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Types of College Admission

Types of college admission Early Decision Early Application (Early Action) Single-Choice Early Action Regular Admission Rolling Admission Late Admission Summary Table of Admission Types

Regular Admission (also called Regular Application or Regular Decision)

Regular Admission applications are due to most colleges and universities between January 15 and February 1 (the University of California schools have a regular application deadlines of November 30).  Each school’s Regular Application deadline should be noted and adhered to by student applicants.

The ADVANTAGES of using the Regular Application process are students have additional months of time to complete and submit their applications (as compared to Early Decision and Early Application deadlines) and they have no restrictions on the number schools they can apply to.

The DISADVANTAGES are students are less likely to be accepted because colleges have lower admission rates for Regular Admission applicants than for Early Decision and Early Application applicants.  In addition, students will not find out if they have been accepted to their colleges until April under the Regular Admission process.