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care to name any?

By Ibkid (Ibkid) on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 10:08 am: Edit

rutgers

By Dstark (Dstark) on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 11:15 am: Edit

Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado, Washington, Arizona, tons more. US News has a book that lists hundreds.

By Drusba (Drusba) on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 11:37 am: Edit

Here is a partial list from princetonreview.com: http://www.princetonreview.com/college/apply/articles/types/rollingcoll.asp

It seems to be very incomplete because there are many more, including a large number of public universities not listed. In addition to those listed at the site, I am aware of at least the following: Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Auburn, Rose-Hulman, Florida tech, New College of Florida, Iowa State.

By Nan817 (Nan817) on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 04:51 pm: Edit

penn state, maryland, connecticut

By Nhfrenchie (Nhfrenchie) on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 11:15 am: Edit

Drexel University

By Thedad (Thedad) on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 12:52 pm: Edit

Harvard, Yale...you apply and they roll right over you.

By Pawli (Pawli) on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 01:03 pm: Edit

What does "rolling admissions" mean?, are they better or worse that the other ones? i don't know, can anyone tell me about it?

By Jamimom (Jamimom) on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 01:36 pm: Edit

Rolling admissions means that your application is reviewed after it is received and a decision made pretty quickly thereafter. This is different from the regular admissions policies at many private universities that assess all of the applications at set times so your application is due at set times and a decision is mailed out at set times. For instance, such a school may have an early decision application deadline of Nov 1 with a decision mailed by December 10th and a regular decision deadline of January 1, with notification given April 10.
It is neither worse nor better to have rolling admissions, just different. It is better in that you get an answer in a few weeks after you apply instead of having to wait until April which is the standard decision mailing time. For instance kids who applied to Penn State, U Md, many of the state schools have been notified already. It also means that there are probably no strict deadlines. You can apply and be accepted until the class is full.
In reality, in a school like Penn State you had better get your applications in early, by November if you want to have the best shot of getting in. Once seats are filled or as they fill, it becomes more difficult to get into the school, or you are an automatic deny.

By Morgantruce (Morgantruce) on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 03:00 pm: Edit

I'm a big fan of applying earlier rather than later... and and even bigger fan of choosing at least one "rolling admissions" school that is a safety for you. It's SO much easier waiting to hook the bigger fish once you have a already pulled in a smaller one. You know you won't be left empty-handed.

By Spiffybrownboy (Spiffybrownboy) on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 03:12 pm: Edit

There may be a few exceptions, but just about every state school is rolling (they usually have some kind of final deadline, though... but they'll keep reviewing if spots remain).

By Brihay (Brihay) on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 07:05 pm: Edit

If you apply to Madison or Michigan, I'd recommend you get all of your stuff in before November- Madison is a pretty easy application and you have a much better chance if they review it early before they fill up their class.

By Fiza (Fiza) on Wednesday, January 14, 2004 - 07:41 pm: Edit

Are any of the good Virginia schools rolling?

I know for a fact uva isnt

By Hill (Hill) on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 11:44 am: Edit

Elizabethtown College in PA has rolling admissions

By Morgantruce (Morgantruce) on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 11:55 am: Edit

Many good--yet small--colleges that are NOT state schools have rolling admissions as well.

By Pawli (Pawli) on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 02:24 pm: Edit

like what schools?

By Morgantruce (Morgantruce) on Thursday, January 15, 2004 - 02:32 pm: Edit

A
Albertus Magnus College (CT)
Albion College (MI)
Alvernia College (PA)
Anderson University (IN)
Athens State University (AL)
Azusa Pacific University (CA)

B
Baker University (KS)
Baylor University (TX)
Bay Path College (MA)
Beloit College (WI)
Benedict College (SC)
Benedictine College (KS)
Berea College (KY)
Birmingham-Southern College (AL)
Blackburn College
Bradley University (IL)
Bridgewater College (VA)

C
Cabrini College (PA)
Caldwell College (NJ)
California College of Arts and Crafts (CA)
Canisius College (NY)
Capitol College (MD)
Cardinal Stritch University (WI)
Carlow College (PA)
Carroll College (WI)
Castleton State College (VT)
Cedar Crest College (PA)
Central Missouri State University (MO)
Chaminade University (HI)
Champlain College (VT)
Charleston Southern University (SC)
Chestnut Hill College (PA)
City University (WA)
College of St. Joseph (VT)
College of Saint Rose (NY)
College of Santa Fe (NM)
Columbia College (SC)
Columbia International University (SC)
Concordia University (OR)
Concordia University Wisconsin (WI)
CUNY - Brooklyn College (NY)
CUNY - John Jay College (NY)
CUNY - Medgar Evers College (NY)
CUNY - College of Staten Island (NY)

D
Davis & Elkins College (WV)
DePaul University (IL)
D’Youville College (NY)

E
Eastern Connecticut State University (CT)
Eckerd College (FL)
Elizabethtown College (PA)
Elmira College (NY)
Elon University (NC)
Emmanuel College (MA)
Emory & Henry College (VA)
Erskine College (SC)

