When to start applying

I see there are deadlines on applying for both RD and ED but I don’t see the earliest dates to apply on the college
websites. Does anyone start applying in the summer or is early September the earliest you can apply for most?

MOST schools open apps on August first. Some don’t though, and you’d probably have to contact those to find out. I’m just going to wait until august first and apply to whatever is open, and when i’m done with those, the rest will probably be open as well