Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 17:33     Subject: What Colleges Extending Application Due Date? (Lower apps?)
Is Georgetown hurting for applications?
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2026 17:13     Subject: What Colleges Extending Application Due Date? (Lower apps?)
Wow. Georgetown offered a SECOND extension…
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2026 18:21     Subject: What Colleges Extending Application Due Date? (Lower apps?)
Notre Dame REA apps were up 6% from last year, and yet they extended the RD deadline.

Farming for a ridiculous acceptance rate or did RD apps dip?
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2026 15:20     Subject: What Colleges Extending Application Due Date? (Lower apps?)
Lehigh extended
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2026 15:19     Subject: What Colleges Extending Application Due Date? (Lower apps?)
Anonymous wrote:Just speculating here, but if they are agreeing to waive the fee for your application, doesn't that suggest that maybe they're not even going to look at it and they're just trying to drum up the number of applications received?


I can’t see how one can demonstrate more DISinterest by applying late!
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2026 15:17     Subject: What Colleges Extending Application Due Date? (Lower apps?)
Just speculating here, but if they are agreeing to waive the fee for your application, doesn't that suggest that maybe they're not even going to look at it and they're just trying to drum up the number of applications received?
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2026 15:11     Subject: What Colleges Extending Application Due Date? (Lower apps?)
Anonymous wrote:Still getting begged to apply by U Chicago, Georgetown, Northwestern, every single LAC lol


They extended their deadlines again?
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2026 14:48     Subject: What Colleges Extending Application Due Date? (Lower apps?)
Anonymous wrote:Is northwestern still accepting apps?


I doubt it. I thought they only extended a couple days.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2026 13:52     Subject: What Colleges Extending Application Due Date? (Lower apps?)
Is northwestern still accepting apps?
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2026 13:21     Subject: What Colleges Extending Application Due Date? (Lower apps?)
Has anyone actually gotten in if they applied after the deadline passed?
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 20:37     Subject: What Colleges Extending Application Due Date? (Lower apps?)
Anonymous wrote:Still getting begged to apply by U Chicago, Georgetown, Northwestern, every single LAC lol


I’ll add that we paid the application fee for Georgetown bc my DC thought they wanted to apply and then reconsidered.

I would have expect that applying late would hurt consideration even more than applying RD.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 20:32     Subject: What Colleges Extending Application Due Date? (Lower apps?)
I also think these school are trying to make sure their acceptance numbers are in line with with previous years
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 20:31     Subject: What Colleges Extending Application Due Date? (Lower apps?)
Still getting begged to apply by U Chicago, Georgetown, Northwestern, every single LAC lol
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 20:30     Subject: Re:What Colleges Extending Application Due Date? (Lower apps?)
Also full pay does not move the needle at the most competitive schools, at least not without sizable donations.
This may have been the case in the past, but isn't what private counselors are saying. The reduction in international students, federal funding and the age related enrollment "cliff" are impacting budgets so full pay kids are seeing a bump.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2026 17:17     Subject: What Colleges Extending Application Due Date? (Lower apps?)
Anonymous wrote:What colleges have informed you that you can still apply (after the application due date)
Not sure if this is how they typically due it - or if it is an indicator of fewer applications.

For my child, Fordham sent an email extending the application deadline and clarifying that only the application was due by that date - supporting documents can be submitted later


Fordham LOL

They have done this since the 1970s