Early Decision and Early Action Deadline College Checklist

Before you submit: Financial aid materials are due November 15.

Before you submit: Early Decision applicants complete the Early Decision Agreement. Supplemental materials and recommendations have a short grace period.

Before you submit: Early Decision Agreement requires applicant, parent/guardian, and counselor signatures. School report, recommendations, and self-reported scores are due November 20.

Before you submit: Confirm required materials in the application portal.

Before you submit: Submit the completed application file, including the application and required materials, by November 1 for Early Action.

Before you submit: EOP applicants are not eligible for Early Action. Application deadline: November 1; transcripts and any submitted test scores due December 1.

Before you submit: Early Decision application due Nov. 1 (11:59 p.m. local time); SlideRoom materials due Nov. 4. Some supporting materials may arrive within a week after the deadline.

Before you submit: Early Decision is limited to Bachelor of Science in Nursing applicants. Early Action is open to first-year fall applicants.

Before you submit: Restrictive Early Action: November 1; required and supplemental materials due November 6; testing completed before November 30. Restrictions apply to other Early Action/Early Decision applications, with exceptions.

Before you submit: Financial aid documents are due November 15.

Before you submit: For Early Decision I, FAFSA and CSS Profile are due by the November 1 plan deadline.

Before you submit: Confirm required materials in the application portal.

Before you submit: Early Decision I and Early Action deadlines: November 1, 2026; Early Decision applicants must submit the Early Decision Agreement Form.

Before you submit: For financial aid, submit all required documents, including the FAFSA and CSS Profile, by the November 1 application deadline.

Before you submit: Columbia College and Columbia Engineering. Financial aid application requirements are due November 15.

Before you submit: Nov. 1: Submit application, application fee or fee waiver, and any required portfolio/design supplement; all other required materials are due Nov. 13.

Before you submit: The application and all required credentials are due November 1.

Before you submit: The Writing Supplement and Early Decision Agreement are also due November 1.

Before you submit: Submit Early Decision or Early Action applications by Nov. 1; supporting materials are due Nov. 8.

Before you submit: Confirm required materials in the application portal.

Before you submit: Confirm required materials in the application portal.

Before you submit: Application deadline: November 1; supporting documents due November 15. Early Decision Agreement required for Early Decision.

Before you submit: Confirm required materials in the application portal.

Before you submit: Freshman applicants: apply by November 1 for priority consideration for the Honors College, University Scholars, and merit-based scholarships.

Before you submit: ED II is January 20 for students who need a later binding option.

Before you submit: Counselors may submit supporting materials up to one week after the deadline.

Before you submit: Submit the complete application, official transcript, essay, and applicable test scores by November 1; scores may follow by January 15 for additional scholarship consideration.

Before you submit: By Nov. 1, submit the online application, transcripts, and all Honors College requirements with the JMU application.

Before you submit: Early Decision I. Financial aid applications are due November 15.

Before you submit: Confirm required materials in the application portal.

Before you submit: Priority deadline. All required materials are due with the application.

Before you submit: Early Decision I deadline: November 1; submit in-progress senior grades through the portal form November 1–16.

Before you submit: Required tests must be taken before November 30. Financial aid applications are due November 30.

Before you submit: Early Decision applicants submit the Early Decision Agreement by November 1.

Before you submit: Early Action: select the option; submit and ensure receipt of your application and all required electronic and hard-copy materials by Nov. 1.

Before you submit: First-year fall applicants. No separate supporting-document deadline is stated.

Before you submit: NYU Early Decision I: Nov 1; audition/portfolio programs, Common Application recommended by Oct 1; supporting materials ideally by Nov 1, late submissions per portal (typically 1–2 weeks).

Before you submit: Submit the Early Action application by November 1; complete all materials by November 10. North Carolina residents: confirm residency through RDS by November 10 for the earlier decision timeline.

Before you submit: November 1 application deadlines: Early Decision I and Early Action. Optional InitialView or Vericant interviews: November 15 (Early Decision I), December 1 (Early Action); test-optional status: December 1 (Early Action).

Before you submit: Application, Northwestern supplement, transcript/report, teacher recommendation, ED agreement, and fee or waiver due November 1, 2026; Glimpse video due November 7.

Before you submit: Confirm required materials in the application portal.

Before you submit: Nov. 1: Early Action and Early Decision I; ED I is for first-year College of Arts and Sciences applicants. Agreement needs applicant, parent/guardian, counselor signatures; no separate deadline stated.

Before you submit: Confirm required materials in the application portal.

Before you submit: Early action is for autumn-term applicants only; submit required materials by Nov 1 (11:59 p.m. ET). SAT: Oct 3; ACT: Oct 17; order recommendations by Oct 16.

Before you submit: The Early Decision Agreement form is also due November 1.

Before you submit: First-year applicants only. Nursing applicants are excluded from both plans; Fine Arts applicants are not eligible for Early Decision.

Before you submit: Confirm required materials in the application portal.

Before you submit: Restrictive Early Action: no early program at another U.S. private college. Nov. 1: graded paper, school report, counselor letter/transcript, two teacher evaluations, applicable English test.

Before you submit: Early Decision I and Early Action applications are due November 1; supporting materials are due at least 10 days later.

Before you submit: The application must be complete, with all required materials, by November 1.

