Early Action and Early Decision deadlines are coming up! How soon? Here’s a list of EA/ED deadlines we’ve put together for you.
As a quick refresher, here are what all the different terms mean:
Early Action: The EA program allows applicants to get a headstart with the application process and express their early interest in universities. Early Action application are not binding, so students are not obligated to enroll and have until May 1st to make their decision if accepted. Student can apply EA to multiple schools.
Restrictive/Single-Choice Early Action: The restrictive or single-choice early action program is similar to the EA program except it restricts applicants from applying to any other school’s Early programs. Students, too, are not obligated to enroll and have until May 1st to make their decision if accepted.
Early Decision: Early Decision applicants have the opportunity to truly commit to a single university. The ED program is binding, which mean if admitted, they are required to enroll and must immediately withdraw all application submitted to other universities. Students are only allowed to apply ED to one school, but are eligible to apply to other non-binding Early Action programs.
Early Decision II: Early Decision II is the same as the ED program, but with a later deadline. The deadline often corresponds to the Regular Decision deadline. Students will be notified earlier, typically mid-February, and if accepted, will have to withdraw all applications submitted to other universities during the Regular Decision round.
This is just a quick recap of the different early admissions programs that are available. Please check with the university you’re interested to see which program they offer and any other specific application restrictions.
Most EA/ED Deadlines are on November 1st, 2017 or November 10th, 2017 at 11:59PM local time (where you have indicated you live and where you’re applying from). Here’s a list of EA/ED programs and deadlines by university:
Amherst College
Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Amherst EA application information
Babson College
Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Early Decision
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Babson EA & ED application information
Boston College
Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Boston College EA application information
Brown University
Early Decision
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Brown ED application information
Columbia University
Early Decision
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Columbia ED application information
Dartmouth College
Early Decision
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Dartmouth ED application information
Emerson College
Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Emerson EA application information
Emory University
Early Decision I
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Early Decision II
Deadline: January 1st, 2017
Emory ED application information
Fordham University
Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Early Decision
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Fordham EA & ED application information
Georgetown University
Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Georgetown EA application information
Harvard University
Restrictive Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Harvard EA application information
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
MIT EA application information
Northwestern University
Early Decision
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Northwestern ED application information
Princeton University
Single-Choice Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Princeton SCEA application information
Stanford University
Restrictive Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Stanford EA application information
University of Chicago
Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Early Decision
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Early Decision II
Deadline: January 2nd, 2018
UChicago EA & ED application information
University of Maryland
Early Action
Priority Deadline: November 1st, 2017
UMD Early Action application information
University of Michigan
Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
UMich EA application information
University of North Carolina - Asheville
Early Action & for Scholarship Consideration
Deadline: November 15th, 2017
UNC Asheville EA application information
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Early Action
Deadline: October 15th, 2017
UNC Chapel Hill EA application information
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
UNC Charlotte EA application information
University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
UNC Wilmington EA application information
University of Notre Dame
Restrictive Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Notre Dame EA application information
University of Pennsylvania
Early Decision
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
UPenn ED application information
University of Virginia
Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
UVA Early Action application information
Wesleyan University
Early Decision I
Deadline: November 15th, 2017
Early Decision II
Deadline: January 1st, 2017
Wesleyan ED application information
Williams College
Early Decision
Deadline: November 15th, 2017
Williams ED application information
Yale University
Single-Choice Early Action
Deadline: November 1st, 2017
Yale SCEA application information
If there are any schools you applied to that are missing from this list, please comment below and we’ll add it in for you. With deadlines coming up and so many application essays to write, we are here to help!
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