College Decisions Are Approaching

Colleges will release final decisions throughout the month of March. Remember colleges have until April 1 to release decisions. Some colleges will email you, others will ask you to log onto their portal, and others will mail you a letter. The decisions that will be released are for the applications from Regular Decision as well as for students deferred in Early Action and Early Decision.
The standard decisions are: admit, waitlist, and deny. Some schools will offer spring semester admission or provisional acceptances with specific criteria that need to be completed prior to attending the school. If you are waitlisted then the college will give you the perimeters around when the final decisions off the waitlist will be released. Admission decisions tend to be final. If you want to appeal the decision you most likely need to email the director of admission, but you can reach out to your regional admission representative in order to find out the process. However, it is extremely rare to have your admission decision overturned.
Here is a link to the decision release dates of some of the most popular colleges in the USA.
Virtual College Admissions Events
Many colleges are working on virtual admissions events for seniors needing to make their final college choice. Keep an eye out on college’s admissions websites and social media to get updated information about remote admissions events for accepted students.
Once your decisions roll in you may be wanting support with the following:
  • Brainstorming your acceptances and how to make a final choice including alternative ways of making your final college choice if the accepted colleges you planned on visiting are closed.
  • What to do if waitlisted.
  • Understanding your financial aid and merit packages and the real cost of college for you.
  • How to appeal your financial aid and scholarship packages.
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