Early Decision Deadlines

If you’re a senior, it’s time to mark your calendars: early decision and early action deadline dates are coming up fast! Whether you’re applying to test-optional schools or still waiting on your latest SAT or ACT score, we highly recommend you capitalize on this odds-boosting application cycle! If you don’t believe us, simply look at last year’s admissions stats; the proof is in the data. Brown’s Class of 2027 early round acceptance rate sat at 12.98% then dipped to 3.88% in the regular round; Harvard dropped from 7.56% in early action to 2.57% in regular. And it’s not just the Ivies with these dramatic dips: Duke accepted 16.5% in the early round and only 4.8% in regular; Vanderbilt’s early decision acceptance rate was 15.7% while their regular round acceptance dropped to 4.2%.  

EARLY DECISION & EARLY ACTION DEADLINES

We’ve gathered together EA, ED, and ED2 deadlines for some of the country’s top colleges and universities. Click through for additional school-specific information and for any updates posted by the schools themselves.

UTILIZING EARLY DECISION, THE RIGHT WAY

Remember, you don’t want to waste your ONE chance at a binding early decision school just to say you applied somewhere. You need to actually want to be accepted! Our advice? Find your best-fit ED school and back that up with early action schools that you love.

Every student’s application strategy is nuanced and unique to them. Determining a wise and complete application strategy on your own can be tricky.

Seeking comprehensive guidance on everything from your application strategy to your essays? Consider our personalized, one-on-one, virtual Personal Boot Camp!

Have you already determined your application strategy and your top-choice Early Decision school? We can provide a final review and assessment of your entire application, including essays and your application strategy with our Application Review Program!

Are you seeking additional guidance on your essays? Let us help showcase your unique and authentic voice, highlighting your scholarly achievements along the way. Show, don’t tell!

The Common App, UC App (and other school-specific apps) can be difficult to navigate. Students make erroneous assumptions and miss opportunities to highlight exactly what they would bring to their top-choice school. We can guide you through the application, step-by-step, in our Common App 911 program. Better yet, bundle our CA911 along with our Essay Guidance Program and walk away with a complete, polished application package!

P.S. It is YOUR responsibility to ensure your high school (and you) submits all of the appropriate materials (including any college transcripts) on time and to the proper colleges. Gentle reminders to your school counselor and registrar go a long way. So, do thoughtful thank you notes (and Starbucks gift cards).