Rolling admissions is a practice whereby institutions accept applications from students throughout the year and decide whether to admit students as soon as the required admissions materials are receiv [..]

A policy in which a college’s admissions office sends out acceptance letters to students as they are accepted.

A college with a rolling admission policy evaluates applications as they are received during a long period of time (in some cases, throughout the year). Admissions decisions are made within a few mont [..]

A program adopted by many colleges through which admission applications are evaluated upon receipt and applicants are notified of the decision as soon as the application is processed.

Admissions system in which a college reviews applications as they are received in complete form. The college may have no deadline, or the deadline may be during the summer before the school year start [..]

An admission procedure by which the college considers each application as soon as all required materials have been received. The applicant’s credentials are compared to the set requirements for admission to that college. The college then notifies each applicant of acceptance or rejection as soon as possible. The college does not wait until all appl [..]

The acceptance of a new student into any semester of an academic year. Not all programs have rolling admission. Prospective students should check with the program of their choice.

The practice at some colleges and universities of making decisions on applications as they are received. Since, under this plan, colleges are accepting students every day, the later one applies, the more difficult it may become to be admitted.

An admission plan in which applications are evaluated very soon after they are completed in the Admission Office. The applicant can receive a decision very quickly but is not obligated to attend.