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Rolling admissions
An admissions process where applications are reviewed as they arrive and decisions are released continuously, usually within 4–8 weeks.
Rolling admissions has no single deadline. The college reviews each application as it is received and releases a decision typically within 4–8 weeks. Many large public universities and most community colleges use rolling admissions. Slots fill as the year progresses, so applying earlier is generally better, by spring, popular majors may be closed even if the admission deadline officially extends to summer.
Rolling admissions is friendly to non-traditional and transfer students who decide on college timelines that don't align with the standard senior-year cycle.
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