<p>The deadline for a college I'm looking at is January 1st. Another one has a deadline in May, but is rolling admissions. I don't really have a lot of free time to write both essays for both applications. I'm still going to do them, obviously, but I just want to know: Would I be at a disadvantage by applying near the deadline versus someone who applied earlier?</p>
<p>For the school with the Jan 1 deadline, there is no disadvantage to applying near the deadline.</p>
<p>For the rolling school, there is a disadvantage to applying later in the cycle as fewer spots remain.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>