What is an "Interim Decision"?

[collegebiomed]

<p>On Stanford Website, it says like this:
Exceptions to Stanford’s Restrictive Early Action Program

1. Any institution, public or private, under a non-binding Rolling Admission option.
   2)Institutions under an Interim Decision program only if the notification of admission occurs after January 1.</p>

<p>I wanted to know what does “Interim Decision” mean in the second point?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

[Alone]

<p>Hi. Rice University used to practice it, but they don’t anymore, I think. Here’s how they define their program:</p>

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Interim Decision: The Interim Decision plan was designed for students who wished a decision by February 10 and who were considering other universities as well as Rice. First-year applicants completed their standardized testing on or before the December testing dates, and their applications had to be postmarked by December 1. Decisions were mailed by February 10, at which time the student was admitted, deferred, or denied. If deferred, applicants were considered with the Regular Decision pool, and seventh-semester grades and additional standardized test scores were then considered as well.</p>

<p>If admitted, the applicant made a $100 nonrefundable deposit by May 1 to reserve a place and a $50 housing deposit (for those who desired on-campus accommodations).

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<p>[Rice</a> University Statistics - Annotations on Selectivity](<a href=“http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~instresr/ricestatistics/Pages/selectivityattest04.html]Rice”>http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~instresr/ricestatistics/Pages/selectivityattest04.html)</p>

<p>There might be other universities who practice/used to practice this, but I don’t know any. :(</p>