I'm getting everything organized and want to know when regular decision results come out for 2025 applications. Are there certain schools that release results earlier or later than others?
Regular decision (RD) release dates can vary greatly between institutions. Most typically, you can expect to hear back from RD schools either around mid-March or April 1st, depending on the school. Since these dates can differ from year to year, it's a good idea to regularly monitor the individual admissions websites of the colleges you applied to, or contact the admissions office directly if the information isn't readily available.
For instance, some colleges like Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are known to send out their decisions on "Pi Day" (March 14th), while others like the University of Pennsylvania often release decisions on the last week of March or the first week of April.
Considering the specific dates, unfortunately, I cannot provide an exhaustive list here as there are so many colleges with different release schedules.
In any case, you should definitely get yourself a note-taking app or a planner to jot down the specific dates as you gather this information. Starting a spreadsheet with all your colleges and their respective decision release dates can be immensely helpful as well.
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