<p>Just checking, for anyone who is interested, what colleges have an announced special early deadline for application to be eligible for consideration for merit scholarships. I recall that some colleges that would expect applications in by 1 January 2010 for regular round consideration say that they would like an application submitted by 1 December 2009 for consideration for all special scholarships. Do you know of any examples of such colleges? I'll try to build a list here.</p>
<p>University of Southern California:</p>
<p>Priority deadline for scholarship consideration: December 1st
Regular deadline: January 11th</p>
<p>[Dates</a> & Deadlines - USC Undergraduate Admission](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/dates_deadlines.html]Dates”>http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/apply/dates_deadlines.html)</p>
<p>**Auburn University **- apply for admission and scholarships by Dec 1</p>
<p>University of Alabama - apply for admission and scholarships by Dec 1 - EZ online apps.</p>
<p>**Tulane University **- Dec 15 Students must submit the application for admission, Deans’ Honor Scholarship application, project, and teacher recommendation to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions by December 15.</p>
<p>Indiana University–November 1 for best consideration. If money is left after November, one might be considered.</p>
<p>Purdue–November 15. </p>
<p>University of South Carolina–for Honors College and Scholarships(same app)–November 15</p>
<p>Clemson–Dec. 1 with process complete by Dec 31</p>
<p>Butler University–November 15 for scholarship priority.</p>
<p>This list is a great idea token adult. Thanks!</p>
<p>Thanks for the information. I see that the priority deadlines vary from college to college, which is what one would expect.</p>
<p>Yes…these deadlines for merit scholarship consideration vary WILDLY and not just from school to school…but also for certain scholarships WITHIN a school. Really, the only way to know your schools’ deadlines is to look at their websites for this information. I know a couple of schools that wanted their priority applications done by November 15, including the admissions application and the Profile…for their highest merit awards.</p>
<p>Washington and Lee’s Johnson Scholarship program: December 1</p>
<p>Yes, deadlines can vary wildly, but many have early deadlines, so don’t delay. check the websites!</p>
<p>Don’t assume that you can apply for a merit scholarship from a school after you’ve seen your FA packages and are unhappy with the results. A friend’s D made that mistake. :(</p>
<p>Anyone else have schools to add? Dec 1 is around the corner and there are other schools with that deadline.</p>
<p>Ohio state’s priority deadline is December 1 as well</p>