<p>Check wisc.edu for specifics but – there are two admissions deadlines, one in Nov and one in early Jan. Students with complete applications by the first round deadline will receive a decision by the specified date – early January, I think. </p>
<p>Possible decisions are: Admit, Deny or Postpone. Many students are postponed for consideration with the rest of the pool in the second round. From watching several years of admissions cycles (my kid is there and a bunch of his friends), in the early round, high stats kids will likely be admitted (3.8 unweighted, 33+ ACT) while most who are qualified (3.6+ and 30+ ACT) will be postponed and chances for admission are good, but may not get an answer until March etc. </p>
<p>Illinois is a good one for certainty – they release all decisions on two dates, one in Nov/Dec and one in Feb. If your app is complete for the first round, you get an answer in the late fall. Indiana is more typical rolling admission, more or less a first in, first out decision cycle. </p>