Recommendation Letters

Recommendation letters are an important component to many college applications. To help guide your teachers and counselors in the process of writing your recommendations, consider giving them your personal statement when you

request your recommendation. Remember to request these letters at least two

weeks in advance! 

 

 

Admissions Deadlines

There are several different types of admissions deadlines/options which are described below. You can find CFNC's 2015-2016 North Carolina College Admissions Deadlines and Open House information at the first button on the right.

 

• Early Decision

  • Under Early Decision, students are permitted to apply early to only one college or university.  If accepted, students are legally bound to attend that school (and are forbidden to apply to all other schools).  Typically, Early Decision applications are due November 1. 

• Early Action (or Early Application)

  • Under Early Application or Early Action (also called multiple-choice early action), applications typically are due November 1-15, but students are not required to commit to attending a particular college until May 1. 

• Single-Choice Early Action

  • ​Under Single-Choice Early Action, students are allowed to apply early to one college or university only (in other words, students are forbidden to apply to any other school using Early Applications or Early Decision applications).  Typically, Single-Choice Early Action applications have due dates of between November 1 and 15.

• Regular Admission

  • ​Regular Admission applications are due to most colleges and universities between January 15 and February 1 (the University of California schools have a regular application deadlines of November 30).  Each school’s Regular Application deadline should be noted and adhered to by student applicants. 

• Rolling Admission

  • Under Rolling Admission, there are no application deadlines; colleges accept applications and applicants throughout the year. Many of these schools, however, still have priority deadlines for scholarships and/or financial aid. Decisions to admit students are made on a case-by-case basis and students usually receive decision letters within 4 to 8 weeks. 

• Late Admission 

  • ​Hundreds of colleges and universities offer Late Admission.  Deadlines for submitting applications vary from June through August; students must verify Late Admission deadlines at each school of interest.

  • CFNC's College Redirection module provides an additional opportunity for denied and/or late applicants to be matched with a college or university with open admissions slots. The process is open April 1st through August 31st.