EARLY DECISION: Applying to a college under this deadline means that you legally bound to attend if you are accepted. This means that you will have to commit to the school, even if you have applied elsewhere, often before financial aid packages are released. Only use this deadline if you are 100% committed to this school. Quick way to remember this: decision = "I AM 100% DECIDED, I WILL GO HERE NO MATTER WHAT"
EARLY ACTION: Applying to a college under this deadline means that you will receive your admissions decision earlier, but you are NOT legally bound to attend if admitted. These deadlines are also normally tied to the college's scholarships, so apply early!
REGULAR DECISION: Applying to a school under their regular decision deadline means you will receive your admissions decision later in the spring, and are not legally bound to attend if admitted. These deadlines tend to have more limited space to accept applicants, but still offer you the same chance at admission as Early Action does.
ROLLING ADMISSIONS: The college has no specific deadline in the fall/spring and instead reviews applications on a first come, first serve basis. UNCP and Community Colleges are examples of colleges with this deadline.
Appalachian State University: November 1 *Early Action* February 1 *Regular Decision*
Barton College: Rolling
Belmont Abbey College: October 30th*Early Action*Rolling Afterwards
Bennett College: Rolling
Brevard College: Rolling
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences: February 1st*Priority Deadline*Rolling Afterwards
Campbell University: Rolling
Catawba College: November 1st*Priority Deadline*February 1st*Regular Decision*Rolling Afterwards
Chowan University: Rolling
Davidson College: November 15*Early Decision 1* January 8 *Early Decision 2* January 11 *Regular Decision*
Duke University: November 1 *Early Decision* January 3 *Regular Decision*
East Carolina University: November 1 *Deadline to be eligible for the Honors College*December 15 *Deadline to be eligible to apply for other merit-based university scholarship*April 1*Final Deadline*
Elizabeth City State University: June 30*Final Deadline*
Elon University: November 1*Early Decision & Early Action*January 10*Regular Decision*
Fayetteville State: June 30*Final Deadline*
Gardner-Webb University: Rolling
Greensboro College: Rolling
Guilford College: November 1 *Early Decision* December 1 *Early Action* January 1 *Regular Decision*
High Point University:November 1*Early Decision I*November 15*Early Action*February 1*Early Decision II*March 1*Regular Decision*
Johnson C. Smith University: Rolling
Johnson & Wales University: November 1st*Early Action*July 31*Regular Decision*
Lees-McRae College: December 15*Early Action*April 1*Regular Decision*
Lenoir-Rhyne University: October 15*Priority Deadline*November 12*Early Action*Rolling
Livingstone College: May 1 *Final Deadline*
Louisburg College: Rolling
Mars Hill University: Rolling
Meredith College: October 30 *Early Decision*December 1*Early Action* February 15*Regular Decision*
Methodist University: Rolling
Montreat College: Rolling
NC A&T: November 1 *Early Action I (Scholarship Consideration)*December 15*Early Action II*June 1 *Regular Decision*
NC Central University: October 15*First Priority Deadline*November 15*Second Priority Deadline*January 15*Third Priority Deadline*Rolling
NC State University: November 1 *Early Action*January 15*Regular Decision*
NC Wesleyan College: May 1*Final Deadline*
Pfeiffer University: May 1*Final Deadline*
Queens University: November 15*Early Decision* November 15*Early Action I* January 18*Early Action II*March 15*Regular Decision*
Saint Augustine’s University: March 31*1st Priority Deadline* May 1*2nd Priority Deadline* June 1*3rd Priority Deadline*
Salem College: Rolling
Shaw University: Rolling
St. Andrews Presbyterian College: Rolling
UNC Asheville: November 15*Early Decision I*January 15*Early Decision II* February 1*Regular Decision*
UNC Chapel Hill: October 15 *Early Action* January 15*Regular Decision*
UNC Charlotte: November 1 *Early Action*February 1*Regular Decision*
UNC Greensboro: November 1*Early Action I*December 1*Early Action II* January 15 *Scholarship Consideration Deadline*March 1 *Regular Deadline*July 15 *Rolling Deadline*
UNC Pembroke: July 15*Final Deadline*
UNC School of the Arts: Deadline vary by program; auditions required
UNC Wilmington: November 1 *Early Action* February 1 *Regular Decision*
University of Mount Olive: Rolling
Wake Forest University: November 15*Early Decision I*January 1*Early Decision II*January 1 *Regular Decision*
Warren Wilson College: November 1*Early Decision*November 15*Early Action*Rolling
Western Carolina University: November 1*Early Action*January 1*Financial Aid/Scholarship Consideration Deadline*February 1*Final Deadline*
William Peace University: Rolling
Wingate University: Rolling
Winston-Salem State: June 1 *Final Deadline*