional plans, you agree to withdraw all applications at other colleges and enroll at Northwestern if admitted Applicants who choose send a strong, positive message to Northwestern Given their high level of interest and overall academic and personal strength, applicants enjoy a higher rate of admission Notre Dame 31 - Dec Early Apr 1 - Nov Before Christmas Comments: The process at Notre Dame is non-binding If a student is denied admissions in, then the process ends and he/she cannot apply later during the Regular process If a student is deferred, the Admissions Committee has decided to review the application further in the Regular Action process, and so rolls over the application to Regular Action 25 - Dec Oberlin 15 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov 15 - Dec 2 - Jan 1 - Feb Penn 1 - Jan 29 - Mar 1 - Nov 9 - Dec Comments: For those applicants who have already decided that the University of Pennsylvania is their first college choice and who agree to matriculate if accepted, we encourage application under the Plan A student may apply to only one institution Accordingly, if an applicant for to the University of Pennsylvania also applies for to another school, the application to the University of Pennsylvania will be withdrawn 8

10 College Admissions s Guide Dates for, and at II II Penn State 30 - Nov See Comments 31 - Jan; 28 - Feb or 31 - Mar Comments: Applicants with complete credentials submitted by November 30 should receive an admissions decision by January 31 Applicants with complete credentials submitted by December 31 should receive an admissions decision by February 28 Applicants with complete credentials submitted by December 31 should receive an admissions decision by March 31 Pomona 2 - Jan 5 - Apr 8 - Nov 15 - Dec 28 - Dec 15 - Feb Princeton 15 Dec is recommended 1 Jan is the final 29 - Mar 1 - Nov 15 - Dec Comments: You may not apply to an early program at any other private college or university, but you may apply early to any public institution, as long as the decision is nonbinding Rice 1 - Jan 1 - Apr 1 - Nov 15-Dec Comments: is a binding decision plan; you may initiate applications to other colleges but may make an application to one college only Three decisions are possible under this plan: accept, defer, or deny If accepted to Rice under, you must commit to Rice and withdraw all other college applications by January 1, or you must withdraw your application to Rice Rochester 1 - Jan 1 - Apr 1 - Nov Mid Dec Comments: If accepted ED, you must enroll at Rochester and withdraw any applications submitted to other schools If not accepted ED, you will be considered for 9

11 College Admissions s Guide Dates for, and at II II RPI 15 - Feb 10 - Mar 1 - Nov 15 - Dec Comments: If admitted under ED I or ED II, you are committed to enroll at Rensselaer (which requires a nonrefundable $500 deposit), as long as your scholarship meets your needs Immediately upon acceptance of your admission offer, you must withdraw all other applications and make no subsequent applications Rensselaer does not offer an option Smith 15 - Jan Late Mar 15 - Nov 1 - Jan Stanford 1 - Jan 1 - Apr 1 - Nov 15 - Dec Comments: Applicants agree not to apply to any other private college/university under an, Restrictive,, or Early program Restrictive is a non-binding admission option for students who have completed a thorough college search and are confident Stanford is their first choice Swarthmore 1 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov 15 - Dec 1 - Jan 15 - Feb Texas 1 - Dec No specific date Tufts 3 - Jan 1 - Apr 1 - Nov 15 Dec 3 - Jan Early Feb 10

12 College Admissions s Guide Dates for, and at II II Tulane 15 - Jan 1 - Apr Comments: The (EA) Plan (Nonbibding) is designed for students who wish to complete the admission process early on in their senior year The Single Choice (SCEA) Plan is also designed for students who wish to complete the application process early on in their senior year By applying Single Choice, however, students are letting Tulane know that Tulane is their first choice institution at the time of applying and that they are not applying to any other schools early (either through early decision or early action) UCLA 30 - Nov 31 - Mar Univ. of California - Davis 30 - Nov End of Mar Univ. of California - Irvine 30 - Nov 31 - Mar Univ. of California San Diego 30 - Nov Mid Mar to 31 - Mar Univ. of California Santa Barbara Nov Mar Univ. of California - Berkeley 30 - Nov 29 - Mar 11

13 College Admissions s Guide Dates for, and at II II Univ. of Chicago 3 - Jan Late Mar Comments: program is open and non-binding USC 10 - Jan 27 - Mar Vanderbilt 3 - Jan 1 - Apr 1 - Nov 15 - Dec 3 - Jan 15 - Feb Comments: applications are considered binding; students admitted under the program are expected to withdraw their applications to other colleges and commit to enroll at Vanderbilt in the fall Vanderbilt offers two plans, commonly referred to as I and II. These rounds are functionally the same except for the application deadlines Vassar 1 - Jan Late Mar 15 - Nov Mid Dec 1 - Jan 1 - Feb Villanova 7 - Jan Late Mar 1 - Nov 20 - Dec Comments: EA candidates need not only apply to Villanova Virginia 1 - Jan 1 - Apr 1 - Nov End of Jan 1 - Nov End of Jan Comments: is a non-binding, unrestrictive admission plan A deferred application will be evaluated again during the Regularly Decision review 12

14 College Admissions s Guide Dates for, and at II II Wake Forest 1 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov Notified on a rolling basis Comments: Wake Forest must be your first choice and only active application applicants are given some preference in the admissions process Less than 10 percent of applicants apply each year; those students make up about 30 percent of each incoming class. Washington and Lee 2 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov 21 - Dec 2 - Jan 1 - Feb Washington Univ. in St. Louis 15 - Jan 1 - Apr 15 - Nov 15 - Dec Comments: You may apply as an candidate at only one college or university Applying signifies a binding commitment that you will attend Washington University if admitted You may apply to only one college or university under a binding plan If you are admitted, you are required to withdraw all applications filed at other schools Wellesley 15 - Jan Apr 1 - Nov Mid Dec Comments: Offer an "early evaluation" plan Students must submit by Jan 1st. By the end of Feb, the admissions department provides a response of "likely," "possible," or "unlikely" a month ahead of the admissions decision Wesleyan 1 - Jan 1 - Apr 15- Nov 15 - Dec 1 - Jan 15 - Feb 13

15 College Admissions s Guide Dates for, and at II II William and Mary 1 - Jan Early Apr 1 - Nov Early Dec Comments: This is a binding program whereby students who apply by the November 1 deadline and who indicate that they are applying are making a commitment that, if accepted, they will attend W&M Some students will be deferred and automatically reconsidered during the regular decision admission process; they are encouraged to proceed with applications to other colleges Williams 1 - Jan 1 - Apr 10 - Nov 15 - Dec Comments: In February and March, a small number of candidates with superlative qualifications receive early notification of their acceptance Wisconsin 1 Nov or 1 - Feb End of Jan or Mar Yale 1 - Dec 1 - Apr 1 - Nov Mid Dec Comments: Yale s plan is unlike many other programs in that if you apply for Single-Choice at Yale, you may not simultaneously apply for or to any other school The program is like other non-binding plans in that candidates who are admitted early need not respond to the offer of admission until May 1, and may apply to other schools for 14