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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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