Official Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Discussions

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As we are working towards the Early Action / Early Decision deadlines, we have compiled a list of all active school specific threads. Join the conversation to connect with fellow applicants!

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Agnes Scott College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Agnes Scott Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University at Albany
Early Action deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: University at Albany Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

American University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: American University Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Amherst College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Amherst College Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Arizona
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Arizona Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Auburn University
Early Action deadline: Dec 1
Discussion: Auburn Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Babson College
Early Decision / Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Babson Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Barnard College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Barnard Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Bates College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Bates Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Baylor University
Early Decision / Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Baylor Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Berklee College of Music
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Berklee Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Binghamton University - SUNY
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Binghamton Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Boston College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Boston College Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Boston University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Boston University Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Bowdoin College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Bowdoin Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Brandeis University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Brandeis Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Brown University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Brown Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Bryn Mawr College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Bryn Mawr Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Bucknell University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Bucknell Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Carleton College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Carleton Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Carnegie Mellon
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Carnegie Mellon Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Case Western Reserve University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Case Western Reserve Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

College of Charleston
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: College of Charleston Early Decision / Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Chicago
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: UChicago Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Claremont McKenna
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Claremont McKenna Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Clark University
Discussion: Clark University Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Clemson University
Early Action deadline: Oct 15
Discussion: Clemson University Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Colby College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Colby Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Colgate University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Colgate University Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Colorado Boulder
Early Action deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: University of Colorado Boulder Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Colorado College
Early Decision / Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Colorado College Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Colorado School of Mines
Early Action deadline: NA
Discussion:

Columbia University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Columbia Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Connecticut
Discussion: U. Connecticut Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Connecticut College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Connecticut College Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Cornell University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Cornell Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Dartmouth College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Dartmouth Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Davidson College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Davidson Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Delaware
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Delaware Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Denver
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Denver Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Drexel University
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: NA
Discussion: Drexel Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Duke University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Duke Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Elon University
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Elon University Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Emerson College
Early Decision / Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Emerson Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Emory University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Emory Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Fairfield University
Early Decision / Early Action deadline: Dec 1
Discussion: Fairfield Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Florida
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Florida Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Florida State University
Early Action deadline: Oct 15
Discussion: Florida State Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Fordham University
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Fordham Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Furman University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Early Action deadline: Dec 1
Discussion: Furman Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

George Mason University
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: George Mason Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

George Washington University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: George Washington University Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Georgetown University
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Georgetown Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Georgia
Early Action deadline: Oct 15
Discussion: University of Georgia Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Georgia Tech
Early Action EA1 deadline: Oct 15 (GA Residents Only)
Early Action EA2 deadline: Nov 3 (Non-GA Residents)
Discussion: Georgia Tech Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Gettysburg College
Early Decision / Early Action deadline: NA
Discussion: Gettysburg Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Gonzaga University
Early Action deadline: NA
Discussion: Gonzaga Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Grinnell College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Grinnell Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Hamilton College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Hamilton Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Harvard University
Early Action (Restricted) deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Harvard Restricted Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Harvey Mudd College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Harvey Mudd Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Haverford College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Haverford Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

College of the Holy Cross
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: College of the Holy Cross Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Howard & William Smith Colleges
Early Decision / Early Action deadline: NA
Discussion: HWS Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Hofstra University
Early Action deadline: NA
Discussion: Hofstra Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Howard University
Early Decision / Early Action deadline: NA
Discussion: Howard Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Illinois - Chicago
Early Action deadline: Nov 3
Discussion: University of Illinois Chicago Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Indiana University - Bloomington
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Indiana University Bloomington Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Iowa
Early Action deadline: NA
Discussion: University of Iowa Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Ithaca College
Early Decision / Early Action deadline: NA
Discussion: Ithaca College Early Decision/Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

James Madison University
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: James Madison Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Johns Hopkins University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Johns Hopkins Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Kansas
Early Action deadline: Dec 1
Discussion: University of Kansas Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Kentucky
Early Action deadline: Dec 1
Discussion: University of Kentucky Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Kenyon College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Kenyon Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Lafayette College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Lafayette Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Lehigh University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Lehigh Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Loyola University MD
Early Decision / Early Action deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Loyola MD Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Loyola Marymount University
Early Decision / Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Loyola Marymount Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

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Macalester College
Early Decision / Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Macalester Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Marist College
Early Action deadline: NA
Discussion: Marist Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Maryland - College Park
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Maryland (UMD) Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Maryland Baltimore (UMBC) Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Early Action deadline: Nov 5
Discussion: University of Massachusetts Amherst Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Massachusetts - Lowell
Early Action deadline: Nov 5
Discussion: University of Massachusetts Lowell Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Miami - Florida
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Miami Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Miami University - Ohio
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Miami University (OH) Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Michigan
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Michigan Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Michigan State University
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Michigan State Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Middleburry College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Middlebury Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Minnesota Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

MIT
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: MIT Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Morehouse College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Early Action deadline: Dec 15
Discussion: Morehouse Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Mount Holyoke College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Mount Holyoke Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Muhlenberg College
Early Decision deadline: NA
Discussion: Muhlenberg Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of New Hampshire
Early Action deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: University of New Hampshire Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