F
Ferris State University (MI)
Five Towns College (NY)
Florida Institute of Technology (FL)
Frostburg State University (MD)

G
Gannon University (PA)
Georgian Court College (NJ)
Georgia Southwestern State University (GA)
Grand Canyon University (AZ)
Gwynedd-Mercy College (PA)

H
Hamline University (PA)
Heidelberg College (OH)
High Point University (NC)
Husson College (ME)

I
Iona College (NY)

J
Johnson State College (VT)

K
King’s College (PA)

L
Lasell College (MA)
Le Moyne College (NY)
Limestone College (SC)
Lincoln University (PA)
Loma Linda University (CA)
Long Island University - Brooklyn (NY)
Long Island University - C.W. Post (NY)
Lynchburg College (VA)

M
Manhattan College (NY)
Marietta College (OH)
Marymount University (VA)
Maryville University of Saint Louis (MO)
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MA)
Mercer University-Atlanta (GA)
Mercyhurst College (PA)
Meredith College (PA)
Millersville University of Pennsylvania (PA)
Mitchell College (CT)
Molloy College (NY)
Morningside College (IA)
Mount Ida College (MA)
Mount Mary College (WI)
Mount Saint Mary College (NY)
Mount St. Mary’s College (CA)
Mount St. Mary’s College (MD)
Mount Vernon College (DC)

N
Neumann College (PA)
New Mexico State University (NM)
Niagara University (NY)
Nichols College (MA)
North Central College (IL)
Norwich University (VT)
Notre Dame College of Ohio (OH)

O
Ohio Dominican College (OH)
Ohio Northern University (OH)
Oklahoma Baptist University (OK)
Otis College of Art and Design (CA)

P
Pacific University (OR)
Pennsylvania State University - Altoona (PA)
Philadelphia University (PA)
Pine Manor College (MA)
Presbyterian College (SC)

Q
Quinnipiac College (CT)

R
Regis College (MA)
Rider University (NJ)
Rivier College (NH)
Roberts Wesleyan College (NY)
Rockford College (IL)
Rockhurst University (MO)
Rocky Mountain College (MT)

S
Sacred Heart University (CT)
Saint Anselm College (NH)
St. Edward’s University (TX)
Saint Francis College (PA)
St. John’s University (NY)
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine (ME)
Saint Joseph’s University (PA)
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (IN)
Saint Mary’s College (IN)
Saint Mary’s College (MI)
Saint Mary’s College of California (CA)
St. Thomas University (FL)
San Francisco Art Institute (CA)
San Francisco State University (CA)
School of Visual Arts (NY)
Schreiner College (TX)
Seton Hall University (NJ)
Seton Hill College (PA)
Simpson College (IA)
Southeastern University (DC)
Southern Methodist University (TX)
Southern Vermont College (VT)
Spring Arbor College (MI)
SUNY at Brockport (NY)
SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome (NY)
SUNY College at Purchase (NY)
SUNY at Stony Brook (NY)
Stephens College (MO)
Sterling College (VT)

T
Talladega College (AL)
Thomas More College (KY)
Tusculum College (TN)
Tuskegee University (AL)

U
Union College (KY)
University of Akron (OH)
University of Baltimore (MD)
University of Bridgeport (CT)
University of Dayton (OH)
University of Great Falls (MT)
University of Hartford (CT)
University of Maine at Fort Kent (ME)
University of Maine at Machias (ME)
University of Massachusetts-Lowell (MA)
University of Missouri-Columbia (MO)
University of New Haven (CT)
University of New Orleans (LA)
University of Pittsburgh (PA)
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (PA)
University of St. Thomas (MN)
University of the Arts (PA)
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (PA)
University of Tulsa (OK)
Utica College of Syracuse University (NY)

V
Voorhees College (SC)

W
Walsh University (OH)
Warner Pacific College (OR)
Wartburg College (OH)
Waynesburg College (PA)
Webster University (MO)
Wesley College (DE)
Western Carolina University (NC)
Western New England College (MA)
Western Oregon University (OR)
Westminster College (MO)
West Virginia Wesleyan College (WV)
Wheeling Jesuit University (WV)
Widener University (PA)
Wilberforce University (OH)
William Penn University (IA)
William Woods University (MO)
Wilmington College (DE)
Wilson College (PA)
Winston-Salem State University (NC)

By Pawli (Pawli) on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 10:03 pm: Edit

Did you get that list from the Princeton review? yeah i got that today....
Does anyone know if any of these schools offer financial aid for international students?
Are these schools seen like not as good as the rest? I don't know those schools so I don't know which ones are the best, and i wouldn't want to make a bad choice....

By Boxmaker1917 (Boxmaker1917) on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 11:00 pm: Edit

If you apply to a school with rolling admissions, when do you actually have to commit? Can you delay until you hear from other colleges (which might be several months later)?

By Aquaholic (Aquaholic) on Friday, March 05, 2004 - 06:03 am: Edit

Yeah, rolling admissions schools for the most part have the same may 1 commit-by date as other schools, so you can certainly delay until the April 1 decisions start rolling in. The only exception that I know of are the service academies, who can offer admission at any random time they choose