Should I write essays in deadline order?
Deadline order is a good first pass, but prompts with large word counts or high overlap should start earlier even if their deadline is later.
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Early Decision deadlines by college
A school-by-school list of Early Decision and Early Decision II deadlines, with links to essay prompts and source-checked school pages.
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA · 2 supplemental essays
Oct 15, 2026140 days from nowBarnard College
New York, NY · 2 supplemental essays
Nov 1, 2026157 days from nowBoston College
Chestnut Hill, MA · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 1, 2026157 days from nowBoston University
Boston, MA · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 1, 2026157 days from nowBrandeis University
Waltham, MA · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 1, 2026157 days from nowCarnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA · 3 supplemental essays
Nov 1, 2026157 days from nowCase Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 1, 2026157 days from nowClaremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 1, 2026157 days from nowCollege of William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 1, 2026157 days from nowLehigh University
Bethlehem, PA · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 1, 2026157 days from nowNew York University
New York, NY · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 1, 2026157 days from nowRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 1, 2026157 days from nowTufts University
Medford, MA · 2 supplemental essays
Nov 1, 2026157 days from nowTulane University
New Orleans, LA · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 1, 2026157 days from nowUniversity of Rochester
Rochester, NY · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 1, 2026157 days from nowWashington and Lee University
Lexington, VA · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 1, 2026157 days from nowWashington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 1, 2026157 days from nowBates College
Lewiston, ME · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 15, 2026171 days from nowBucknell University
Lewisburg, PA · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 15, 2026171 days from nowCarleton College
Northfield, MN · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 15, 2026171 days from nowDavidson College
Davidson, NC · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 15, 2026171 days from nowGrinnell College
Grinnell, IA · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 15, 2026171 days from nowHamilton College
Clinton, NY · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 15, 2026171 days from nowHarvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 15, 2026171 days from nowHaverford College
Haverford, PA · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 15, 2026171 days from nowKenyon College
Gambier, OH · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 15, 2026171 days from nowMacalester College
Saint Paul, MN · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 15, 2026171 days from nowVassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY · 1 supplemental essay
Nov 15, 2026171 days from nowWake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC · 4 supplemental essays
Nov 15, 2026171 days from nowThe Cooper Union
New York, NY · 1 supplemental essay
Dec 1, 2026187 days from nowRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY · 1 supplemental essay
Dec 15, 2026201 days from nowBates College
Lewiston, ME · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 1, 2027218 days from nowBoston College
Chestnut Hill, MA · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 1, 2027218 days from nowBrandeis University
Waltham, MA · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 1, 2027218 days from nowGrinnell College
Grinnell, IA · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 1, 2027218 days from nowLehigh University
Bethlehem, PA · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 1, 2027218 days from nowMacalester College
Saint Paul, MN · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 1, 2027218 days from nowNew York University
New York, NY · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 1, 2027218 days from nowVassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 1, 2027218 days from nowWake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC · 4 supplemental essays
Jan 1, 2027218 days from nowWashington and Lee University
Lexington, VA · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 1, 2027218 days from nowBoston University
Boston, MA · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 2, 2027219 days from nowCollege of William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 2, 2027219 days from nowDavidson College
Davidson, NC · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 2, 2027219 days from nowWashington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 2, 2027219 days from nowHamilton College
Clinton, NY · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 4, 2027221 days from nowTufts University
Medford, MA · 2 supplemental essays
Jan 4, 2027221 days from nowClaremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 5, 2027222 days from nowHarvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 5, 2027222 days from nowUniversity of Rochester
Rochester, NY · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 5, 2027222 days from nowHaverford College
Haverford, PA · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 8, 2027225 days from nowBucknell University
Lewisburg, PA · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 15, 2027232 days from nowCarleton College
Northfield, MN · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 15, 2027232 days from nowCase Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 15, 2027232 days from nowKenyon College
Gambier, OH · 1 supplemental essay
Jan 15, 2027232 days from nowUniversity of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA · 2 supplemental essays
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Do deadlines change during the application season?
They can. Always confirm dates in the official application portal before submitting, especially around Early Decision II and Regular Decision.