Forget to fill out your college application before the deadline? Did you decide at the last minute to even enroll into college? No problem, at least, not necessarily. Many colleges offer a rolling admission.
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A rolling admission is when a college acts on admissions applications as they receive them. That way, you can find out much quicker whether you’ve been accepted. Many colleges will continue to accept college admissions applications until they have filled their undergraduate class.
While the majority of colleges also implement a deadline on rolling admissions, mostly due to scholarship cut-off dates, some don’t – which means that if you took too long to perfect that personal statement, you might still have a chance at getting in, provided that the undergraduate class doesn’t completely fill up before you even get around to mailing in your college application!
So, your college of choice has a rolling admissions policy? Just because they have one isn’t a good reason to submit your college app late and should be avoided whenever possible! Why? Waiting until the last minute and submitting your college application after the regular admissions deadline can affect your financial aid package: in this case, the early bird does get the worm.
If a school accepted a lot of early decision and regular admissions applicants, it is possible that there will be a significantly smaller amount of aid or even housing available for after the deadline applicants, which can make the whole college admissions process a little more complicated.
Bottom-line? Every college has a different policy relating to rolling admission, if you don’t think you are going to make the regular deadline, you might want to contact your college of choice to see how their admissions process works – and find out how you can get in.
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Rolling admissions can definitely help students that have recently decided to enroll in college or need to change their plans last minute. As noted, don’t wait around until the last minute to apply. If you know you want to attend college-do it!
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