Before you submit: Early Decision I deadline: November 1; apply by November 1 or 15 for full consideration in certain programs.

Before you submit: Submit the GLIMPSE video by November 15; submit portfolios within 10 days of the application deadline; include the signed Early Decision Agreement Form.

Before you submit: Early Decision I: application and supporting documents due November 1.

Before you submit: Early Decision I is for first-year applicants; submit materials by November 1 and complete Glimpse videos by November 10.

Before you submit: Confirm required materials in the application portal.

Before you submit: Early Decision I CSS Profile and FAFSA are due November 15.

Before you submit: Early Decision I and Early Action applications are due November 1; optional interviews are available by November 10; ED I requires agreement signatures from the applicant, parent or guardian, and school counselor.

Before you submit: If you submit test scores, they must arrive by November 1.

Before you submit: Early Decision I deadline: November 1; supporting materials are due within one week of the application deadline.

Before you submit: Early Decision applicants submit an Early Decision Agreement. Need-based aid forms share the application deadline.

Before you submit: Standard Restrictive Early Action is November 1. Applicants with an optional arts portfolio had an October 15 Common App deadline.

Before you submit: Confirm required materials in the application portal.

Before you submit: Early Action: all application documents must be received by November 1 for Fall 2027.

Before you submit: Pre-Nursing and Musical Theater applicants should confirm program-specific deadlines.

Before you submit: Early Decision I requires an Early Decision Agreement. The optional Roach Honors application is due November 15.

Before you submit: ED and EA are unavailable to applicants to TCNJ’s seven-year medical, optometry, or physical therapy programs; application deadline November 1, supporting documents due November 15.

Before you submit: Applications completed after November 1 may not be considered for merit scholarships; submit the application, fee, and official transcript by November 1 for merit scholarships and the Honors College.

Before you submit: Early Decision application, Agreement Form, Secondary School Report, and (for international applicants) Certification of Finances are due November 1.

Before you submit: Early Action: first-year applicants; transcripts, fee or waiver, essay, test scores, and optional supporting documents due Nov. 15.

Before you submit: Confirm required materials in the application portal.

Before you submit: Main-campus first-year applicants. Early Action brings priority consideration.

Before you submit: Apply by November 1 for University Honors Program and merit-based scholarships; electronic materials and fees due by 11:59 p.m.; mailed materials postmarked November 1.

Before you submit: Early Decision is limited to first-year and international first-year applicants; the application and supporting materials are due November 1, and the completed STARS Record is due November 8.

Before you submit: Submit the Early Action application by November 1; no separate supporting-materials deadline is stated.

Before you submit: November 1 early action excludes nursing and School of Music applicants; submit all application materials by the deadline.

Before you submit: Early Decision applicants submit an Early Decision Agreement Form.

Before you submit: Early Action application deadline: November 1; materials deadline: November 7.

Before you submit: Confirm required materials in the application portal.

Before you submit: Freshman Early Action: submit all required materials by November 1; deadline provides priority consideration for admission, merit scholarships, and special programs.

Before you submit: Early Decision I: final credentials due Nov 13; submit the Early Decision Agreement. Early Action: final credentials, test scores, and supporting documents due Nov 20.

Before you submit: All required materials are due November 1. School of Music, Theatre & Dance applicants are not eligible for Early Decision; their Early Action deadline is December 1.

Before you submit: Early Action I. November 1 is also the freshman School of Nursing application deadline.

Before you submit: REA applicants may apply to other Early Action programs, but not colleges with binding Early Decision programs; application due Nov. 1; supporting documents and SlideRoom submissions due Nov. 15.

Before you submit: Priority consideration for admission, merit scholarships, and financial aid.

Before you submit: Submit University of Oregon and Clark Honors College Early Action applications by Nov. 1; supporting documents are due Nov. 15.

Before you submit: First-year ED application due November 1, 2026; latest ACT: October 17, 2026; SAT: November 7, 2026; Early Decision Agreement due November 1, 2026.

Before you submit: Early Action 1 priority deadline. Later applications are reviewed on a rolling basis as space allows.

Before you submit: Submit the application and supporting materials by November 1.

Before you submit: ED I application due November 1; other application materials must be received by December 1.

Before you submit: Submit the Early Decision I or Early Action application by November 1; supplemental materials are due November 5.

Before you submit: Early Action materials are due November 15.

Before you submit: First-year applicants: submit Common App or Coalition App for Early Decision I or Early Action by Nov. 1; other supplemental materials due Nov. 13.

Before you submit: Confirm required materials in the application portal.

Before you submit: Submit your application by November 1; materials are due November 9.

Before you submit: Submit the completed application by November 1, 2026; Blair School of Music applicants must also submit that application by then.

Before you submit: Early Decision I and Early Action applications are due November 1; optional ACT/SAT scores reported by November 10 are considered for Early Action.

Before you submit: Early Decision I application: November 1, 2026; supplemental materials: November 15, 2026.

Before you submit: ED I application: November 1; Wellesley writing supplement: November 3.

Before you submit: Also the Honors College priority deadline for fall freshmen.

Before you submit: Early Decision applicants submit the Early Decision Agreement form.

Before you submit: Confirm required materials in the application portal.

Before you submit: Single-Choice Early Action. Applicants generally may not apply early elsewhere; exceptions include non-binding programs at public institutions.