Quick Question: Does applying late but before deadline have an effect on admissions decisions for graduate studies in US universities?

Quick Answer: It depends. Schools have two types of deadlines.

In most cases, the schools will look at the applications all together only AFTER the deadline, so it doesn’t matter when you send in your application as long as you hit the deadline.

However, some schools have “rolling deadlines” in which they will consider applications as they come in.

So basically: In most cases, it does not, but check for the specific school.

Also, here's our Guide to Navigating Rolling Admissions if ya need it!

~Admissionado


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