<p>Are there any advantages of applying for the spring session as an undergraduate freshman student?</p>
<p>Some universities that have summer and/or spring admission for freshman students have slightly different standards for those applicants than for the fall applicants. This is because the student data reported to USNWR and other organizations that make up all of those “college ranking” lists base their formulas on the admission statistics of fall applicants. </p>
<p>Since most students want to start in the fall, sometimes it is easy for summer or spring enrollees to get into the classes that they need because there is less demand for those classes. It also can be easier to get housing than for the fall term.</p>
<p>If a program has a strict series of courses that are only offered in certain terms, you need to be sure to apply for a term when you can start that program or you might end up having to spend an extra semester (or even an extra year) to complete your degree.</p>
<p>But everything depends on the place(s) where you are applying. If the college/university offers summer and/or spring admissions, it is OK for you to ask them whether there is a particular advantage or disadvantage in your case.</p>