First year students have the option of choosing from five separate deadlines for submitting your application and complete credentials, guaranteeing you an admission decision and a scholarship decision within three weeks of the date you select. Applicants can also choose to submit a financial aid early estimator and receive an estimated financial aid package. Best of all, there is no obligation to deposit before May 1st. If you know McDaniel is your top choice, you can deposit promptly and enjoy the rest of your senior year, or take all the time you need to make a good decision.
Once we receive all your credentials, we will include your application for review at the next available deadline. If your application isn't complete by the deadline then it will roll on to the next deadline, up until our final deadline- February 15th. The following details application deadlines and notification dates. Pick the deadline that works best for you, and be sure that you notify the Admissions Office of your choice Your application checklist must be complete by February 15th, our latest possible deadline in order to be considered for admission.
Complete your
application by: |
Admission decision
mailed by: |
Scholarship and financial aid
estimate mailed by: |
| Early Action October 15 |
November 5 |
November 10 |
| Early Action November 15 |
November 30 |
December 4 |
| Early Action December 1 |
December 18 |
December 18 |
| Regular Decision January 15 |
February 5 |
February 12 |
| Regular Decision February 15 |
March 8 |
March 15 |
Due to the overwhelming volume of applications and credentials we are currently receiving, this checklist may not be current for the next couple of weeks. As mail is entered each day, it will populate the checklist overnight. If you need to know immediately whether something is missing from your application, please call or email us, and we'll try to check it for you.