College of New Jersey
Early Action deadline: NA
Discussion: College of New Jersey Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

New York University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: New York University Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

North Carolina State University
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: North Carolina State Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Northeastern University
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Northeastern Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Northwestern University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Northwestern Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Notre Dame University
Early Action (Restricted) deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Notre Dame Restricted Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Oberlin College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Oberlin Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Occidental College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Occidental Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Ohio State University
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Ohio State Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Oklahoma
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Oklahoma Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Oregon
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Oregon Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

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University of Pennsylvania
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Pennsylvania Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Penn State
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: 🐾 Penn State 🐾 Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Pepperdine University
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Pepperdine Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Pitzer College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Pitzer Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Pomona College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Pomona Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Princeton University
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Princeton Single-Choice Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Providence College
Early Action / Early Decision: Nov 1
Discussion: Providence Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Purdue University
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Purdue Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Quinnipiac University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Quinnipiac Early Action/Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Reed College
Early Decision: Nov 15
Discussion: Reed Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Early Decision deadline: NA
Discussion: RPI Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Rhode Island
Early Action deadline: NA
Discussion: University of Rhode Island Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: RISD Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Rice University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Rice Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Richmond
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Richmond Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: RIT Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT)
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Rose-Hulman Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Rutgers University
Early Action: Nov 1
Discussion: Rutgers Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Saint Olaf College
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Saint Olaf Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of San Francisco
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of San Francisco Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Santa Clara University
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Santa Clara Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Sarah Lawrence College
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Sarah Lawrence Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Scripps College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Scripps Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Skidmore College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Skidmore Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Smith College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Smith Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of the South (Sewanee)
Early Action deadline: Dec 1
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: University of the South (Sewanee) Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of South Carolina
Early Action deadline: Oct 15
Discussion: University of South Carolina Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Southern California
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion:

Southern Methodist University
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Southern Methodist University Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Spelman College
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Spelman Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Stanford University
Early Action (Restricted) deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Stanford Restricted Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Stevens Institute of Technology
Early Action deadline: Dec 1
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Stevens Institute Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Swarthmore College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Swarthmore Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Syracuse University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Syracuse Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Tampa
Early Action deadline: Nov 15
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Tampa Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Tennessee
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Tennessee Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Texas Christian University
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: NA
Discussion: TCU Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Trinity College (CT)
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Trinity College (CT) Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Trinity University (TX)
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Trinity University (TX) Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Tufts University
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Tufts Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Tulane University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Tulane Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Tulsa
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Tulsa Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

UNC Chapel Hill
Early Action deadline: Oct 15
Discussion: UNC Chapel Hill Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

UNC Wilmington
Early Action deadline: Oct 15
Discussion: UNC Wilmington Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Union College
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Union College Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Utah
Early Action: Dec 1
Discussion: University of Utah Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Vanderbilt University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Vanderbilt Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Vassar College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Vassar Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Vermont
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Vermont Early Action/Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Villanova University
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Villanova Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Virginia
Early Action / Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Virginia Early Action/Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Virginia Tech
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Virginia Tech Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Wake Forest University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Wake Forest Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Washington and Lee University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Washington & Lee Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Washington University in St. Louis
Early Decision 1 deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Washington University in St. Louis Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Wellesley College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Wellesley College Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Wesleyan University
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Wesleyan University Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Wheaton College (MA)
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Wheaton College (MA) Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Whitman College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Whitman Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

College of William & Mary
Early Decision deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: William & Mary Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Williams College
Early Decision deadline: Nov 15
Discussion: Williams College Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

University of Wisconsin
Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: University of Wisconsin Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

WPI
Early Decision / Early Action deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: WPI Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2030 Official Thread

Yale University
Early Action (Restricted) deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Yale Restricted Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

Xavier University
Early Action (Restrictive) deadline: Nov 1
Discussion: Xavier University Early Action Class of 2030 Official Thread

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Thank you! FYI, Virginia Tech’s EA deadline is now November 1.

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And UIC is Nov 3 this year (usually Nov 1), I guess because the 1st is a Saturday?

Also, did I miss U Arizona on the list? They’ve moved from rolling admissions to EA and RD. EA is 1 Nov.

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D26 submitted all her applications (8 schools) via Common App on August 1 and they all still just say “Submitted”. Anyone else? She is bummed she worked hard to get those submitted early and now they are just sitting there…

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just an fyi its tulane university not college

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Thanks, @Beth4! Made the correction.

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My daughter applied to six schools through Common App on August 1. She has only received a response from one.

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Georgia Tech is Oct 15 for EA1 (GA residents) and Nov 3 for EA2 (non-GA residents).

This is the earliest deadline on my D26’s list!

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Thanks, @SpreadsheetMom! I updated the dates.

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My son applied to quite a few and only Pitt Penn State and Ohio State downloaded the application immediately. the rest said submitted in the CA until just yesterday , now the day “downloaded by the college” on the common app and today he’s starting to hear back from those schools about the portal log on