<p>Okay, panic has set in. My son just heard that the school he applied to for Early Decision has deferred him to Regular Decision. While he has been accepted to all his safety schools and has been awarded scholarship money at each of these schools, he has now decided that what he really wants is a small liberal arts school. The schools that he has been accepted to are large New England state universities. Does anybody know of a list of schools that have later admission deadlines than January 1st? Specifically, we are looking at schools in New England and perhaps upstate New York. The school that has deferred him is Bates. We would be looking a schools that are not as competitive to get into as Bates but still academically challenging.</p>
<p>Some suggestions-
Skidmore, Hobart and William Smith, Lawrence (all in upstate NY), Dickinson ¶, Wheaton, perhaps Clark (both in MA). Colby (ME) isn’t substantially easier to get into than Bates but it may be worth it to send in an application anyway. Good luck in the RD round.</p>
<p>Skidmore 1/15
Union College 1/15
Wheaton 1/15
Clark 1/15
Holy Cross 1/15
Brandeis 1/15
Colgate 1/15
St Lawrence 2/1
Hobart and William Smith 2/1
St Michael’s 2/1
SUNY New Paltz 1/15</p>
<p>There are a lot of options in Eastern PA that people around our area of Boston like
Muhlenberg 2/15
Lafayette 1/15
These are about 5 hours away.</p>
<p>Holy Cross-comparable academics to Bates. HC has much stronger alumni network and is less than 1 hour from Boston.</p>
<p>I forgot to add that if you go to collegedata.com you can find a full list of deadlines. I’m on my phone so I can’t post the link but it should show up withaquick search.</p>
<p>Although you didn’t mention PA, I think he should consider Gettysburg. Great historic town, lovely campus, strong academics and the application deadline is Feb. 1, which would give you time to visit. Also, Gettysburg offers off-campus interviews in January with an admissions officer, which would give your son a chance to show his interest. Here’s the link to the interview page [Gettysburg</a> College - Off Campus Interviews - Fall 2012](<a href=“http://www.gettysburg.edu/oci/]Gettysburg”>http://www.gettysburg.edu/oci/)</p>
<p>Forgot to add Ursinus near Philadelphia, also about 5 hours. JetBlue is adding very low cost Boston-Philly service soon.</p>
<p>Even better… the Common App website has a search tool that allows you to specify a application deadline (“Deadline on or after”.
You don’t need to login, just go to commonapp.org, at the top select Member Colleges + Universities, under that select College Search.
Now you can get a complete list for your desired states and work from there!</p>
<p>Peterson’s also has lists of late and rolling admissions colleges and universities, so check that website too.</p>
<p>Great information. Thank you for the feedback. My son’s mood is coming around and he’s ready to check out some of these schools.</p>