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
ED Nov 1 · EA I Nov 15 · EA II Jan 15
Discussion: Agnes Scott College – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University at Albany
EA Nov 15
Discussion: University at Albany – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
American University
EA Nov 1 · ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 15
Discussion: American University – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Amherst College
ED Nov 9
Discussion: Amherst College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Arizona
EA Nov 1
Discussion: University of Arizona – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Auburn University
EA Sep 15 (Round 1) · EA Oct 15 (Round 2) · EA Nov 15 (Round 3) · EA Dec 1 (Round 4)
Discussion: Auburn University – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Babson College
EA Nov 1 · ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 4
Discussion: Babson College – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Barnard College
ED Nov 1
Discussion: Barnard College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Bates College
ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 10
Discussion: Bates College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Baylor University
EA Nov 1 · ED Nov 1
Discussion: Baylor University – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Berklee College of Music
EA Nov 1
Discussion: Berklee College of Music – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Berea College
EA I Nov 1 · EA II Jan 31
Discussion: Berea College – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Binghamton University
EA Nov 1
Discussion: Binghamton University – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Boston College
ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 4
Discussion: Boston College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Boston University
ED I Nov 2 · ED II Jan 5
Discussion: Boston University – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Bowdoin College
ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 5
Discussion: Bowdoin College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Brandeis University
EA Nov 2 · ED I Nov 2 · ED II Jan 15
Discussion: Brandeis University – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Brown University
ED Nov 1
Discussion: Brown University – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Bryn Mawr College
ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 1
Discussion: Bryn Mawr College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Bucknell University
ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 10
Discussion: Bucknell University – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Carleton College
ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 15
Discussion: Carleton College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Carnegie Mellon University
ED Nov 2
Discussion: Carnegie Mellon University – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Case Western Reserve University
EA Nov 1 · ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 15
Discussion: Case Western Reserve University – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Chicago
EA Nov 2 · ED I Nov 2 · ED II Jan 4
Discussion: University of Chicago – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Clemson
EA Oct 15
Discussion: Clemson – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Colby College
ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 4
Discussion: Colby College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Colgate University
ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 15
Discussion: Colgate University – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Colorado
EA Nov 15
Discussion: University of Colorado – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Colorado College
EA Nov 1 · ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 15
Discussion: Colorado College – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Columbia University
ED Nov 1
Discussion: Columbia University – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Connecticut
ED Nov 1
Discussion: University of Connecticut – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Connecticut College
EA Nov 1 · ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 15
Discussion: Connecticut College – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Cornell University
ED Nov 1
Discussion: Cornell University – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Dartmouth College
ED Nov 1
Discussion: Dartmouth College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Davidson College
ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 4
Discussion: Davidson College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Delaware
EA Nov 1
Discussion: University of Delaware – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Denver
EA Nov 1 · ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 15
Discussion: University of Denver – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Drexel University
EA Nov 15 · ED Nov 15
Discussion: Drexel University – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Duke University
ED Nov 2
Discussion: Duke University – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Elon University
EA Nov 1 · ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 15
Discussion: Elon University – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Emerson College
EA Nov 1 · ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 1
Discussion: Emerson College – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Emory University
ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 1
Discussion: Emory University – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Fairfield University
EA Nov 1 · ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 15
Discussion: Fairfield University – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Florida
ED Oct 15 · EA Nov 1
Discussion: University of Florida – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Florida State University
EA Oct 15 (Florida residents only) · ED Oct 15
Discussion: Florida State University – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Fordham University
EA Nov 1 · ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 3
Discussion: Fordham University – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Furman University
EA Nov 1 · ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 15
Discussion: Furman University – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
George Mason University
EA Nov 1
Discussion: George Mason University – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
George Washington University
ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 5
Discussion: George Washington University – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Georgetown University
EA Nov 1
Discussion: Georgetown University – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Georgia
EA Oct 15
Discussion: University of Georgia – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Georgia Institute of Technology
EA I Oct 15 (Georgia students) · EA II Nov 2 (non-Georgia students)
Discussion: Georgia Institute of Technology – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Gettysburg College
ED I Nov 1 · EA Nov 15 · ED II Jan 20
Discussion: Gettysburg College – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Gonzaga University
EA Nov 15
Discussion: Gonzaga University – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Grinnell College
ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 5
Discussion: Grinnell College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Hamilton College
ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 4
Discussion: Hamilton College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Harvard University
REA Nov 1
Discussion: Harvard University – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Harvey Mudd College
ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 5
Discussion: Harvey Mudd College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Haverford College
ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 5
Discussion: Haverford College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
College of the Holy Cross
ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 15
Discussion: College of the Holy Cross – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
EA Nov 15 · ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 15
Discussion: Hobart and William Smith Colleges – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Hofstra University
EA I Nov 15 · EA II Dec 15
Discussion: Hofstra University – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Howard University
EA Nov 1 · ED Nov 1
Discussion: Howard University – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Illinois Chicago
EA Nov 2
Discussion: University of Illinois Chicago – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
EA Nov 1
Discussion: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Indiana University Bloomington
EA Nov 1
Discussion: Indiana University Bloomington – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Iowa
EA Nov 2
Discussion: University of Iowa – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Ithaca College
ED Nov 1 · EA Dec 1
Discussion: Ithaca College – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
James Madison University
EA Nov 1
Discussion: James Madison University – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Johns Hopkins University
ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 2
Discussion: Johns Hopkins University – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Kentucky
EA Dec 1
Discussion: University of Kentucky – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Kenyon College
ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 15
Discussion: Kenyon College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Lafayette College
ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 15
Discussion: Lafayette College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Lehigh University
ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 1
Discussion: Lehigh University – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Loyola University Maryland
EA Nov 15 · ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 15
Discussion: Loyola University Maryland – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Loyola Marymount University
EA Nov 1 · ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 8
Discussion: Loyola Marymount University – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Macalester College
EA Nov 1 · ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 1
Discussion: Macalester College – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Marist College
ED I Nov 1 · EA Nov 15 · ED II Feb 15
Discussion: Marist College – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Maryland, College Park
EA Nov 1
Discussion: UMD Fall 2027, Class of 2031 Application
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
EA Nov 1
Discussion: University of Maryland, Baltimore County – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Massachusetts Amherst
EA Nov 5
Discussion: University of Massachusetts Amherst – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Massachusetts Lowell
EA I Nov 5 · EA II Jan 15
Discussion: University of Massachusetts Lowell – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Miami
EA Nov 1 · ED I Nov 1 · ED II Jan 5
Discussion: University of Miami – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Miami University
EA I Nov 1 · ED Nov 1 · EA II Dec 1
Discussion: Miami University – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Michigan
EA Nov 1 · ED Nov 1
Discussion: University of Michigan Early Action / Early Decision Class of 2031 Official Thread
Michigan State University
EA Nov 1
Discussion: Michigan State University – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Middlebury College
ED I Nov 2 · ED II Jan 4
Discussion: Middlebury College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
EA I Nov 1 · EA II Dec 1
Discussion: University of Minnesota Twin Cities – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
EA Nov 1
Discussion: Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Early Action for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Morehouse College
ED Nov 1 · EA Dec 15
Discussion: Morehouse College – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Mount Holyoke College
ED I Nov 15 · ED II Jan 5
Discussion: Mount Holyoke College – Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Muhlenberg College
ED Nov 16 · EA Dec 1
Discussion: Muhlenberg College – Early Action / Early Decision for Class of 2031 Official Thread
Schools N–Z are in the next post.