I'm trying to figure out the timeline for 2024 regular decision notifications. It feels like there's a big variation between different colleges, and I'd love a heads-up on what to expect this year. Has anyone compiled a list or a rough schedule?
Regular decision notifications vary from school to school, but for most colleges, you can expect decisions to be released between mid-March and April 1st of 2024. That's largely due to the fact that colleges' priority is typically to notify Early Decision and Early Action applicants first (those decisions are generally released in December, for most schools).
While it's not feasible to provide a comprehensive list of all college notification deadlines, here are some general timelines for a few of the top universities:
- Ivy League schools (including Harvard, Princeton, UPenn, and Yale) typically release their decisions all together on what's called "Ivy Day." This is usually on the last Thursday or Friday of March.
- Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) typically release their decisions just before or on the same day as Ivy Day.
- Larger state schools like the University of Michigan and University of Wisconsin can have rolling decisions throughout the month of March, but typically send out the majority of the decisions by the end of March.
- University of California schools, like UC Berkeley and UCLA, tend to release decisions in mid-March, although precise dates can vary each year.
Please remember, these are approximations based on previous years and each university may change their decision release date. You should check each university's official website or contact the admissions office directly to get the most accurate date.
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