31 October 2013
Colleges Extend Deadlines for Early Admission
Applicants buy more time navigate Common Application problems
Several colleges and universities have extended their deadlines for early action and early decision due to continuing challenges with the new Common App website. Most have shifted their deadlines out a week, some just a few days, and others have opted to leave their deadlines unchanged but offer new online submission options instead.
Continue reading to see our growing list of schools with extended deadlines. Let us know if you have others to add to the list.
The List
| Institution | Old Deadline | New Deadline | Early Action | Restricted Early Action | Early Decision I | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babson College | 11/1 | 11/8 | x | x | Link | |
| Barnard College | 11/1 | 11/8 | x | Link | ||
| Boston University | 11/1 | 11/15 | x | Link | ||
| Brandeis University | 11/1 | 11/8 | x | Link | ||
| Brown University | 11/1 | By Request | x | Send request (Link) | ||
| Chapman University | 11/1 | 11/5 | x | Link | ||
| College of William & Mary | 11/1 | 11/8 | x | Link | ||
| Columbia University | 11/1 | 11/8 | x | Link | ||
| Cornell University | 11/1 | 11/8 | x | Link | ||
| Dartmouth College | 11/1 | 11/8 | x | Link | ||
| Duke University | 11/1 | 11/8 | x | Link | ||
| Emory University | 11/1 | 11/4 | x | Link | ||
| George Washington University | 11/1 | 11/11 | x | Link | ||
| Georgia Insitute of Technology | 10/21 | 11/1 | x | Link | ||
| Harvard University | 11/1 | 11/1 | x | Accepts Universal College Application | ||
| Johns Hopkins University | 11/1 | 11/8 | x | Link, also accepts Universal College Application | ||
| Lewis & Clark College | 11/1 | 11/8 | x | Link | ||
| Middlebury College | 11/1 | 11/1 | x | Contact if problems Link | ||
| NYU | 11/1 | 11/8 | x | Link | ||
| Northwestern University | 11/1 | 11/8 | x | Link | ||
| Pomona College | 11/1 | 11/8 | x | Link | ||
| Princeton University | 11/1 | 11/1 | x | Accepts Universal College Application | ||
| Rice University | 11/1 | 11/8 | x | Link | ||
| Stanford University | 11/1 | 11/4 | x | Link | ||
| Syracuse University | 11/15 | 12/1 | x | Link | ||
| Tufts University | 11/1 | 11/8 | x | Link, also accepts Universal College Application | ||
| University of Chicago | 11/1 | 11/8 | x | Link | ||
| University of Pennsylvania | 11/1 | 11/11 | x | Send request (Link) | ||
| Vanderbilt University | 11/1 | By request | x | Send request (Link) | ||
| Washington University in St. Louis | 11/15 | 11/15 | x | Accepts Universal College Application | ||
| Wellesley College | 11/1 | 11/6 | x | Link | ||
| Williams College | 11/10 | By request | x | Send request (Link) | ||
| Yale University | 11/1 | 11/4 | x | Link |
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