Confusion about priority application deadline

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<p>Hi there!</p>

<p>I just had a quicky about priority application deadline. It says on the website that the priority application deadline is 12/1 whereas the regular decision application deadline is 1/1. Exactly what do they mean by these two deadlines? I also remember reading it once that if you're planning on doing an interview, you must send in your application by the priority application deadline. Is this right? It would be great if people who have applied to Harvard before can verify this for me! Thanks a lot!</p>

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<p>I applied right around the January deadline, and I still received an alumni interview.</p>

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<p>I applied 2 weeks after the priority deadline, got an interview in Jan, got accepted in March.</p>

<p>I'm gonna go ahead and say that 12/1 deadline is for recruited athletes.</p>

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<p>Priority deadline? Honestly, I've never heard of this. I'm willing to bet it doesn't mean a thing. Just get everything in by January 1st.</p>

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<p>The only real deadline is January 1 :)</p>

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<p>My son applied by Jan 1 and he was accepted on April 1. If you still are concerned just call the school and ask.</p>

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<p>Harvard stopped doing early action as you probably know, which means all of their applications are coming in at once. The priority deadline of 12/1 is for them so that they can start reading applications sooner. It will not impact your admissions decision as long as it is in by january 1. However, if you are in an area with limited alumni interviewers, the sooner you get your application in the more likely that you will get an interview (which getting one or not will also not really impact your admissions decision).</p>

<p>My dad is an alumni interviewer and this is from info he told me last year when i was applying</p>

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<p>Harvard uses Early Action again. I just received a letter from them asking me to apply by Nov 1 for Early Action.</p>

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<p>myraven: plz note the date of the orig. post. This person made this question before you started HS and is about to be a Harvard junior.</p>